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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 448 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.59/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 469 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.35/cwt +25.51 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 455 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 867 0
Feeder cattle 602 867 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 256, Bulls 130) 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
328 328 6 180.00 $180.00 $590 +2.00
362 362 9 175.00 $175.00 $634 -4.00
416–436 425 23 169.00–182.00 $176.20 $749 +5.20
468–471 469 42 176.00–186.00 $179.59 $842 +12.54
537 537 19 165.00 $165.00 $886 +3.00
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +5.00
635 635 24 141.00 $141.00 $895 -4.17
742–745 742 15 130.00–134.00 $133.73 $992 -3.37
849 849 8 126.50 $126.50 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 180.00 $180.00 $603 +5.00
487 487 10 160.00 $160.00 $779 —
537 537 8 153.00 $153.00 $822 +10.66
655 655 11 141.00 $141.00 $924 —
725 725 7 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
819 819 7 115.00 $115.00 $942 +5.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 7 157.00 $157.00 $805 +8.00
604 value added 604 7 152.00 $152.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 161.00 $161.00 $671 —
505–530 518 2 130.00–137.00 $133.42 $691 —
715–730 723 2 110.00–120.00 $114.95 $831 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–337 332 9 140.50–144.50 $143.15 $475 +3.15
364–385 366 23 130.00–146.00 $144.54 $529 +9.54
448 448 42 140.00 $140.00 $627 +9.76
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -9.01
520–536 535 28 127.00–129.00 $128.93 $690 +2.93
626 626 13 122.00 $122.00 $764 +1.00
710 710 1 112.00 $112.00 $795 -0.45
890 890 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 379 6 141.00–145.00 $144.38 $547 +6.38
454–475 455 30 129.00–145.50 $144.35 $657 +25.51
541 541 21 135.00 $135.00 $730 +5.50
593 593 17 138.00 $138.00 $818 —
653 653 20 128.00 $128.00 $836 —
701 701 4 103.00 $103.00 $722 —
769 769 4 107.00 $107.00 $823 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 120.00 $120.00 $432 +1.00
456 456 10 135.00 $135.00 $616 +9.00
571–575 571 11 106.00–127.00 $125.08 $714 +4.08
605–645 615 4 99.00–102.00 $101.21 $622 +24.21
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 —
455 455 2 110.00 $110.00 $500 +2.00
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 —
658 658 3 89.00 $89.00 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 150.00–171.00 $163.86 $554 +2.86
380 380 11 165.00 $165.00 $627 +16.37
428 428 11 159.00 $159.00 $681 -0.31
481 481 6 150.00 $150.00 $722 -4.00
520–546 544 16 139.00–147.00 $146.52 $797 —
625 625 13 137.00 $137.00 $856 +5.43
657 657 3 132.00 $132.00 $867 +18.00
723 723 4 109.00 $109.00 $788 +4.00
818–838 825 6 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 174.50 $174.50 $600 +64.50
390 390 1 151.00 $151.00 $589 +12.76
426 426 4 159.00 $159.00 $677 +5.94
485–486 486 10 145.00–151.00 $150.40 $731 -5.02
559 559 18 139.00 $139.00 $777 ±0.00
605 605 2 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
685 685 3 127.00 $127.00 $870 -2.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–385 384 4 130.00 $130.00 $499 —
457 457 5 133.50 $133.50 $610 -6.50
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
561 561 4 130.00 $130.00 $729 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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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.