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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 10, 2021

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.96/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 562 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 459 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.36/cwt ≈ $723/hd at 586 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 638 569
Feeder cattle 456 638 569

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Holstein Steers 7, Heifers 199, Bulls 115) 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 2 225.00 $225.00 $866 +55.00
438 438 16 157.50 $157.50 $690 -13.50
490 490 1 170.00 $170.00 $833 +10.00
546 546 18 161.00 $161.00 $879 —
564 564 20 159.00 $159.00 $897 +0.42
630 630 2 138.00 $138.00 $869 -8.51
650–663 659 3 115.00–137.00 $129.76 $855 +18.76
710–718 716 5 109.00–123.00 $111.77 $800 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 -15.72
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
890 890 2 103.00 $103.00 $917 -6.00
993 993 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 202.50 $202.50 $753 +53.51
433 433 4 167.50 $167.50 $725 +26.50
483 483 6 152.50 $152.50 $737 -8.50
544 544 6 147.00 $147.00 $800 —
656 656 13 138.00 $138.00 $905 +3.00
690 value added 690 7 133.00 $133.00 $918 —
740 740 1 122.00 $122.00 $903 —
887 887 3 108.00 $108.00 $958 +8.00
900–932 924 8 112.00–116.00 $112.97 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 —
638 638 3 114.00 $114.00 $727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 139.00 $139.00 $477 -2.00
373–395 375 10 139.00–140.00 $139.89 $525 +2.36
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 —
459 459 26 130.50 $130.50 $599 +2.50
500 500 1 102.00 $102.00 $510 —
550–580 562 41 111.00–126.00 $119.96 $674 +1.96
653 653 8 112.00 $112.00 $731 -2.46
753 753 9 104.00 $104.00 $783 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–390 379 5 117.00–142.00 $131.72 $499 -1.94
453 453 17 130.00 $130.00 $589 +1.00
520 520 1 101.00 $101.00 $525 -21.59
559–599 586 24 122.00–124.00 $123.36 $723 —
659 659 16 113.00 $113.00 $745 +6.00
717–737 729 15 91.00–97.00 $93.36 $681 -3.76
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
872 872 11 95.00 $95.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 125.00 $125.00 $462 -8.00
471 471 4 119.50 $119.50 $563 -1.00
575 575 1 91.00 $91.00 $523 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 91.00 $91.00 $517 —
615 615 1 80.00 $80.00 $492 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 -5.00
415 415 7 148.00 $148.00 $614 -3.47
488–490 489 8 140.00–142.50 $140.63 $688 -9.37
547 547 10 138.00 $138.00 $755 -9.61
560 560 5 110.00–111.00 $110.80 $620 —
638–646 641 10 106.00–124.00 $116.75 $748 -19.25
742 742 8 101.00 $101.00 $749 —
783 783 2 104.00 $104.00 $814 +4.00
860 860 2 86.00 $86.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 110.00–144.00 $132.67 $438 -18.33
375–395 378 8 150.00–157.50 $156.52 $592 +26.52
420 420 3 157.50 $157.50 $662 +32.92
460–482 477 4 132.50–137.50 $136.29 $650 -10.71
515 515 6 143.00 $143.00 $736 +14.00
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714 -22.73
633 633 5 118.00 $118.00 $747 —
715 715 5 106.00 $106.00 $758 +7.00
819 819 8 85.00 $85.00 $696 —
855 855 1 81.00 $81.00 $693 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 —
588 588 2 119.00 $119.00 $700 —
631 631 4 110.00 $110.00 $694 +9.00
720 720 2 90.00 $90.00 $648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 91.00 $91.00 $551 —
735 735 3 83.00 $83.00 $610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 140.00 $140.00 $623 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1089 1089 7 81.00 $81.00 $882 —

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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.