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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 15, 2021

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.01/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 663 lb · 21 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $124.88/cwt ≈ $978/hd at 783 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $133.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 630 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 344 0
Feeder cattle 220 344 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 83, Bulls 48) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 121.00 $121.00 $478 —
437 437 3 152.00 $152.00 $664 —
493 493 3 158.00 $158.00 $779 —
538 538 3 142.00 $142.00 $764 —
561 value added 561 10 141.00 $141.00 $791 -15.00
630 630 15 133.50 $133.50 $841 +0.50
701 701 9 131.00 $131.00 $918 —
760 760 3 123.00 $123.00 $935 +5.00
840 840 2 116.00 $116.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 165.00 $165.00 $693 ±0.00
530 value added 530 8 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
590 590 1 150.00 $150.00 $885 -4.63
661 661 6 139.00 $139.00 $919 ±0.00
779–786 783 16 123.00–126.00 $124.88 $978 —
815 815 1 111.00 $111.00 $905 —
955 955 2 115.50 $115.50 $1,103 +1.50
1066 1066 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,066 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 116.00 $116.00 $380 -15.00
448 448 4 119.00 $119.00 $533 —
495 495 1 119.00 $119.00 $589 -13.00
520–547 544 8 114.00–124.00 $122.80 $668 —
567 567 13 121.00 $121.00 $686 -4.00
603–630 617 6 111.00–116.00 $113.45 $700 —
655–688 663 21 111.00–115.00 $114.01 $756 -0.08
753 753 2 113.00 $113.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 108.00–115.00 $111.50 $424 -3.50
425–445 430 4 120.00–126.00 $121.55 $523 —
641 641 5 116.00 $116.00 $744 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 101.00 $101.00 $354 —
485 485 3 109.00 $109.00 $529 -4.00
532 532 3 117.00 $117.00 $622 +2.00
670 670 2 108.00 $108.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 143.00 $143.00 $490 —
372 372 3 141.00 $141.00 $525 -2.53
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
649 649 9 129.00 $129.00 $837 ±0.00
753 753 6 112.00 $112.00 $843 —
833 833 2 93.00 $93.00 $775 —
888–890 889 4 81.00–105.00 $98.99 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 100.00–138.00 $118.87 $443 —
430 430 2 148.00 $148.00 $636 -5.00
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 -30.00
564 564 7 137.00 $137.00 $773 —
621 621 4 124.00 $124.00 $770 -9.00
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 +6.00
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 118.00 $118.00 $407 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 87.00 $87.00 $744 —

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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.