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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 11, 2021

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.61/cwt ≈ $643/hd at 542 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.98/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 642 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.74/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 453 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 296 1,219
Feeder cattle 735 296 1,219

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 320, Bulls 220) 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
340 340 2 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
378 378 2 154.00 $154.00 $582 —
425 425 3 158.00 $158.00 $672 ±0.00
465 465 1 148.00 $148.00 $688 -6.00
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654 -22.00
558–580 564 34 141.00–148.00 $145.88 $823 —
643 643 31 132.00 $132.00 $849 +1.00
695 695 6 127.00 $127.00 $883 —
705 value added 705 12 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
720 720 18 120.00 $120.00 $864 -6.00
856 856 16 123.00 $123.00 $1,053 —
1060 1060 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 163.00 $163.00 $502 —
380 380 2 158.00 $158.00 $600 +5.76
427 427 3 159.00 $159.00 $679 +24.00
470 470 8 149.00 $149.00 $700 +4.00
531 531 9 144.00 $144.00 $765 +3.00
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 —
633 633 8 125.00 $125.00 $791 -9.50
754–755 754 9 111.00–113.00 $112.78 $850 —
850 850 2 99.00 $99.00 $842 —
935 935 1 86.00 $86.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 159.00 $159.00 $525 —
380 380 1 121.00 $121.00 $460 —
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670 +41.00
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 6 137.00 $137.00 $821 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 11 144.00 $144.00 $484 +5.00
377 377 7 140.00 $140.00 $528 +3.28
425 425 3 127.00 $127.00 $540 -9.00
451 451 27 133.00 $133.00 $600 —
529–544 542 49 106.00–120.00 $118.61 $643 —
555–561 560 6 113.00–117.00 $113.66 $636 -16.34
635–642 642 49 108.00–109.00 $108.98 $700 -8.02
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 -4.00
705–737 735 15 93.00–112.75 $110.94 $815 +4.94
843 843 9 113.00 $113.00 $953 +7.00
878 878 4 108.00 $108.00 $948 —
970–975 972 3 95.00–100.00 $96.67 $940 —
1055 1055 1 92.00 $92.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 —
377 377 6 134.00 $134.00 $505 ±0.00
450–470 453 47 117.00–128.00 $126.74 $574 -2.76
550–552 552 28 101.00–117.00 $115.86 $640 —
654 654 9 115.00 $115.00 $752 +29.00
739 739 5 106.00 $106.00 $783 ±0.00
845 845 1 89.00 $89.00 $752 -9.00
865 865 3 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 10 126.00–128.00 $127.80 $479 —
469 469 7 122.00 $122.00 $572 +18.00
540 540 2 101.00 $101.00 $545 —
648 648 2 73.00 $73.00 $473 —
781 781 4 94.00 $94.00 $734 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 101.00 $101.00 $323 —
435 435 1 91.00 $91.00 $396 —
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 —
560 560 1 93.00 $93.00 $521 —
755 755 1 84.00 $84.00 $634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 160.00 $160.00 $533 —
385 385 5 151.00 $151.00 $581 -13.00
425 425 14 156.00 $156.00 $663 +2.00
471 471 8 156.00 $156.00 $735 —
546 546 31 143.00 $143.00 $781 +2.00
553–595 559 8 115.00–118.00 $116.14 $649 —
625 625 2 113.00 $113.00 $706 -2.00
651 651 31 117.00 $117.00 $762 —
733–740 734 14 104.00–107.00 $106.78 $784 +5.78
755 755 1 107.00 $107.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 163.00 $163.00 $553 +6.00
360–395 369 4 146.00–150.00 $148.93 $550 +0.93
433–435 433 20 148.00–155.00 $154.65 $670 —
488 488 3 135.00 $135.00 $659 +4.00
515–540 538 24 128.00–140.00 $138.62 $746 -4.38
623–629 628 25 113.00–116.00 $115.64 $726 -0.36
763 763 2 106.00 $106.00 $809 —
800 800 1 91.00 $91.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 139.00 $139.00 $485 —
415 415 3 149.00 $149.00 $618 —
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 —
560 560 2 114.00 $114.00 $638 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 126.00 $126.00 $523 —
450 450 2 137.00 $137.00 $616 —
615 615 1 112.00 $112.00 $689 —

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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.