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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 9, 2020

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 544 lb · 125 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.13/cwt -7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 557 lb · 101 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.17/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 464 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 892 569 1,241
Feeder cattle 892 569 1,241

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 372, Bulls 239) 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
305 305 1 152.00 $152.00 $464 —
385 385 10 154.00 $154.00 $593 —
443 443 22 157.50 $157.50 $698 -4.50
484 484 31 150.00 $150.00 $726 +8.36
515 515 1 116.00 $116.00 $597 —
553–588 556 92 132.00–142.00 $137.26 $763 -8.65
567 value added 567 9 147.00 $147.00 $833 —
615–631 627 39 109.00–133.50 $127.94 $802 -8.50
739 739 11 127.00 $127.00 $939 —
855 855 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 —
950 950 3 105.00 $105.00 $998 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 150.00 $150.00 $492 —
375 375 3 144.00 $144.00 $540 ±0.00
431 431 7 151.00 $151.00 $651 -5.00
467 467 3 145.50 $145.50 $679 —
537 537 11 144.50 $144.50 $776 +17.04
560 value added 560 6 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
657 657 3 128.00 $128.00 $841 +2.00
755 755 3 110.00 $110.00 $830 -7.00
818 818 5 112.00 $112.00 $916 —
850 850 1 107.00 $107.00 $910 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 105.00 $105.00 $376 —
485 485 3 135.50 $135.50 $657 +48.00
523 523 2 124.00 $124.00 $649 -4.00
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
540 540 1 78.00 $78.00 $421 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 11 124.00 $124.00 $407 -1.32
383 383 10 128.00 $128.00 $490 ±0.00
419 419 8 132.00 $132.00 $553 —
463–484 464 74 92.00–130.50 $128.17 $595 -3.42
544 544 125 119.00 $119.00 $647 +0.58
625–642 641 34 109.00–117.00 $115.89 $743 +7.83
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 —
760–786 780 16 110.00–114.00 $110.97 $866 +8.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 120.00 $120.00 $396 +1.00
374 374 8 124.00 $124.00 $464 +4.00
445 445 2 81.00 $81.00 $360 -44.00
450–454 453 21 91.00–129.00 $123.61 $560 +21.20
510–546 545 25 100.00–117.50 $116.84 $637 +16.84
633 633 14 115.00 $115.00 $728 +8.00
665 665 1 71.00 $71.00 $472 —
745 745 2 85.00 $85.00 $633 -11.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 90.00 $90.00 $270 —
477 477 3 91.00 $91.00 $434 -9.00
605 605 2 83.00 $83.00 $502 -3.33
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 101.00 $101.00 $561 —
678 678 2 95.00 $95.00 $644 —
745 745 1 77.00 $77.00 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–323 315 3 123.00–145.00 $138.02 $435 -31.98
392 392 11 149.00 $149.00 $584 +11.65
433 433 28 146.00 $146.00 $632 -15.00
481 481 24 143.16 $143.16 $689 +20.83
556 556 54 130.44 $130.44 $725 -5.18
636–638 637 26 95.00–115.00 $111.15 $708 -7.68
659 value added 659 4 109.00 $109.00 $718 —
720–736 735 19 106.00–107.00 $106.95 $786 +5.75
838 838 2 103.00 $103.00 $863 —
953 953 2 92.00 $92.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 140.00 $140.00 $459 -14.00
361 361 7 135.00 $135.00 $487 -6.77
421 421 8 136.00 $136.00 $573 +2.00
474 474 5 132.00 $132.00 $626 +1.74
535 535 15 120.00 $120.00 $642 ±0.00
623 623 2 103.00 $103.00 $642 —
735 735 4 105.00 $105.00 $772 +13.00
800 800 1 81.00 $81.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 101.00 $101.00 $409 -27.31
651 651 7 93.00 $93.00 $605 —
783 783 2 103.00 $103.00 $806 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 118.00 $118.00 $569 +27.00
540 540 3 91.00 $91.00 $491 —
740 740 2 65.00 $65.00 $481 —

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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.