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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.39/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 559 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 549 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.00/cwt -9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 625 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 296 169 0
Feeder cattle 296 169 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 126, Bulls 70) 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
425 425 7 158.00 $158.00 $672 —
475 475 3 154.00 $154.00 $732 +23.08
537 537 9 149.00 $149.00 $800 +8.00
625 625 14 131.00 $131.00 $819 -1.00
665 value added 665 6 135.50 $135.50 $901 —
734 734 7 126.00 $126.00 $925 +3.40
800–805 803 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $940 —
905 value added 905 3 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 360 3 149.00–159.00 $152.24 $548 +27.24
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
480 480 3 145.00 $145.00 $696 —
540 540 4 141.00 $141.00 $761 +7.00
621 621 4 134.50 $134.50 $835 —
653 653 3 128.00 $128.00 $836 —
710–740 730 3 125.00–127.00 $125.65 $917 —
755 value added 755 4 114.00 $114.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 10 124.00 $124.00 $713 —
643 value added 643 10 131.50 $131.50 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 139.00 $139.00 $449 +18.00
355–384 379 6 135.00–146.00 $136.72 $518 —
440 440 10 136.00 $136.00 $598 +1.00
553 value added 553 11 128.00 $128.00 $708 —
562 562 25 130.00 $130.00 $731 -3.00
649 649 6 117.00 $117.00 $759 —
675 675 2 112.00 $112.00 $756 -5.42
738 738 6 106.00 $106.00 $782 —
755 755 2 111.00 $111.00 $838 -5.00
840 840 1 106.00 $106.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 134.00 $134.00 $523 +10.35
471 471 7 129.50 $129.50 $610 +4.50
527 527 8 125.00 $125.00 $659 +2.00
618 618 6 114.00 $114.00 $705 —
675 675 1 86.00 $86.00 $580 -35.00
735 735 8 106.00 $106.00 $779 —
831 831 7 98.00 $98.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 value added 621 6 117.00 $117.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 +43.00
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 2 89.00 $89.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 164.00 $164.00 $582 +24.00
425 425 3 154.00 $154.00 $654 +19.17
549 549 14 141.00 $141.00 $774 +2.00
648 648 11 115.00 $115.00 $745 -8.00
697 697 3 105.00 $105.00 $732 —
749 749 7 101.00 $101.00 $756 —
820 820 1 83.00 $83.00 $681 —
895 895 1 83.00 $83.00 $743 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 157.00 $157.00 $517 +10.00
380 380 1 148.00 $148.00 $562 —
485 485 1 131.00 $131.00 $635 -8.00
533 533 12 143.00 $143.00 $762 +9.00
623 623 5 116.00 $116.00 $723 +15.82
675 675 1 90.00 $90.00 $608 —
725 725 1 107.00 $107.00 $776 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 +50.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 —

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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.