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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.22/cwt +10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 543 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.58/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 481 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.12/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 557 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 1,027 569
Feeder cattle 844 1,027 569

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 243, Heifers 358, Bulls 243) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 149.00 $149.00 $487 —
378–393 389 7 121.00–168.00 $154.94 $603 +1.94
410–440 438 14 122.00–165.00 $162.12 $710 +0.90
467 467 6 149.00 $149.00 $696 -16.34
475–477 477 18 134.00–163.00 $161.40 $770 -3.94
527–535 528 13 121.00–145.00 $143.13 $756 +10.13
554–593 557 45 119.00–151.40 $148.12 $825 -1.49
612–640 626 36 118.00–151.50 $145.28 $909 +2.28
683 683 2 110.00 $110.00 $751 -21.66
715–748 732 6 125.00–128.00 $126.53 $926 -9.47
766 value added 766 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,080 —
785 785 1 123.00 $123.00 $966 —
845 845 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,132 —
1074 1074 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 141.00 $141.00 $437 +4.00
334 334 5 152.00 $152.00 $508 +15.00
370 370 3 150.00 $150.00 $555 +4.00
433–435 433 10 154.00–159.00 $158.00 $684 -11.00
470–478 473 5 142.00–159.00 $152.13 $720 -14.37
535 535 13 135.00 $135.00 $722 -14.50
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
646 value added 646 6 143.00 $143.00 $924 —
651 651 4 128.00 $128.00 $833 -16.04
734 734 12 121.00 $121.00 $888 +2.00
851 851 7 130.25 $130.25 $1,108 +0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–383 379 3 115.00–125.00 $121.74 $461 —
439 439 4 128.00 $128.00 $562 +10.00
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -12.00
628 628 2 104.00 $104.00 $653 -16.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 324 8 101.00–119.00 $114.27 $370 -3.42
375–393 382 5 100.00–133.00 $113.57 $434 -15.43
431–437 432 33 101.00–139.00 $133.17 $575 -2.33
455–484 481 56 91.00–133.50 $129.58 $623 +4.15
534–544 543 76 89.00–123.50 $121.22 $658 +10.04
585 585 2 116.00 $116.00 $679 -4.50
630–645 640 3 91.00–93.00 $92.34 $591 -28.16
657 657 39 127.00 $127.00 $834 +21.00
735 735 4 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
832 832 3 119.00 $119.00 $990 —
863 863 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,001 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 15 119.00 $119.00 $381 -1.00
365 365 4 101.00 $101.00 $369 -27.50
370–385 372 9 110.00–129.00 $126.81 $472 -1.69
410–418 412 12 91.00–116.00 $107.57 $443 -18.50
477–485 478 10 120.00–121.00 $120.90 $578 -4.10
542 542 13 112.00 $112.00 $607 -8.00
560–570 563 3 81.00–101.00 $94.25 $531 -15.75
622 622 12 124.00 $124.00 $771 +4.00
680 680 1 107.00 $107.00 $728 —
719–742 730 13 122.00–126.00 $123.88 $904 +8.88
765 765 1 119.00 $119.00 $910 +18.00
840 840 1 91.00 $91.00 $764 +27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–361 361 8 105.00 $105.00 $379 -7.00
455 455 2 95.00 $95.00 $432 -2.95
518–543 531 4 96.00–98.00 $96.98 $515 -3.02
655 655 7 115.00 $115.00 $753 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 9 125.00 $125.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–324 321 9 109.00–151.00 $138.46 $444 -1.54
370–398 388 13 120.00–160.00 $149.42 $580 -4.58
410–435 433 18 112.00–160.00 $155.51 $673 -7.49
472–483 478 32 131.00–146.00 $144.13 $689 -11.62
510–546 543 43 116.00–150.00 $147.12 $799 -0.30
563 563 4 118.00 $118.00 $664 -16.00
600–640 634 35 90.00–140.00 $136.49 $865 +9.61
739 739 6 116.00 $116.00 $857 +8.00
838 838 3 108.00 $108.00 $905 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 117.00–143.00 $130.30 $421 —
369–380 371 9 113.00–157.00 $149.10 $553 -14.90
408–433 429 13 136.00–144.00 $142.83 $613 -6.74
455–474 465 14 100.00–138.00 $122.35 $569 -17.86
505–535 533 17 105.00–144.00 $141.83 $756 +10.83
575 575 1 101.00 $101.00 $581 -23.84
620–642 640 11 106.00–138.50 $132.86 $850 +11.01
783 783 2 106.00 $106.00 $830 —
812–845 820 4 107.00–111.00 $109.97 $902 +13.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 129.00 $129.00 $458 —
470 470 2 111.00 $111.00 $522 -9.54
560 560 4 105.00 $105.00 $588 -35.00

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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.