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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 15, 2021

2,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.40/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 687 lb · 163 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.81/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 778 lb · 144 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.75/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 660 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,302 993 0
Feeder cattle 2,302 993 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1161, Bulls 314, Bulls 827) Value Added and Natural 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
391 391 5 172.00 $172.00 $673 +1.84
438 438 7 164.00 $164.00 $718 -1.00
478 478 28 172.00 $172.00 $822 -0.25
524 value added 524 13 172.00 $172.00 $901 —
538–543 543 70 130.00–163.00 $162.07 $880 +6.07
597 value added 597 11 166.00 $166.00 $991 —
603–642 value added 630 29 155.00 $155.00 $976 -3.50
645 645 49 143.50 $143.50 $926 -3.00
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
673–694 value added 687 162 141.50–157.50 $149.53 $1,027 —
711–743 value added 721 55 145.00–145.50 $145.34 $1,048 —
730 730 32 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 —
734 734 26 132.00 $132.00 $969 —
761–775 value added 771 102 133.50–142.00 $138.79 $1,070 —
796 796 42 132.00 $132.00 $1,051 —
818 818 15 131.75 $131.75 $1,078 —
833–839 value added 835 37 125.50–132.00 $127.79 $1,067 —
843 843 16 123.50 $123.50 $1,041 —
860 860 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 -2.54
871–886 value added 879 33 125.00–126.00 $125.61 $1,104 —
970 970 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,038 —
984 value added 984 31 121.75 $121.75 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 17 188.00 $188.00 $820 —
493 493 24 176.00 $176.00 $868 —
586–599 590 83 158.00–172.75 $168.42 $994 —
594 value added 594 30 165.00 $165.00 $980 —
670 value added 670 45 152.00 $152.00 $1,018 +7.00
728 value added 728 11 144.50 $144.50 $1,052 —
793 value added 793 25 130.00 $130.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 180.00 $180.00 $614 —
385–390 390 13 97.50–163.00 $158.02 $616 -7.98
439 439 9 159.00 $159.00 $698 -4.00
460–475 473 8 135.50–150.00 $148.24 $701 +11.24
540 540 26 174.50 $174.50 $942 —
550–573 551 44 147.00–149.00 $148.91 $820 -9.59
600–649 647 20 148.00–149.00 $148.05 $958 +3.55
665–690 678 2 131.00–144.00 $137.38 $931 —
757 757 10 128.50 $128.50 $973 +4.16
869 869 7 112.50 $112.50 $978 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 139.00 $139.00 $466 —
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 —
541 541 5 151.00 $151.00 $817 —
680 680 2 121.00 $121.00 $823 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 117.00 $117.00 $497 —
658 658 2 127.00 $127.00 $836 +22.00
835 835 1 101.00 $101.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–335 334 5 135.00–149.00 $146.19 $488 +0.69
390 390 17 130.00–137.00 $136.59 $533 -2.21
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
455 455 61 135.00 $135.00 $614 -5.59
552–570 553 90 126.00–129.00 $126.30 $698 -3.02
621 value added 621 14 125.00 $125.00 $776 —
633 633 3 105.00 $105.00 $665 -13.24
654–680 655 73 116.00–120.00 $119.89 $785 —
660–688 value added 667 53 124.25–124.50 $124.32 $829 —
722 value added 722 10 115.50 $115.50 $834 —
740 740 26 118.00 $118.00 $873 +10.00
725–746 745 44 102.00–110.50 $109.94 $819 +1.94
762 762 3 110.00 $110.00 $838 +4.00
849 849 11 99.00 $99.00 $841 -9.00
883 883 5 105.00 $105.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–340 327 5 118.00–150.00 $143.35 $469 +2.02
372 372 13 136.00 $136.00 $506 -9.00
420–446 445 46 110.00–135.00 $134.49 $598 +4.49
465–468 467 4 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $614 -3.00
490 490 14 135.50 $135.50 $664 +1.00
542 542 26 141.50 $141.50 $767 +10.25
525–547 547 57 120.00–127.00 $120.12 $657 -11.13
550 550 2 124.00 $124.00 $682 —
635 635 50 112.00–120.00 $119.84 $761 +5.79
742 742 9 111.00 $111.00 $824 —
850 850 1 94.00 $94.00 $799 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 19 145.00 $145.00 $571 —
508 value added 508 8 133.00 $133.00 $676 —
511 511 12 134.00 $134.00 $685 —
584 584 40 144.50 $144.50 $844 —
708 708 53 118.00 $118.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 12 123.00 $123.00 $451 +3.50
450 450 4 120.50 $120.50 $542 —
528–530 528 18 118.00–126.00 $125.55 $663 -0.45
795 795 1 79.00 $79.00 $628 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
459 459 6 112.50 $112.50 $516 —
558 558 2 100.00 $100.00 $558 -14.00
608–648 628 4 97.00–100.00 $98.55 $619 —
725 725 1 96.00 $96.00 $696 —
788 788 3 80.00 $80.00 $630 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 175.50 $175.50 $576 -7.62
381 381 7 157.00 $157.00 $598 -5.90
423–434 431 35 147.00–155.00 $154.03 $664 +1.16
454–482 457 28 139.00–149.00 $147.87 $676 +7.87
548 548 52 143.38 $143.38 $786 +21.38
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 -8.00
646 646 30 131.00 $131.00 $846 -0.13
741 741 19 105.00 $105.00 $778 —
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 -6.00
862 862 9 103.00 $103.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 173.50 $173.50 $569 -1.50
385–390 386 5 155.00–161.00 $159.79 $617 +13.12
415 415 1 115.00 $115.00 $477 -38.62
471 471 22 144.00 $144.00 $678 +5.00
549 549 25 132.50 $132.50 $727 -3.50
570–580 573 4 108.00–134.00 $127.41 $730 -6.77
629 629 4 134.50 $134.50 $846 +9.50
653–668 654 21 129.00–130.00 $129.10 $844 —
710 710 1 91.00 $91.00 $646 —
751 751 9 106.00 $106.00 $796 —
825 825 2 89.00 $89.00 $734 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 163.00 $163.00 $554 —
445 445 2 133.00 $133.00 $592 —
549 549 10 125.00 $125.00 $686 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 111.00 $111.00 $572 +10.00
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 —
755 755 2 102.00 $102.00 $770 —

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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.