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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 29, 2021

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.01/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 459 lb · 72 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.42/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 653 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.05/cwt +14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 564 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 867 813 444
Feeder cattle 867 813 444

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 339, Heifers 428, Bulls 100) 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
340 340 8 178.00 $178.00 $605 —
373 373 3 179.00 $179.00 $668 +1.00
430 430 15 171.00 $171.00 $735 +2.00
472–480 476 20 161.00–173.00 $167.05 $795 -12.94
546 546 41 162.00 $162.00 $885 ±0.00
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 -17.00
623–625 623 29 135.00–151.00 $145.17 $904 +5.17
725–748 742 22 133.50–147.00 $137.10 $1,017 —
790 790 1 114.00 $114.00 $901 -21.93
846 value added 846 17 129.75 $129.75 $1,098 —
850 850 21 126.00 $126.00 $1,071 —
863 863 11 124.00 $124.00 $1,070 —
913 913 10 118.50 $118.50 $1,082 —
985 985 2 96.00–101.00 $98.50 $970 -12.00
1132 1132 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 17 149.00 $149.00 $803 —
569 569 15 151.00 $151.00 $859 —
702 702 27 151.50 $151.50 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 175.00 $175.00 $586 -4.00
374 374 8 181.00 $181.00 $677 —
421–445 424 7 147.50–162.00 $159.83 $678 +3.83
450 450 1 159.00 $159.00 $716 +1.00
505–538 536 21 130.00–143.00 $142.34 $763 —
610–628 626 10 124.00–141.00 $139.34 $872 -1.66
755 755 6 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
815–835 825 4 95.00–124.00 $109.32 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 139.00–158.00 $148.44 $576 —
470–481 479 5 142.00–156.00 $153.25 $734 —
563 563 2 121.00 $121.00 $681 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 146.00 $146.00 $672 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 2 112.00 $112.00 $829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 140.00 $140.00 $458 -2.50
375 375 5 135.00 $135.00 $506 -0.22
405–430 422 3 128.00–135.00 $130.24 $550 —
459–465 459 72 122.00–139.25 $139.01 $638 +2.74
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 —
552–582 564 46 129.00–132.50 $132.05 $745 +14.05
619 619 4 121.00 $121.00 $749 +4.62
652–658 653 58 116.00–121.00 $120.42 $786 —
721–730 722 13 104.00–114.00 $112.45 $812 +1.95
734 value added 734 8 112.00 $112.00 $822 —
753–790 755 20 106.00–107.50 $107.42 $811 -6.58
841 841 6 117.00 $117.00 $984 -5.41
938 938 6 106.00 $106.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 333 5 105.00–142.50 $135.18 $450 +5.18
372 372 10 138.00 $138.00 $513 +4.30
448 448 40 137.25 $137.25 $615 —
468–492 485 7 116.50–125.00 $118.84 $576 -15.66
542 542 18 129.50 $129.50 $702 +2.00
643–644 644 19 110.00–120.00 $118.95 $766 -0.78
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —
730–741 740 8 100.00 $100.00 $740 +3.92
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 -5.00
855 855 3 100.00 $100.00 $855 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 17 125.00 $125.00 $578 —
608 608 19 130.00 $130.00 $790 —
759 759 9 109.50 $109.50 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 119.00 $119.00 $437 -6.00
448 448 13 127.00 $127.00 $569 —
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 +6.05
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
551 551 4 121.00 $121.00 $667 +9.79
635 635 1 77.00 $77.00 $489 -32.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 108.00 $108.00 $486 —
620 620 1 80.00 $80.00 $496 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 161.00 $161.00 $491 —
375–390 383 2 142.00–155.00 $148.63 $569 -27.34
405–438 433 6 159.00–161.00 $159.31 $690 +2.30
475 475 5 154.00 $154.00 $732 -2.85
560–580 563 19 136.00–140.00 $139.47 $785 —
644–645 644 14 126.00–132.00 $131.57 $847 +2.07
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 -9.44
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 —
875 875 3 94.00 $94.00 $822 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 -48.88
350–370 364 4 130.00–141.00 $138.24 $503 -25.76
415–422 419 5 144.00–159.00 $153.06 $641 -5.94
465–477 475 7 155.00–158.00 $155.42 $738 +0.42
503–530 515 5 113.00–146.00 $130.23 $671 -6.77
576 576 6 139.00 $139.00 $801 —
650–665 654 8 127.00–135.00 $129.03 $844 —
720 720 3 105.00 $105.00 $756 -6.40
750 750 1 82.00 $82.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 -45.00
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -4.00
538 538 3 124.00 $124.00 $667 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 2 118.00 $118.00 $741 —

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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.