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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 23, 2020

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.72/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 545 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.09/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 441 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.14/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 628 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 703 0
Feeder cattle 454 703 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 85, Heifers 237, Bulls 132)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 135.00 $135.00 $432 —
380 380 1 121.00 $121.00 $460 —
420–435 431 4 123.00–132.00 $129.81 $559 -27.19
467–475 468 6 124.00–153.00 $148.10 $693 -3.90
553 553 16 155.00 $155.00 $857 —
600 600 2 151.00 $151.00 $906 —
674 674 8 138.00 $138.00 $930 +5.11
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818 —
780 780 3 121.00 $121.00 $944 +51.00
835 835 2 110.00 $110.00 $918 -11.00
858 858 2 102.00 $102.00 $875 —
1025 1025 2 91.00 $91.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
385 385 3 121.00 $121.00 $466 —
430–440 435 2 101.00–129.00 $115.16 $501 -33.84
465–488 477 4 115.00–149.00 $126.22 $602 -20.78
560 560 4 144.00 $144.00 $806 —
645 645 11 125.00 $125.00 $806 -3.17
675 675 1 107.00 $107.00 $722 +6.00
705 705 2 118.00 $118.00 $832 -0.32
812 812 3 95.00 $95.00 $771 -27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 106.00 $106.00 $339 -37.00
430 430 1 113.00 $113.00 $486 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 109.00 $109.00 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–343 329 7 100.00–101.00 $100.30 $330 -29.70
355–378 372 12 115.00–116.00 $115.24 $429 -14.76
417–445 441 40 100.00–121.06 $117.09 $516 +22.09
450–494 484 9 115.00–116.00 $115.79 $560 -5.39
542–545 545 49 102.00–123.00 $121.72 $663 +0.22
628 628 28 110.14 $110.14 $692 -4.61
655–660 658 2 91.00–96.00 $93.51 $615 -14.72
729 729 5 99.00 $99.00 $722 -3.00
823 823 2 101.00 $101.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 115.00 $115.00 $385 -16.00
374 374 7 110.00 $110.00 $411 -23.00
430–443 442 17 105.00–119.00 $116.56 $515 —
473 473 2 93.00 $93.00 $440 -23.00
544 544 6 118.00 $118.00 $642 -3.00
670 670 2 80.00 $80.00 $536 —
740 740 2 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
750 750 2 80.00 $80.00 $600 -23.00
875 875 8 102.00 $102.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 7 90.00 $90.00 $336 —
435 435 2 102.00 $102.00 $444 +11.00
450 450 2 109.00 $109.00 $490 —
540 540 1 90.00 $90.00 $486 -20.00
633 633 2 80.00 $80.00 $506 -11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 90.00 $90.00 $320 —
605 605 1 75.00 $75.00 $454 -20.00
729 729 4 100.00 $100.00 $729 +9.00
769–770 769 7 88.00–95.00 $94.00 $723 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 6 141.00 $141.00 $447 -19.00
380–395 389 5 105.00–132.00 $121.45 $472 -28.87
434 434 9 137.00 $137.00 $595 -11.49
473 473 10 149.00 $149.00 $705 +6.00
537 537 26 152.00 $152.00 $816 +20.90
625 625 19 134.00 $134.00 $838 +10.00
695 695 1 111.00 $111.00 $771 —
749 749 6 114.50 $114.50 $858 +2.00
844 844 4 71.00 $71.00 $599 -32.00
948 948 2 71.00 $71.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 3 100.00–130.00 $119.89 $362 —
378 378 3 121.00 $121.00 $457 -9.53
415–425 423 5 101.00–120.00 $113.43 $480 -28.41
478 478 3 129.00 $129.00 $617 -10.00
552 552 11 138.00 $138.00 $762 +12.00
615 615 5 129.00 $129.00 $793 —
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 -14.00
775 775 1 102.00 $102.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 89.00 $89.00 $276 -64.00
410 410 1 71.00 $71.00 $291 —
488 488 2 114.00 $114.00 $556 +13.00
705 705 2 82.00 $82.00 $578 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
810 810 1 70.00 $70.00 $567 -28.00

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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.