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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Winchester, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.64/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 631 lb · 68 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.25/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 459 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.07/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 543 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 760 1,335
Feeder cattle 789 760 1,335

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 328, Heifers 310, Bulls 151) 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
368 368 3 162.00 $162.00 $596 +17.00
448 448 8 167.00 $167.00 $748 +7.37
450–478 473 20 137.00–163.00 $156.80 $742 +3.80
555–570 558 49 123.00–145.44 $144.44 $806 +18.79
629 value added 629 20 136.00 $136.00 $855 —
624–633 632 48 126.00–135.00 $134.07 $847 -2.43
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 -13.68
719–740 720 30 118.00–124.65 $124.42 $896 -2.55
838 838 2 106.00 $106.00 $888 -2.00
875 875 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,059 —
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 167.00 $167.00 $561 —
360–395 368 11 134.00–162.00 $143.78 $529 —
413–420 417 4 153.00–164.00 $158.45 $661 -0.55
460–478 475 31 138.00–155.00 $152.35 $724 +5.35
538–542 542 32 137.00–139.50 $139.19 $754 -4.81
657–665 658 13 126.00–128.00 $127.84 $841 —
712–740 718 8 112.00–124.00 $115.53 $830 -9.47
840 840 4 116.00 $116.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 131.00 $131.00 $485 +11.00
443 443 7 131.00 $131.00 $580 —
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
620 620 2 114.00 $114.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 7 99.00 $99.00 $1,037 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 116.00 $116.00 $545 —
546 546 4 119.00 $119.00 $650 —
620 620 1 91.00 $91.00 $564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 ±0.00
372 372 17 129.00 $129.00 $480 -3.80
405 405 4 119.00 $119.00 $482 —
459 459 59 125.25 $125.25 $575 -1.73
530–544 543 56 100.00–120.50 $119.07 $647 +1.53
550–575 558 6 114.00–118.00 $116.63 $651 -0.37
620–639 638 34 112.00–116.50 $116.24 $742 +2.74
675 675 3 111.00 $111.00 $749 -4.92
714 714 14 116.00 $116.00 $828 +3.42
852 852 3 108.00 $108.00 $920 +6.00
923 923 2 107.00 $107.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 value added 620 46 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 102.00–130.00 $115.89 $380 -14.11
371 371 4 125.00 $125.00 $464 -2.66
448 448 9 126.00 $126.00 $564 —
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 -23.00
555–566 565 13 115.00–121.00 $120.55 $681 -0.95
649 649 4 114.00 $114.00 $740 +13.00
695 695 1 94.00 $94.00 $653 —
725 725 4 110.00 $110.00 $798 -4.00
885 885 1 103.00 $103.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 114.00 $114.00 $433 —
432 432 3 95.00 $95.00 $410 —
535 535 2 97.00 $97.00 $519 —
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 +8.00
791 791 7 84.00 $84.00 $664 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 99.00 $99.00 $465 —
570 570 1 105.00 $105.00 $598 —
690 690 2 85.00 $85.00 $586 -5.00
717 717 3 109.00 $109.00 $782 +28.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 12 167.50 $167.50 $551 +18.97
384–385 384 13 163.00–168.00 $167.61 $644 +8.11
420–435 422 7 155.00–163.00 $161.82 $683 +5.72
477 477 9 148.50 $148.50 $708 +2.58
532 532 25 139.50 $139.50 $742 —
580–590 585 2 121.00–125.00 $123.02 $720 -9.98
631 631 25 118.20 $118.20 $746 -9.93
650 650 3 108.00 $108.00 $702 -6.00
720 720 2 108.00 $108.00 $778 ±0.00
753 753 6 113.00 $113.00 $851 —
826–830 826 9 103.00–105.00 $103.22 $853 -0.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 168.00 $168.00 $546 +20.00
390 390 2 158.00 $158.00 $616 -1.00
431–438 432 10 126.00–164.00 $156.30 $675 +6.30
463 463 2 142.00 $142.00 $657 -2.00
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —
555 555 5 133.00 $133.00 $738 +8.00
663 663 2 114.00 $114.00 $756 -2.00
875 875 3 100.00 $100.00 $875 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 108.00 $108.00 $486 —
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 +11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 7 84.00 $84.00 $545 —

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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.