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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 12, 2021

941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.30/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 536 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.02/cwt +21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 563 lb · 56 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.88/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 773 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 941 602 0
Feeder cattle 941 602 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 336, Heifers 457, Bulls 148) 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
320 320 15 183.00 $183.00 $586 +3.00
383 383 13 206.00 $206.00 $789 +31.00
430 430 9 181.00 $181.00 $778 +4.80
460–475 472 5 151.00–190.00 $182.40 $861 +2.81
510–516 514 8 147.00–172.50 $157.77 $811 -7.23
559–590 563 56 151.00–163.00 $161.02 $907 +21.02
632 632 5 149.50 $149.50 $945 +8.50
667–675 669 27 125.00–149.00 $141.83 $949 —
710 value added 710 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 —
700–733 724 30 133.00–148.00 $142.11 $1,029 +8.38
833–841 837 32 124.00–126.50 $125.24 $1,048 -1.26
913 913 21 124.50 $124.50 $1,137 —
1140 1140 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 170.00 $170.00 $524 -10.00
380–385 383 2 110.00–171.00 $140.70 $539 —
406 value added 406 5 171.00 $171.00 $694 —
420–425 421 10 169.00–178.00 $169.91 $715 —
450–488 481 13 144.00–171.00 $168.29 $809 +8.29
509–540 515 10 141.00–167.00 $163.47 $842 +10.47
554–574 559 23 150.00–169.00 $164.81 $921 —
638 638 5 143.00 $143.00 $912 —
743 743 9 126.00 $126.00 $936 -8.00
848 848 3 117.00 $117.00 $992 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 —
434 434 5 125.00 $125.00 $542 -36.00
675 675 1 93.00 $93.00 $628 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 6 149.00 $149.00 $922 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
615 615 1 144.00 $144.00 $886 +44.00
695 695 1 105.00 $105.00 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 155.00 $155.00 $485 +11.85
383 383 6 155.00 $155.00 $594 +10.46
452 452 33 139.00 $139.00 $628 +9.00
549 549 33 128.00 $128.00 $703 -0.93
572 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 —
623–646 645 43 104.00–122.00 $121.19 $782 -0.81
658 value added 658 26 128.50 $128.50 $846 —
704–737 728 30 112.00–114.50 $113.86 $829 +1.86
766 766 30 120.00 $120.00 $919 —
776–798 788 14 101.00–112.00 $110.20 $868 —
800 800 6 113.50 $113.50 $908 —
857–876 863 29 109.00–113.50 $110.95 $957 -7.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–329 329 6 142.00–159.00 $153.34 $504 —
375 375 5 159.00 $159.00 $596 +14.62
448 448 35 134.50 $134.50 $603 —
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 -23.35
505–545 536 62 120.00–134.00 $132.30 $709 -2.70
635–649 649 29 110.00–124.50 $124.01 $805 —
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 -19.00
750 750 3 91.00 $91.00 $682 -16.00
855 855 1 93.00 $93.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 149.00 $149.00 $454 —
443 443 14 134.25 $134.25 $595 —
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -15.00
559–575 562 10 120.00–125.00 $123.98 $697 -1.10
620 620 3 109.00 $109.00 $676 +7.79
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 126.00–134.00 $130.05 $507 —
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 —
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 +15.00
500 500 6 113.00 $113.00 $565 —
567 567 3 105.00 $105.00 $595 +10.00
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 —
705 705 1 88.00 $88.00 $620 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 9 116.00 $116.00 $653 —
705 705 3 91.00 $91.00 $642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 10 183.50 $183.50 $609 +19.64
383 383 3 179.00 $179.00 $686 +14.00
422–425 423 11 130.00–166.00 $161.25 $682 +2.25
460–470 463 5 141.00–162.00 $154.92 $717 +4.92
540–544 544 36 134.00–143.00 $142.75 $777 -3.77
558 558 3 145.00 $145.00 $809 —
656 656 6 130.00 $130.00 $853 -2.00
710–739 735 12 91.00–119.00 $113.44 $834 +4.44
818 818 2 100.00 $100.00 $818 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 363 5 151.00–161.00 $159.04 $577 +8.04
435 435 13 165.00 $165.00 $718 +6.00
479–480 479 6 148.00–158.00 $154.66 $741 +4.26
542 542 10 143.00 $143.00 $775 —
585–595 590 2 119.00–125.00 $121.97 $720 -17.03
623 623 4 131.00 $131.00 $816 +1.00
700 700 1 103.00 $103.00 $721 —
850 850 2 91.00 $91.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–463 459 7 129.00–140.00 $136.83 $628 +3.33
533 533 3 118.00 $118.00 $629 -27.00
728 728 2 76.00 $76.00 $553 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
590 590 2 116.00 $116.00 $684 —

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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.