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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 18, 2021

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.54/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 546 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.88/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 459 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.84/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 624 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 735 0
Feeder cattle 697 735 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 285, Bulls 209) 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
315 315 1 173.00 $173.00 $545 +8.00
365 365 3 156.00 $156.00 $569 +2.00
450–476 462 17 160.00–164.50 $162.32 $750 +14.32
539–548 540 34 145.00–146.00 $145.91 $788 +18.91
550 550 1 149.00 $149.00 $820 +3.12
624–645 624 52 125.00–133.00 $132.84 $829 +0.84
655–690 673 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $838 -2.49
714–735 731 19 119.00–122.00 $119.62 $874 -0.38
773 773 12 118.00 $118.00 $912 —
826 826 6 120.00 $120.00 $991 —
945 945 11 112.00 $112.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 148.00 $148.00 $562 -10.00
423 423 4 158.00 $158.00 $668 -1.00
556 556 7 138.00 $138.00 $767 +27.00
664 664 11 123.00 $123.00 $817 —
727 727 5 120.00 $120.00 $872 —
835 835 1 117.00 $117.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 10 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 2 117.00 $117.00 $837 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 11 138.00 $138.00 $460 -6.00
355–380 375 8 128.00–134.00 $131.03 $491 -8.97
458–480 459 52 124.00–130.00 $129.88 $596 -3.12
525–547 546 74 116.00–120.00 $117.54 $642 -1.07
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 -12.66
650–655 655 35 107.50–110.00 $107.57 $705 -0.43
725 725 3 101.00 $101.00 $732 -9.94
988 988 3 93.00 $93.00 $919 -3.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 136.00 $136.00 $434 -3.00
375–395 388 3 121.00–134.00 $127.22 $494 -6.78
450–460 450 32 121.00–128.50 $128.26 $577 +1.52
500–548 540 6 112.00–116.00 $115.38 $623 —
555–570 560 3 105.00–115.00 $111.61 $625 -4.25
627 627 16 117.00 $117.00 $734 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 -15.00
686 value added 686 4 106.00 $106.00 $727 —
840 840 8 101.00 $101.00 $848 +12.00
905 905 1 75.00 $75.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 —
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 —
464–470 466 6 86.00–122.00 $109.90 $512 -12.10
510–535 523 2 81.00–109.00 $94.67 $495 -6.33
615 615 1 80.00 $80.00 $492 +7.00
750 750 1 75.00 $75.00 $562 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 91.00–105.00 $98.17 $407 +7.17
545 545 2 98.00 $98.00 $534 —
605 605 1 91.00 $91.00 $551 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 7 171.00 $171.00 $557 +11.00
362 362 3 154.00 $154.00 $557 +3.00
441 441 8 155.00 $155.00 $684 -1.00
453–479 474 15 144.00–152.00 $150.47 $713 -5.53
548 548 48 142.39 $142.39 $780 -0.61
552–560 554 4 136.00–142.00 $137.52 $762 +21.38
641 641 44 121.68 $121.68 $780 +8.68
683 683 2 118.00 $118.00 $806 +1.00
740 740 2 113.00 $113.00 $836 +6.22
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 -2.00
841 841 10 101.00 $101.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -13.00
353–377 367 5 150.00–152.00 $151.23 $555 +2.30
436 436 15 148.00 $148.00 $645 -6.65
485–495 490 4 136.00–142.00 $139.03 $681 +4.03
540 540 10 135.00 $135.00 $729 -3.62
641 641 7 113.00 $113.00 $724 -2.64
653 653 2 110.00 $110.00 $718 —
725 725 3 113.00 $113.00 $819 —
750 750 1 111.00 $111.00 $832 +5.00
848 848 2 97.00 $97.00 $823 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 142.00 $142.00 $635 +16.00
600–608 606 4 94.00–97.50 $96.63 $586 -15.37
730 730 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 127.00 $127.00 $419 -12.00
520 520 1 93.00 $93.00 $484 -19.00
585 585 1 91.00 $91.00 $532 -23.00

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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.