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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 14, 2020

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.60/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 541 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.66/cwt -4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 565 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.00/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 640 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 789 0
Feeder cattle 692 789 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 271, Bulls 185) 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
345 345 2 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
438 438 2 164.00 $164.00 $718 -3.00
476 476 14 151.50 $151.50 $721 -5.30
565–570 565 54 134.00–140.00 $139.66 $789 -4.78
602 value added 602 14 138.50 $138.50 $834 +2.50
640–645 642 3 123.00–128.00 $126.32 $811 -7.75
651 651 25 125.00 $125.00 $814 +9.00
671 value added 671 8 131.50 $131.50 $882 —
716–744 723 20 120.00–127.00 $125.20 $905 +0.78
805–815 810 2 113.00–118.00 $115.48 $935 +9.48
831 value added 831 17 132.50 $132.50 $1,101 —
944 944 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,010 —
970 970 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,028 —
1130 1130 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 171.00 $171.00 $564 +4.00
363 363 7 167.00 $167.00 $606 +23.22
425 425 2 171.00 $171.00 $727 +12.55
472–480 473 6 131.00–154.00 $150.11 $710 -2.24
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 -12.19
563 563 6 137.00 $137.00 $771 —
651 651 8 122.00 $122.00 $794 -5.84
755 755 2 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 value added 739 18 129.00 $129.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 6 134.00 $134.00 $610 —
512 512 3 90.00 $90.00 $461 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 —
755 755 1 109.00 $109.00 $823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 129.00 $129.00 $431 -2.00
367 367 5 133.00 $133.00 $488 +4.00
451 451 30 126.00 $126.00 $568 +0.75
517 value added 517 8 123.00 $123.00 $636 —
545–548 545 46 114.00–118.00 $117.83 $642 -1.24
640 640 51 114.00 $114.00 $730 -2.24
681 681 5 111.00 $111.00 $756 ±0.00
713–744 740 16 103.00–104.00 $103.12 $763 -12.88
835 835 1 102.00 $102.00 $852 —
863 863 2 102.00 $102.00 $880 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 121.00–128.00 $124.47 $383 +8.58
370 370 9 131.00 $131.00 $485 +6.00
413 413 2 104.00 $104.00 $430 -22.00
453 453 20 126.00 $126.00 $571 +26.00
502–545 539 24 90.00–119.00 $114.78 $619 —
570 570 1 90.00 $90.00 $513 -30.55
668 668 6 108.00 $108.00 $721 +14.00
728 728 3 103.00 $103.00 $750 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 123.00 $123.00 $486 +9.00
441 441 8 111.00 $111.00 $490 +16.00
585 585 1 81.00 $81.00 $474 —
644 644 4 92.00 $92.00 $592 -13.00
688 688 2 88.00 $88.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 12 118.00 $118.00 $676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 —
455 455 1 83.00 $83.00 $378 -16.00
705 705 1 90.00 $90.00 $634 -19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 -6.61
429 429 6 162.00 $162.00 $695 +0.18
476 476 11 145.00 $145.00 $690 -3.50
533 533 8 129.00 $129.00 $688 -10.50
553–566 556 38 133.50–139.00 $134.97 $750 +11.95
625–647 646 27 109.00–117.00 $116.71 $754 -1.49
720 720 2 91.00 $91.00 $655 -17.00
754 754 14 97.00 $97.00 $731 -16.00
813–843 828 4 91.00–94.00 $92.53 $766 -10.69
1019 1019 5 81.00 $81.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 328 6 120.00–141.00 $135.54 $445 -32.46
380 380 1 152.00 $152.00 $578 -6.00
427 427 9 164.00 $164.00 $700 +7.70
473 473 4 151.00 $151.00 $714 +9.00
510–525 524 13 120.00–125.00 $124.63 $653 +24.63
602 602 3 105.00 $105.00 $632 —
656 656 7 115.00 $115.00 $754 +1.00
739 739 4 97.00 $97.00 $717 —
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
871 871 4 92.00 $92.00 $801 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–440 434 4 121.00–130.00 $123.28 $535 —
537 537 3 108.00 $108.00 $580 -4.00
575 575 1 91.00 $91.00 $523 —
670 670 2 70.00 $70.00 $469 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 115.00 $115.00 $426 —
570 570 1 91.00 $91.00 $519 —
805 805 2 93.00 $93.00 $749 —

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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.