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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 19, 2021

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 538 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.34/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 539 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.54/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 453 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,091 941 695
Feeder cattle 1,091 941 695

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 396, Heifers 488, Bulls 207) 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
368 368 6 181.00 $181.00 $666 -25.00
433–440 433 15 149.00–177.00 $175.11 $758 -5.89
471 value added 471 9 181.00 $181.00 $853 —
478–490 479 15 169.00–171.00 $170.86 $818 -11.54
535–546 546 30 156.00–162.00 $161.80 $883 +4.03
556–570 556 30 145.00–164.00 $163.35 $908 +2.33
626–648 632 46 156.00–166.00 $163.10 $1,031 +13.60
650 value added 650 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,066 —
724–743 736 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,104 +7.89
755–767 766 16 139.00–146.00 $145.57 $1,115 —
830–838 837 8 110.00–133.00 $130.15 $1,089 +4.91
883 883 48 134.50 $134.50 $1,188 —
952 952 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 363 6 158.00–175.00 $169.61 $616 +28.91
415–430 428 18 167.00–175.00 $173.71 $743 +3.80
475–495 483 11 151.00–175.00 $170.62 $824 +2.33
500–544 542 20 135.00–165.00 $163.62 $887 +0.15
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 -22.81
634 634 14 145.00 $145.00 $919 +2.00
736 736 15 144.00 $144.00 $1,060 +18.00
756 756 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,081 —
815–828 826 6 120.00–124.00 $123.34 $1,019 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 4 150.00–161.00 $158.22 $563 +19.22
403–449 436 12 147.00–157.00 $154.69 $674 +29.69
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 —
545 545 4 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
645 645 2 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
770 770 1 92.00 $92.00 $708 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 value added 539 22 177.00 $177.00 $954 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 119.00 $119.00 $708 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 +5.00
743 743 2 120.00 $120.00 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 12 146.00 $146.00 $469 -9.00
377 377 7 135.00 $135.00 $509 -20.00
448 448 2 120.00 $120.00 $538 —
452–463 453 56 130.00–140.50 $139.54 $632 +0.54
538 538 77 131.50 $131.50 $707 +3.50
553–568 557 7 120.00–123.00 $122.13 $680 +2.13
570–575 value added 574 27 136.50–138.50 $137.09 $787 —
646 646 50 122.00 $122.00 $788 +0.81
650 value added 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 -1.50
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
740–749 748 21 123.00–132.00 $123.85 $926 +9.99
761 value added 761 21 129.00 $129.00 $982 —
809 809 4 111.00 $111.00 $898 -2.50
862 862 3 115.50 $115.50 $996 +4.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 141.00 $141.00 $467 -12.34
350–385 383 14 125.00–138.00 $137.15 $525 -21.85
448 448 22 138.00 $138.00 $618 +3.50
457 457 3 125.00 $125.00 $571 +4.00
539 539 67 131.34 $131.34 $708 -0.96
550–590 563 3 113.00–119.00 $115.09 $648 —
608 value added 608 15 135.00 $135.00 $821 —
642 642 19 122.00 $122.00 $783 -2.01
736 736 5 122.00 $122.00 $898 —
785 785 1 102.00 $102.00 $801 +11.00
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 8 122.00–137.00 $123.99 $469 —
432 432 6 122.00 $122.00 $527 -12.25
465 465 1 101.00 $101.00 $470 -19.00
546 546 9 114.00 $114.00 $622 —
630–635 631 5 96.00–97.00 $96.80 $611 -12.20
675 675 1 95.00 $95.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 value added 567 8 138.00 $138.00 $782 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 106.00 $106.00 $583 +1.00
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 +9.00
745 745 1 87.00 $87.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 161.00 $161.00 $522 -22.50
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 -14.00
400–421 419 10 117.00–161.00 $156.80 $657 -4.45
476 476 8 150.00 $150.00 $714 -4.92
551–553 551 40 131.00–152.00 $150.95 $832 +5.95
635 635 2 142.00 $142.00 $902 —
651 651 26 143.00 $143.00 $931 +13.00
740 740 5 125.00 $125.00 $925 +11.56
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 148.00 $148.00 $478 —
365–370 368 3 150.00–151.00 $150.33 $553 -8.71
421–445 426 10 157.00–161.00 $160.16 $682 -4.84
475 475 12 144.00 $144.00 $684 -10.66
540 540 15 159.00 $159.00 $859 +16.00
642 642 37 134.00 $134.00 $860 +3.00
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 +2.00
763 763 6 98.00 $98.00 $748 —
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
450 450 3 136.00 $136.00 $612 -0.83
555 555 10 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
638 638 2 101.00 $101.00 $644 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 115.00 $115.00 $619 —
655 655 1 83.00 $83.00 $544 —
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —

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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.