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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Winchester, VA

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

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 448 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 220 0
Feeder cattle 109 220 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 56, Bulls 33) 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
393 393 2 162.50 $162.50 $639 —
485 485 1 156.00 $156.00 $757 —
510–520 518 4 142.00 $142.00 $736 —
550 550 2 153.00 $153.00 $842 —
671 value added 671 4 133.00 $133.00 $892 —
738 738 2 121.00 $121.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -2.00
480 480 1 147.50 $147.50 $708 -10.50
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 +3.00
650 650 1 91.00 $91.00 $592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 +14.00
376 376 5 121.00 $121.00 $455 —
448 448 13 128.50 $128.50 $576 +9.50
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 +7.00
540 540 2 117.00 $117.00 $632 -5.80
563 563 4 124.50 $124.50 $701 +3.50
650 650 7 115.50 $115.50 $751 +1.49
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
415–435 425 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $546 +6.96
545 545 7 124.25 $124.25 $677 —
553 553 3 125.00 $125.00 $691 —
672 672 3 105.00 $105.00 $706 —
748 748 2 92.00 $92.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 +9.00
540 540 1 104.00 $104.00 $562 -13.00
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 121.00–150.00 $135.05 $439 -7.95
393 393 2 151.00 $151.00 $593 +10.00
437 437 3 151.00 $151.00 $660 —
485 485 2 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
530 530 1 142.00 $142.00 $753 —
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 +12.00
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 -5.00
700 700 2 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 -12.00
830 830 1 104.00 $104.00 $863 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 120.00 $120.00 $460 +1.13
465 465 1 154.00 $154.00 $716 +29.00
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 -6.00
652 652 3 117.00 $117.00 $763 —
712–715 713 4 92.00–105.00 $101.74 $725 -14.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 121.00 $121.00 $442 —
453–455 454 3 94.00–129.00 $105.70 $480 —
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —

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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.