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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 25, 2021

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 544 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.50/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 552 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.50/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 648 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 697 0
Feeder cattle 391 697 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 164, Bulls 129)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 166.00 $166.00 $548 -7.00
375 375 1 153.00 $153.00 $574 -3.00
413 413 2 144.00 $144.00 $595 —
464–477 471 10 155.00–164.50 $159.68 $752 -2.64
563 563 12 147.00 $147.00 $828 -2.00
620–640 633 3 111.00–124.00 $115.24 $729 -17.60
650–681 679 22 121.00–129.50 $129.05 $876 +4.54
744 744 6 121.00 $121.00 $900 +1.38
823 823 3 114.00 $114.00 $938 -6.00
928 928 2 106.00 $106.00 $984 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 156.00 $156.00 $588 +8.00
428 428 3 156.00 $156.00 $668 -2.00
475–490 480 3 143.00–154.00 $146.74 $704 —
558 558 2 120.00 $120.00 $670 -18.00
621 621 6 129.00 $129.00 $801 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
800 800 1 111.00 $111.00 $888 -6.00
990 990 3 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 8 162.00 $162.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 102.00 $102.00 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 328 4 123.00–138.00 $133.99 $439 -4.01
380–398 389 8 121.00–131.00 $125.88 $490 -5.15
457 457 22 128.50 $128.50 $587 -1.38
544 544 27 121.00 $121.00 $658 +3.46
648 648 23 112.50 $112.50 $729 —
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 -2.57
729 729 8 108.00 $108.00 $787 +7.00
850 850 2 99.00 $99.00 $842 —
1096 1096 4 93.00 $93.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 143.00 $143.00 $450 +7.00
395 395 2 130.00 $130.00 $514 +2.78
445–446 446 15 113.00–127.00 $125.14 $558 —
525–531 531 14 117.00–118.00 $117.93 $626 +2.55
638 638 4 105.00 $105.00 $670 -12.00
750 750 1 92.00 $92.00 $690 —
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 118.00 $118.00 $411 +8.00
440 440 11 117.00 $117.00 $515 +2.00
548 548 2 101.00 $101.00 $553 +6.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 101.00 $101.00 $579 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 2 88.00 $88.00 $553 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 171.00 $171.00 $573 ±0.00
355–371 366 6 157.50–159.00 $158.51 $580 +4.51
416 416 7 160.00 $160.00 $666 +5.00
472 472 10 154.00 $154.00 $727 +3.53
500–520 507 3 119.00–134.00 $124.13 $629 —
552 552 23 138.50 $138.50 $765 +0.98
643 643 15 125.00 $125.00 $804 +3.32
760 760 8 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $851 +7.00
835 835 1 97.00 $97.00 $810 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 177.00 $177.00 $584 +27.00
372 372 3 143.00 $143.00 $532 -8.23
437 437 9 142.00 $142.00 $621 -6.00
478 478 10 143.00 $143.00 $684 +3.97
525 525 1 101.00 $101.00 $530 -34.00
554 554 6 134.00 $134.00 $742 —
654 654 7 123.00 $123.00 $804 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
510 510 1 101.00 $101.00 $515 +8.00
705 705 1 97.00 $97.00 $684 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 132.00 $132.00 $535 —
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 +5.50

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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.