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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.32/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 551 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $136.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 555 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.50/cwt ≈ $623/hd at 463 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 993 356 1,760
Feeder cattle 993 356 1,760

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 388, Bulls 302) 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
334 334 5 180.00 $180.00 $601 —
368–385 372 4 162.00–173.00 $170.16 $633 —
433 433 6 165.00 $165.00 $714 +2.00
482–485 482 24 155.00–173.00 $172.25 $830 +21.25
522 522 9 156.00 $156.00 $814 —
557 557 36 161.50 $161.50 $900 +5.00
603 value added 603 25 158.50 $158.50 $956 —
644 644 23 146.50 $146.50 $943 +1.00
756–763 757 26 131.00–134.00 $133.53 $1,011 —
862–863 862 13 117.00–120.00 $119.54 $1,030 —
933 933 7 117.50 $117.50 $1,096 —
1096 1096 5 90.00 $90.00 $986 —
1243 1243 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 166.00 $166.00 $652 +17.00
425 425 8 163.00 $163.00 $693 ±0.00
477 477 9 137.00 $137.00 $653 -21.00
566 566 25 158.50 $158.50 $897 +4.50
630 630 14 144.50 $144.50 $910 —
720 720 2 125.00 $125.00 $900 +5.00
750–764 763 15 122.00–124.50 $124.34 $949 —
837 837 3 117.00 $117.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 value added 698 23 145.00 $145.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 120.00 $120.00 $448 —
422 422 3 137.00 $137.00 $578 —
585 585 1 107.00 $107.00 $626 -3.00
723 723 3 123.00 $123.00 $889 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 145.50 $145.50 $467 —
365–368 368 14 110.00–141.00 $138.80 $511 +10.45
458–485 459 52 121.00–141.00 $140.59 $645 —
537 537 3 126.00 $126.00 $677 —
551–557 551 69 125.50–129.50 $129.32 $713 +3.46
625–648 637 51 110.00–119.00 $118.24 $753 —
724 724 17 108.00 $108.00 $782 ±0.00
752 752 3 106.00 $106.00 $797 -2.00
836 836 4 108.00 $108.00 $903 -4.00
922 922 5 102.00 $102.00 $940 —
1069 1069 5 87.00 $87.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–341 336 11 121.00–145.50 $141.33 $475 —
383 383 11 145.00 $145.00 $555 +17.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -0.58
463 463 54 134.50 $134.50 $623 —
535 value added 535 17 129.50 $129.50 $693 —
538 538 29 131.25 $131.25 $706 +18.25
613–636 627 10 104.00–118.00 $114.05 $715 -3.95
790 790 1 91.00 $91.00 $719 —
885 885 1 82.00 $82.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 119.50 $119.50 $428 -8.50
415–443 440 9 125.00–127.00 $125.21 $551 +23.21
539 539 6 126.00 $126.00 $679 +4.00
638 638 3 107.00 $107.00 $683 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 89.00 $89.00 $458 -18.00
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–342 342 9 176.00–184.00 $183.12 $626 +21.12
370–386 384 10 162.00–163.00 $162.90 $626 -9.10
430–440 430 29 122.00–154.00 $152.87 $657 -8.13
480 480 19 140.00 $140.00 $672 -13.02
544 544 4 122.00 $122.00 $664 —
555 555 57 136.00 $136.00 $755 +1.00
635–642 641 32 125.00–132.00 $131.13 $841 +4.37
751 751 21 115.00 $115.00 $864 -1.01
841 841 5 99.00 $99.00 $833 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 175.00 $175.00 $572 —
378–380 379 3 145.00–150.00 $146.67 $556 -14.33
425–435 427 21 131.00–155.00 $153.62 $656 -5.38
479 479 6 139.00 $139.00 $666 -10.00
535 535 1 136.00 $136.00 $728 —
558–559 559 40 128.00–134.50 $134.18 $750 +3.18
620 620 15 125.00 $125.00 $775 +6.30
746 746 9 109.00 $109.00 $813 -3.00
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 120.00 $120.00 $438 -30.00
453 453 2 120.00 $120.00 $544 —
574 574 4 118.50 $118.50 $680 —
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
525 525 1 101.00 $101.00 $530 —
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 —

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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.