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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.24/cwt ≈ $800/hd at 624 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $692/hd at 554 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.63/cwt +7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 557 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 391 645
Feeder cattle 344 391 645

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 182, Bulls 49) 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
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 +21.00
468 468 3 163.00 $163.00 $763 +3.32
552–558 557 32 153.00–160.50 $154.63 $861 +7.63
644 644 12 137.00 $137.00 $882 +21.76
651 value added 651 20 146.75 $146.75 $955 —
675 675 1 139.00 $139.00 $938 +9.95
700–740 734 7 126.00–127.00 $126.14 $926 +5.14
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 —
978 978 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,115 —
1020 1020 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,183 —
1070 1070 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 value added 561 5 156.00 $156.00 $875 —
564 564 6 154.00 $154.00 $869 +34.00
643 643 6 133.00 $133.00 $855 +4.00
773 773 2 118.00 $118.00 $912 +8.00
963 963 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,107 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 2 113.00 $113.00 $723 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 131.00 $131.00 $427 -2.99
461 461 20 132.00 $132.00 $609 +3.50
554 554 35 125.00 $125.00 $692 —
666–678 668 15 110.50–115.00 $114.09 $762 +9.09
744 744 7 113.00 $113.00 $841 +5.00
875 875 2 96.00 $96.00 $840 -3.00
913 913 2 104.00 $104.00 $950 —
1003 1003 4 102.00 $102.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–636 value added 624 42 126.25–130.75 $128.24 $800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 115.00 $115.00 $448 -15.00
455–465 464 12 124.00–125.00 $124.92 $580 —
552 552 12 122.00 $122.00 $673 —
657 657 6 112.50 $112.50 $739 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 115.00 $115.00 $383 -3.00
483 483 4 113.00 $113.00 $546 —
534 534 7 115.00 $115.00 $614 +14.00
615 615 1 99.00 $99.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $557 -14.98
423 423 4 164.00 $164.00 $694 +4.00
476 476 8 164.00 $164.00 $781 +10.00
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +22.87
553 553 7 140.00 $140.00 $774 +1.50
633 633 4 129.00 $129.00 $817 +4.00
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
732 732 3 130.00 $130.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 153.00 $153.00 $673 +11.00
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 +12.00
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 +39.00
612 612 5 133.00 $133.00 $814 —
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 —
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 ±0.00
640 640 2 113.00 $113.00 $723 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 109.00 $109.00 $414 —
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —

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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.