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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 22, 2021

813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.60/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 632 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.27/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 462 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.16/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 541 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 813 2,302 555
Feeder cattle 813 2,302 555

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 272, Heifers 370, Bulls 171) 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 5 178.00 $178.00 $700 +6.00
438 438 12 169.00 $169.00 $740 +5.00
476–480 476 25 156.00–181.00 $179.99 $857 +7.99
540 540 44 162.00 $162.00 $875 -0.07
570 570 4 152.00 $152.00 $866 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 -3.50
644 value added 644 10 152.50 $152.50 $982 -2.50
655–695 657 22 125.00–150.00 $148.80 $978 +20.80
759–780 760 26 110.00–137.00 $135.93 $1,033 —
763 value added 763 15 137.00 $137.00 $1,045 -1.79
811–841 829 13 117.00–130.50 $122.08 $1,012 -9.67
955 955 6 110.50 $110.50 $1,055 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 179.00 $179.00 $564 -1.00
443 443 2 156.00 $156.00 $691 -3.00
475 475 3 158.00 $158.00 $750 +9.76
553 553 11 155.00 $155.00 $857 +6.09
644 644 23 141.00 $141.00 $908 -7.05
725 725 6 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
868 868 2 115.00 $115.00 $998 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 35 110.25 $110.25 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 —
601 value added 601 4 93.00 $93.00 $559 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 142.50 $142.50 $470 -3.69
375 375 9 129.00–136.00 $135.22 $507 -1.37
460–473 462 54 112.00–137.00 $136.27 $630 +1.27
505–542 541 45 109.00–125.50 $125.16 $677 —
567 567 3 118.00 $118.00 $669 -8.30
622 value added 622 7 126.00 $126.00 $784 +1.00
633–634 634 48 107.00–117.00 $116.38 $738 +11.38
732 732 40 110.50 $110.50 $809 -7.50
770 770 1 114.00 $114.00 $878 +4.00
827–832 830 16 120.00–123.50 $122.41 $1,016 +23.41
1008 1008 9 101.00 $101.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 130.00 $130.00 $396 -13.35
380–390 384 13 110.00–137.00 $133.70 $513 -2.30
453 453 18 134.50 $134.50 $609 +3.00
537 537 35 127.50 $127.50 $685 -14.00
630–638 638 17 91.00–121.50 $119.73 $764 -0.11
703–725 714 4 91.00–101.00 $96.08 $686 -14.92
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
853 853 2 95.00 $95.00 $810 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 +2.00
456–485 462 5 116.00–121.00 $119.95 $554 -0.55
503 value added 503 9 93.00 $93.00 $468 —
573–575 574 5 108.00–116.00 $111.21 $638 —
635 635 1 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
637 value added 637 3 89.00 $89.00 $567 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 16 129.50 $129.50 $728 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 108.00 $108.00 $603 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 358 6 167.00–178.00 $175.97 $630 +18.97
435–442 440 8 154.00–158.00 $157.01 $691 +2.98
470–485 471 14 155.00–157.00 $156.85 $739 +8.98
520–546 544 38 119.00–140.00 $138.90 $756 -4.48
610–649 646 15 122.00–130.00 $129.50 $837 -1.50
725–744 741 7 111.00–115.00 $114.44 $848 +9.44
878 878 4 95.00 $95.00 $834 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 142.50–175.00 $158.88 $513 -14.62
370 370 5 164.00 $164.00 $607 +4.21
418 418 9 159.00 $159.00 $665 +44.00
476 476 6 155.00 $155.00 $738 +11.00
546 546 20 137.00 $137.00 $748 +4.50
648 648 12 125.00 $125.00 $810 -9.50
715–723 721 5 111.00–113.00 $111.40 $803 +20.40
865–881 878 5 93.00–95.00 $93.39 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 160.00 $160.00 $539 -3.00
485 485 4 144.00 $144.00 $698 —
568 568 2 123.00 $123.00 $699 —
722 722 3 98.00 $98.00 $708 —
750 750 2 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 +14.00

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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.