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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 30, 2020

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.98/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 465 lb · 85 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.54/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 548 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.13/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 629 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 454 0
Feeder cattle 760 454 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 342, Bulls 235)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 145.00 $145.00 $555 +24.00
410–420 413 3 155.00–162.00 $159.63 $659 +29.82
482 482 9 153.00 $153.00 $737 +4.90
543–548 548 35 134.00–143.50 $142.69 $782 —
578–585 580 3 121.00–128.00 $125.65 $729 -29.35
646 646 47 136.50 $136.50 $882 —
655–699 681 12 128.00–131.00 $129.68 $883 -8.32
731–736 733 27 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $931 +10.97
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -1.00
815 815 2 108.00 $108.00 $880 -2.00
1050 1050 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 159.00 $159.00 $673 +43.84
483 483 2 147.00 $147.00 $710 +20.78
525 525 6 144.00 $144.00 $756 —
619 619 8 126.00 $126.00 $780 +1.00
746 746 7 125.00 $125.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 142.00 $142.00 $487 +36.00
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
675 675 4 109.00 $109.00 $736 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 122.00 $122.00 $803 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 131.00 $131.00 $443 +30.70
379–380 379 15 130.00–133.00 $132.80 $503 +17.56
455–465 465 85 125.00–127.00 $126.98 $590 +11.19
529–549 548 73 111.00–118.00 $117.54 $644 -4.18
572 572 3 117.00 $117.00 $669 —
643 643 42 113.50 $113.50 $730 +3.36
650–653 653 6 113.00–116.50 $115.92 $757 +22.41
733–740 737 19 91.00–117.00 $112.58 $830 +13.58
854 854 6 102.00 $102.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 +15.00
373–390 379 6 127.00–128.00 $127.66 $484 +17.66
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 +8.44
468 468 18 123.00 $123.00 $576 +30.00
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —
556 556 16 121.50 $121.50 $676 —
625 625 1 101.00 $101.00 $631 —
655 655 12 119.00 $119.00 $779 +39.00
720 720 4 114.00 $114.00 $821 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 123.00 $123.00 $417 —
477 477 3 110.00 $110.00 $525 +1.00
557 557 11 101.50 $101.50 $565 —
634 634 4 97.00 $97.00 $615 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 91.00 $91.00 $403 —
655 655 2 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
715 715 1 81.00 $81.00 $579 -19.00
855 855 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–338 334 9 140.00–151.00 $148.53 $496 +7.53
372 372 19 159.50 $159.50 $593 +38.05
436–445 436 27 146.00–156.50 $156.10 $681 +19.10
485–486 486 19 144.50–149.00 $145.92 $709 -3.08
551 551 23 133.00 $133.00 $733 —
605–633 629 65 126.00–128.50 $128.13 $806 -5.87
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
743 743 13 108.00 $108.00 $802 -6.50
813–825 816 4 103.00–105.00 $103.51 $845 +32.51
993 993 2 83.00 $83.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 —
371 371 5 159.00 $159.00 $590 +38.00
430 430 5 150.00 $150.00 $645 +36.57
476 476 7 144.00 $144.00 $685 +15.00
554 554 13 125.00 $125.00 $692 -13.00
654 654 5 116.00 $116.00 $759 —
885 885 2 97.00 $97.00 $858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 110.00 $110.00 $383 —
420 420 1 121.00 $121.00 $508 —
485 485 1 90.00 $90.00 $436 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 —
760 760 1 94.00 $94.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 101.00 $101.00 $530 —
635 635 1 102.00 $102.00 $648 —

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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.