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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 16, 2020

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.18/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 458 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.50/cwt ≈ $674/hd at 555 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.10/cwt ≈ $709/hd at 541 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 703 892 1,675
Feeder cattle 703 892 1,675

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 274, Bulls 235)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 7 157.00 $157.00 $696 -0.50
478 478 28 152.00 $152.00 $727 +2.00
500–544 542 41 129.00–140.00 $139.26 $755 +23.26
593 593 2 130.00 $130.00 $771 —
652–655 652 36 131.00–133.00 $132.89 $866 —
735–742 741 13 123.00–128.50 $128.08 $949 +1.08
750 750 1 70.00 $70.00 $525 —
839 839 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,015 —
995 995 4 114.50 $114.50 $1,139 —
1185 1185 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 149.00 $149.00 $633 -2.00
460 460 2 147.00 $147.00 $676 +1.50
545 545 4 123.00 $123.00 $670 -21.50
600–639 636 13 121.00–129.00 $128.17 $815 —
690 690 1 101.00 $101.00 $697 -27.00
710–732 728 6 118.00–120.00 $118.32 $861 —
828 828 6 122.50 $122.50 $1,014 +10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 143.00 $143.00 $458 —
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 -9.50
555 555 4 109.00 $109.00 $605 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 106.00 $106.00 $604 —
778 778 2 108.00 $108.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 130.00 $130.00 $421 +6.00
379 379 8 130.00 $130.00 $493 +2.00
430 430 1 95.00 $95.00 $408 -37.00
458–460 458 68 116.00–121.50 $121.18 $555 -6.99
521 521 4 121.50 $121.50 $633 +2.50
555 555 67 121.50 $121.50 $674 —
640–641 641 28 108.00–115.00 $114.75 $736 -1.14
669–682 675 7 102.00–113.00 $108.23 $731 —
720 720 3 102.00 $102.00 $734 -2.00
856 856 6 109.00 $109.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 15 131.00 $131.00 $424 +11.00
362 362 3 133.00 $133.00 $481 +9.00
463 463 14 116.00 $116.00 $537 -7.61
535 535 11 121.00 $121.00 $647 +4.16
580 580 1 97.00 $97.00 $563 —
630 630 4 113.00 $113.00 $712 -2.00
758 758 2 103.00 $103.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 91.00 $91.00 $405 —
533 533 3 110.00 $110.00 $586 —
643 643 3 91.00 $91.00 $585 —
724 724 5 93.00 $93.00 $673 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 97.00 $97.00 $516 —
600 600 2 95.00 $95.00 $570 —
720 720 1 91.00 $91.00 $655 +14.00
840 840 1 86.00 $86.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 160.00 $160.00 $530 +21.98
365–377 375 12 150.00–152.00 $150.32 $564 +1.32
415–426 425 23 145.00–149.00 $148.49 $631 +2.49
481 481 17 143.00 $143.00 $688 -0.16
541 541 58 131.10 $131.10 $709 —
574 574 5 143.00 $143.00 $821 +12.56
635 635 33 124.00 $124.00 $787 +12.85
655 655 3 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
749 749 17 112.50 $112.50 $843 +5.55
825 825 6 103.00 $103.00 $850 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 379 5 105.00–148.00 $130.53 $495 -4.47
439–445 440 7 135.00–143.00 $141.84 $624 +5.84
477 477 5 139.00 $139.00 $663 +7.00
533 533 2 123.00 $123.00 $656 +3.00
554 554 13 126.00 $126.00 $698 —
665 665 3 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
738 738 2 104.00 $104.00 $768 -1.00
865 865 2 96.50 $96.50 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 153.00 $153.00 $474 —
465 465 4 101.00 $101.00 $470 —
545 545 1 109.00 $109.00 $594 —
620 620 1 102.00 $102.00 $632 —
735 735 2 91.00 $91.00 $669 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 2 104.00 $104.00 $716 —
810 810 2 98.00 $98.00 $794 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 3 74.50 $74.50 $643 —
926 926 4 75.50 $75.50 $699 —

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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.