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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 2, 2020

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.59/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 471 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.42/cwt +12.62 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 541 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.06/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 641 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 911 0
Feeder cattle 569 911 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 257, Bulls 144)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 9 162.00 $162.00 $684 +27.00
473–498 485 15 123.00–147.00 $141.64 $687 -2.62
550–580 551 36 143.00–146.00 $145.91 $804 +19.48
630–642 631 27 132.00–137.00 $136.44 $861 +23.46
752 752 8 122.00 $122.00 $917 —
832 832 11 117.00 $117.00 $973 —
971 971 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,126 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 144.00 $144.00 $569 +34.00
428 428 3 156.00 $156.00 $668 +8.00
500–548 536 9 115.00–131.00 $127.46 $683 +9.46
563 563 2 106.00 $106.00 $597 -22.00
658 658 8 126.00 $126.00 $829 —
758 758 8 117.00 $117.00 $887 —
875 875 2 114.00 $114.00 $998 —
995 995 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 6 124.00 $124.00 $878 —
1012 1012 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 87.50 $87.50 $394 -20.00
538 538 6 128.00 $128.00 $689 —
688 688 2 102.00 $102.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 98.00 $98.00 $466 —
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 —
775 775 1 103.00 $103.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 327 9 125.00–128.00 $125.32 $410 +13.72
381 381 12 128.00 $128.00 $488 +6.00
456–472 471 61 113.00–133.00 $131.59 $620 +18.45
541–543 541 52 114.00–119.00 $118.42 $641 +12.62
550–561 559 5 90.00–105.00 $92.95 $520 -8.05
623–645 641 44 106.00–108.50 $108.06 $693 -4.94
690 690 3 91.00 $91.00 $628 -23.00
774–785 776 5 101.00–107.00 $102.21 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 119.00 $119.00 $387 +5.00
380 380 3 120.00 $120.00 $456 +2.93
427 427 11 125.00 $125.00 $534 +26.00
450–485 468 2 100.00–105.00 $102.41 $479 -9.59
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 +3.60
559 559 9 108.00 $108.00 $604 —
648 648 6 107.00 $107.00 $693 +4.00
700–730 723 4 95.00–100.00 $96.21 $696 -0.79
793 793 2 86.00 $86.00 $682 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 98.50 $98.50 $424 +12.50
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 +10.00
793 793 2 89.00 $89.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 8 120.00 $120.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 —
553 553 2 90.00 $90.00 $498 -1.00
628 628 3 79.00–90.00 $86.33 $542 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 170.00 $170.00 $570 +15.00
360–375 368 2 130.00–145.00 $137.35 $505 -11.65
429 429 15 161.00 $161.00 $691 +15.15
460 460 3 121.00–125.00 $122.33 $563 -17.67
520–540 534 7 130.00–132.00 $130.56 $697 -2.72
554 554 37 135.62 $135.62 $751 —
618–645 640 17 107.00–121.00 $118.83 $761 +5.33
678 678 3 107.00 $107.00 $725 —
723–735 733 15 101.00–102.00 $101.20 $742 -8.64
870 870 1 91.00 $91.00 $792 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 154.00 $154.00 $462 ±0.00
350–370 365 4 122.00–148.00 $141.77 $517 -8.23
415 415 3 134.00 $134.00 $556 -4.00
472–485 475 4 130.00–131.00 $130.26 $619 +29.03
548 548 2 120.00 $120.00 $658 —
663 663 4 111.00 $111.00 $736 —
740 740 2 92.00 $92.00 $681 —
890 890 2 94.00 $94.00 $837 -3.00
906 906 4 82.00 $82.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–445 429 6 125.00–129.00 $128.31 $550 —
555 555 2 79.00–99.00 $89.00 $494 —
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 91.00 $91.00 $414 —
500 500 1 84.00 $84.00 $420 —

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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.