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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 26, 2021

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.52/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 663 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.95/cwt -5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 545 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.28/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 768 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,096 1,091 1,319
Feeder cattle 1,096 1,091 1,319

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 396, Holstein Steers 4, Heifers 522, Bulls 174) 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
385 385 5 212.50 $212.50 $818 +31.50
436 436 8 178.00 $178.00 $776 +2.89
478–495 480 24 162.50–168.00 $167.51 $804 -3.35
546 546 50 162.00 $162.00 $885 +0.20
572–579 576 10 141.00–156.00 $148.45 $855 -14.90
609 value added 609 16 169.00 $169.00 $1,029 —
622–643 626 32 162.00–163.00 $162.81 $1,019 -0.29
652 652 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,043 —
728 728 2 136.00 $136.00 $990 -14.00
762–769 768 66 136.00–145.75 $144.28 $1,108 -1.29
810 value added 810 19 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —
850–873 865 3 118.00–120.00 $118.65 $1,026 -15.85
915 915 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 —
916 value added 916 55 134.00 $134.00 $1,227 —
1011 value added 1011 7 116.00 $116.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 202.50 $202.50 $796 +32.89
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 +11.29
465–473 472 9 170.00–172.50 $170.27 $804 -0.35
547 547 8 145.00 $145.00 $793 -18.62
630–645 643 11 127.00–156.00 $145.61 $936 +0.61
668 668 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,042 —
755–768 762 7 114.00–115.00 $114.42 $872 -28.58
843 843 2 117.00 $117.00 $986 -6.34
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 127.00 $127.00 $705 —
673 673 2 113.00 $113.00 $760 +3.00
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
841 value added 841 10 131.00 $131.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 132.50 $132.50 $623 +1.50
570 570 5 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
657 657 3 127.00 $127.00 $834 —
707 707 3 115.00 $115.00 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 140.00 $140.00 $480 -6.00
350–379 378 20 136.00–141.00 $140.77 $532 +5.77
445 445 3 114.00–121.00 $118.67 $528 -1.33
469 469 62 138.87 $138.87 $651 -0.67
537–545 545 72 119.00–126.25 $125.95 $686 -5.55
555 555 4 126.00 $126.00 $699 +3.87
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 -7.00
655 655 43 117.00 $117.00 $766 +7.00
673 value added 673 36 133.50 $133.50 $898 +6.50
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 -28.85
755 value added 755 20 120.00 $120.00 $906 -9.00
753–780 762 26 108.50–111.00 $109.39 $834 —
831 value added 831 39 105.50 $105.50 $877 —
836 836 12 117.00 $117.00 $978 +6.00
868–888 881 18 112.00–118.00 $116.03 $1,022 +0.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 143.00 $143.00 $466 +2.00
369–375 370 9 137.00–143.00 $142.32 $527 +5.17
415 415 1 116.00 $116.00 $481 -22.00
462 462 42 137.50 $137.50 $635 +12.50
527 527 3 124.00 $124.00 $653 -7.34
550–590 551 36 124.00–126.25 $126.18 $695 +11.09
630 630 13 121.00 $121.00 $762 -1.00
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —
744 744 7 104.00 $104.00 $774 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 136.00 $136.00 $505 +12.01
469 469 12 132.00 $132.00 $619 +31.00
545 545 5 125.00 $125.00 $681 +11.00
550 550 1 109.00 $109.00 $600 —
619 619 8 107.50 $107.50 $665 +10.70
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 —
565 565 2 100.00 $100.00 $565 -6.00
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 -9.00
738 738 2 102.00 $102.00 $753 +15.00
837 837 3 95.00 $95.00 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 5 180.00–182.50 $181.50 $688 +16.50
421 421 9 177.50 $177.50 $747 +20.70
468 468 10 155.00 $155.00 $725 +5.00
546 546 41 140.50 $140.50 $767 —
580 580 5 136.00 $136.00 $789 -14.95
619 619 12 146.00 $146.00 $904 +4.00
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 -18.00
762 762 3 109.00 $109.00 $831 —
893 893 2 94.00 $94.00 $839 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 153.00 $153.00 $536 +2.67
423–440 429 3 177.50 $177.50 $761 +17.34
483 483 14 167.00 $167.00 $807 +23.00
518–545 543 29 119.00–139.50 $136.86 $743 -22.14
553 553 4 129.00 $129.00 $713 —
623 623 5 131.00 $131.00 $816 -3.00
730 730 2 85.00–97.00 $91.00 $664 -14.00
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 153.00 $153.00 $591 —
470 470 6 134.00 $134.00 $630 -2.00
554 554 8 122.00 $122.00 $676 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 —
550–565 558 2 115.00 $115.00 $642 —
633 633 2 117.00 $117.00 $741 —
795 795 1 106.00 $106.00 $843 +11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 4 79.00 $79.00 $702 —

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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.