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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 28, 2020

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.31/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 642 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 556 lb · 12 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.00/cwt ≈ $1,141/hd at 959 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 169 692 0
Feeder cattle 169 692 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 71, Bulls 56) 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
335 335 3 155.00 $155.00 $519 -25.00
490–495 493 2 116.00–146.00 $130.92 $645 -20.58
525 525 1 141.00 $141.00 $740 —
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
646 value added 646 12 141.00 $141.00 $911 —
705–725 715 2 115.00–130.00 $122.60 $877 -2.60
893 893 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959 959 10 119.00 $119.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 -42.00
546 546 4 134.00 $134.00 $732 +7.00
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 71.00 $71.00 $298 —
575–580 578 2 94.00–112.00 $102.96 $595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 121.00 $121.00 $380 -8.00
444 444 9 135.00 $135.00 $599 —
458 458 2 120.00 $120.00 $550 -6.00
556 556 12 133.00 $133.00 $739 —
650–673 665 3 110.00–121.00 $117.42 $781 +6.42
780 780 2 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
893 893 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,036 +14.00
1115 1115 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 -4.47
360–390 383 8 116.00–126.00 $123.65 $474 -7.35
452 452 6 125.00 $125.00 $565 -1.00
536 536 4 123.00 $123.00 $659 +8.22
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 +13.00
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 —
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 87.00 $87.00 $291 —
441 441 5 113.00 $113.00 $498 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 140.00 $140.00 $518 -21.00
431–446 439 8 125.00–145.00 $134.83 $592 -27.17
483 483 4 140.00 $140.00 $676 -5.00
532 532 9 139.00 $139.00 $739 +10.00
565 565 1 124.00 $124.00 $701 -10.97
647 647 7 123.00 $123.00 $796 +6.29
780 780 1 102.00 $102.00 $796 +5.00
881 881 4 101.00 $101.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 147.00 $147.00 $507 +11.46
400–428 419 3 130.00–142.00 $138.18 $579 -25.82
495 495 1 139.00 $139.00 $688 -12.00
545 545 3 134.00 $134.00 $730 +9.37
605–638 627 3 90.00–105.00 $100.18 $628 -4.82
720 720 2 105.00 $105.00 $756 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 100.00 $100.00 $305 —
390 390 1 118.00 $118.00 $460 —
553 553 3 117.00 $117.00 $647 +26.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 106.00 $106.00 $498 —

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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.