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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 8, 2021

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.74/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 541 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.50/cwt +26.16 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 627 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.60/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 562 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,081 844 892
Feeder cattle 1,081 844 892

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 452, Holstein Heifers 6, Bulls 350)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 169.00 $169.00 $647 +14.06
429 429 4 155.00 $155.00 $665 -7.12
484 484 11 150.00 $150.00 $726 -11.40
535 535 1 86.00 $86.00 $460 -57.13
556–596 562 66 118.00–153.00 $151.60 $852 +3.48
635–648 643 45 110.00–136.50 $132.72 $853 -12.56
750–760 759 20 115.00–127.00 $125.51 $953 +2.51
875–895 887 5 110.00–131.00 $122.71 $1,088 —
1117 1117 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 156.00 $156.00 $530 +4.00
375 375 3 161.00 $161.00 $604 +11.00
429–443 433 10 106.00–155.00 $139.97 $606 -18.03
479 479 9 131.00 $131.00 $627 -21.13
525–527 527 4 115.00 $115.00 $606 -20.00
558 558 14 140.00 $140.00 $781 +20.00
631 631 20 130.50 $130.50 $823 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 -8.00
738 738 7 125.00 $125.00 $922 +4.00
784 784 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,019 —
815 815 2 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 19 131.00 $131.00 $588 +3.00
521 521 5 119.00 $119.00 $620 -1.00
690 690 1 101.00 $101.00 $697 —
730 730 1 81.00 $81.00 $591 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 7 110.00 $110.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–321 319 9 110.00–117.00 $116.26 $371 +1.99
365–381 378 5 120.00 $120.00 $454 +6.43
425 425 25 134.00 $134.00 $570 +0.83
462–479 476 27 124.00–130.00 $128.70 $613 -0.88
541–547 541 117 105.00–122.50 $121.74 $659 +0.52
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 -11.00
627 627 67 118.50 $118.50 $743 +26.16
673 673 2 110.00 $110.00 $740 -17.00
720–746 737 30 91.00–128.00 $119.59 $881 +14.59
842 842 10 123.00 $123.00 $1,036 +4.00
915 915 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 323 7 109.00–116.00 $114.99 $371 -4.01
350–388 377 20 85.00–110.00 $106.14 $400 -20.67
428 428 16 129.50 $129.50 $554 +21.93
477–483 481 15 87.00–106.00 $101.42 $488 -19.48
506–549 537 45 104.00–114.00 $111.44 $598 -0.56
634 634 14 111.00 $111.00 $704 -13.00
681 681 7 110.00 $110.00 $749 +3.00
749 749 4 108.00 $108.00 $809 -15.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 7 101.00 $101.00 $365 -4.00
456 456 10 106.50 $106.50 $486 +11.50
543 543 3 104.00 $104.00 $565 +7.02
565 565 1 101.00 $101.00 $571 —
636 636 5 90.00 $90.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 161.00 $161.00 $525 +22.54
376–390 377 13 152.00–170.00 $168.57 $636 +19.15
420–435 420 42 104.00–161.00 $156.97 $659 +1.46
475–484 483 25 110.00–142.00 $138.45 $669 -5.68
529–537 536 59 138.00–139.60 $139.49 $748 -7.63
553 553 4 115.00 $115.00 $636 -3.00
637–647 646 56 121.00–126.00 $125.47 $811 -11.02
650–673 665 3 101.00–110.00 $103.93 $691 —
729–733 730 16 119.50–122.50 $119.88 $875 +3.88
820–830 828 5 111.00–114.00 $111.59 $924 +3.59
870 870 1 91.00 $91.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 155.00 $155.00 $513 +24.70
372 372 9 168.00 $168.00 $625 +18.90
420 420 14 150.00 $150.00 $630 +7.17
470–484 481 14 120.00–134.00 $131.07 $630 +8.72
523–545 544 36 117.00–130.00 $129.31 $703 -12.52
600–639 637 20 112.00–118.00 $117.72 $750 -15.14
715–726 724 9 106.00–109.00 $108.34 $784 —
810 810 1 69.00 $69.00 $559 -40.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 -29.00
440 440 2 91.00 $91.00 $400 —
560 560 1 98.00 $98.00 $549 -7.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 6 54.00–57.00 $55.50 $593 —

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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.