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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 537 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.58/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 553 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.59/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 540 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 1,096 650
Feeder cattle 638 1,096 650

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 306, Bulls 138) 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
384 384 4 170.00 $170.00 $653 -42.50
446 446 12 171.00 $171.00 $763 -7.00
481 481 17 160.00 $160.00 $770 -7.51
551–568 553 53 150.00–163.50 $158.58 $877 +10.13
629–639 635 29 142.00–154.00 $146.51 $930 -16.30
693 693 2 111.00 $111.00 $769 —
753–757 756 7 131.00–132.00 $131.72 $996 -12.56
846 846 13 127.00 $127.00 $1,074 —
865 865 2 109.00 $109.00 $943 -9.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 151.00 $151.00 $495 —
350–370 360 2 140.00–157.50 $148.99 $536 -53.51
415 415 2 141.00 $141.00 $585 -44.00
488 488 3 161.00 $161.00 $786 -9.27
510 value added 510 10 160.50 $160.50 $819 —
554–565 558 6 153.00–157.00 $154.35 $861 —
677 677 13 135.00 $135.00 $914 -21.00
765–789 784 5 111.00–115.00 $114.22 $895 -0.20
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 112.00 $112.00 $482 —
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 -14.50
590 590 1 102.00 $102.00 $602 -38.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 135.00 $135.00 $456 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 141.00 $141.00 $462 +1.00
355–382 378 6 135.00–138.00 $137.53 $520 -3.24
457 457 28 128.00 $128.00 $585 -10.87
537 537 57 123.50 $123.50 $663 -2.45
567–568 567 5 115.00–120.00 $118.00 $669 -8.00
624–635 632 29 128.50–133.00 $129.73 $820 +14.73
660–695 678 2 113.00–116.00 $114.46 $776 -2.54
734–743 740 17 107.00 $107.00 $792 +12.00
770 770 1 99.00 $99.00 $762 -10.39
810–815 813 2 91.00–105.00 $97.98 $797 -19.02
860 860 14 113.00 $113.00 $972 -3.03
905–933 927 5 104.00 $104.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–318 310 12 136.00–143.00 $140.61 $436 -2.39
370–373 372 3 132.00–137.00 $133.66 $497 -8.66
435 435 2 110.00 $110.00 $478 -6.00
463 463 25 129.00 $129.00 $597 -8.50
539–548 540 47 114.00–123.50 $122.59 $662 -1.41
633 633 16 120.00 $120.00 $760 -1.00
655 655 2 107.00 $107.00 $701 +2.00
710–732 729 8 97.00–98.00 $97.12 $708 -6.88
841 841 5 90.00 $90.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 125.00 $125.00 $422 —
360 360 2 133.00 $133.00 $479 -3.00
447 447 3 117.00 $117.00 $523 —
461 461 4 120.50 $120.50 $556 -11.50
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -15.00
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 +7.50
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 155.00 $155.00 $538 —
379 379 9 157.00 $157.00 $595 -24.50
423–431 429 9 146.00–153.00 $151.47 $650 -26.03
482 482 15 150.00 $150.00 $723 -5.00
529–548 544 25 146.00–148.00 $147.61 $803 +7.11
615–640 636 13 132.00–140.00 $136.00 $865 -10.00
757 757 9 100.00 $100.00 $757 -9.00
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 151.00 $151.00 $491 —
385 385 2 130.00 $130.00 $500 -23.00
435–445 440 3 108.00–135.00 $124.58 $548 -52.92
450–470 457 9 147.00 $147.00 $672 -20.00
545 545 2 129.00 $129.00 $703 -7.86
560–568 567 11 142.00–145.00 $144.73 $821 +15.73
658 658 6 131.00 $131.00 $862 —
713 713 6 99.00 $99.00 $706 +8.00
863 863 2 85.00 $85.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 2 101.00 $101.00 $629 —

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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.