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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Winchester, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 552 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.42/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 545 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.00/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 648 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,027 1,692 911
Feeder cattle 1,027 1,692 911

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 439, Bulls 284)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 153.00 $153.00 $591 -10.00
435–441 437 13 145.00–171.50 $161.22 $705 -7.78
453–482 476 23 144.00–171.25 $165.34 $787 -9.13
533 533 6 133.00 $133.00 $709 -25.54
552–568 553 37 143.00–150.00 $149.61 $827 +0.11
648 648 52 143.00 $143.00 $927 +1.49
650–658 655 3 131.00–133.00 $131.66 $862 +0.66
748 748 10 136.00 $136.00 $1,017 -2.09
862–878 867 7 136.00 $136.00 $1,179 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 137.00 $137.00 $459 -17.00
387 387 3 146.00 $146.00 $565 -14.00
432 432 16 169.00 $169.00 $730 +8.54
483 483 13 166.50 $166.50 $804 +4.49
542 542 30 149.50 $149.50 $810 -5.50
649 649 17 133.00 $133.00 $863 +17.37
658–693 675 25 141.00–147.00 $144.04 $972 +12.04
734 734 6 119.00 $119.00 $873 -13.65
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
858 858 7 129.50 $129.50 $1,111 +3.50
909 909 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,154 —
1049 1049 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 116.00 $116.00 $377 —
434 434 4 118.00 $118.00 $512 -11.00
538 538 3 132.00 $132.00 $710 +19.00
578 578 2 117.00 $117.00 $676 +1.00
630–647 643 4 120.00–122.00 $120.49 $775 +9.27
708 708 2 116.00 $116.00 $821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 325 4 110.00–120.00 $117.69 $382 -11.31
379 379 16 129.00 $129.00 $489 -3.00
430 430 33 135.50 $135.50 $583 -3.00
480–484 480 43 95.00–129.47 $125.43 $602 -8.03
530–543 538 5 110.00–113.00 $111.18 $598 -12.26
552 552 106 120.50 $120.50 $665 +0.50
649 649 38 120.50 $120.50 $782 -5.94
678 678 2 106.00 $106.00 $719 -11.00
753 753 3 108.00 $108.00 $813 -6.68
868 868 8 118.00 $118.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 120.00 $120.00 $404 -9.00
380 380 13 128.50 $128.50 $488 -2.50
410–445 432 23 99.00–135.00 $126.07 $545 -5.89
468 468 20 125.00 $125.00 $585 -9.00
545 545 30 120.00 $120.00 $654 -2.33
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
630 630 20 120.00 $120.00 $756 -0.50
726 726 6 115.00 $115.00 $835 -6.00
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
815 815 1 64.00 $64.00 $522 -56.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 112.00 $112.00 $429 +2.00
447 447 10 109.00 $109.00 $487 —
465–480 473 2 95.00–101.00 $97.95 $463 -21.05
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
553–560 554 13 109.50–111.00 $109.73 $608 +7.73
643 643 3 99.00 $99.00 $637 +10.00
650 650 1 98.00 $98.00 $637 —
785 785 1 123.00 $123.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 10 129.00 $129.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856 856 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,027 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 140.00 $140.00 $473 +15.00
368 368 8 154.00 $154.00 $567 -2.22
424 424 15 163.00 $163.00 $691 +10.37
455–485 478 19 137.00–159.50 $155.75 $744 +13.24
519–547 545 76 128.00–149.00 $147.42 $803 +12.43
559 559 4 134.00 $134.00 $749 -11.65
632–647 646 51 125.00–127.00 $126.88 $820 +3.53
660–663 662 3 118.00–128.00 $121.32 $803 +11.32
739 739 9 108.00 $108.00 $798 -8.75
830 830 2 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
870 870 1 102.00 $102.00 $887 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 164.00 $164.00 $625 +33.05
426–435 427 17 117.00–154.00 $149.57 $639 +15.52
472–478 474 10 139.00–143.00 $140.21 $665 +2.62
548 548 13 131.00 $131.00 $718 -3.00
550–580 565 2 119.00–131.00 $124.84 $705 —
625–626 626 13 120.00–122.00 $121.85 $763 +7.37
675 675 1 113.00 $113.00 $763 -3.00
744 744 7 115.00 $115.00 $856 —
800 800 1 96.00 $96.00 $768 —
875 875 1 97.00 $97.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 129.00 $129.00 $504 +2.00
466–470 466 11 116.00–121.00 $120.54 $562 -2.46
553 553 3 140.00 $140.00 $774 —
660 660 3 109.00 $109.00 $719 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.