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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 17, 2021

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.31/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 453 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.42/cwt +22.42 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 538 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.00/cwt ≈ $688/hd at 631 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 456 773
Feeder cattle 598 456 773

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 293, Bulls 137)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 166.00 $166.00 $546 —
380 380 3 160.00 $160.00 $608 -65.00
431 431 4 151.00 $151.00 $651 -6.50
455–488 471 21 149.00–163.00 $156.09 $735 -13.91
514–548 536 32 158.50–160.00 $158.99 $852 -2.01
555–562 561 12 130.00–147.00 $144.20 $809 -14.80
645–646 646 13 135.00–138.00 $135.46 $875 -2.54
697 697 15 138.00 $138.00 $962 —
738 738 3 117.50 $117.50 $867 +5.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 158.00 $158.00 $540 —
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 -45.50
423 423 4 151.00 $151.00 $639 -16.50
482 482 6 142.00 $142.00 $684 -10.50
556 556 19 140.00 $140.00 $778 —
609 609 6 126.00 $126.00 $767 —
658 658 5 126.00 $126.00 $829 -12.00
741 741 5 116.00 $116.00 $860 -6.00
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 2 129.00 $129.00 $713 —
685 685 1 101.00 $101.00 $692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 125.00 $125.00 $422 -14.00
355–390 377 13 128.00–143.00 $140.72 $531 +0.83
452–457 453 51 120.00–125.00 $124.31 $563 -6.19
530–539 538 46 116.00–125.00 $124.42 $669 —
555–575 562 3 105.00–110.00 $106.71 $600 -13.25
631 631 35 109.00 $109.00 $688 —
741 741 10 115.50 $115.50 $856 —
805 805 3 89.00 $89.00 $716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 124.00 $124.00 $396 —
383 383 3 140.00 $140.00 $536 +8.28
447 447 11 125.00 $125.00 $559 —
470 470 2 105.00 $105.00 $494 -25.00
538 538 25 125.00 $125.00 $672 +24.00
584 584 9 120.00 $120.00 $701 -3.36
641 641 14 110.00 $110.00 $705 —
675 675 12 110.00 $110.00 $742 -3.00
719 719 8 108.00 $108.00 $777 +14.64
800 800 1 99.00 $99.00 $792 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 122.00 $122.00 $378 —
448 448 3 120.00 $120.00 $538 —
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 —
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 +9.00
615–616 616 12 103.00–105.00 $103.17 $636 —
715 715 1 101.00 $101.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 10 111.50 $111.50 $755 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 101.00 $101.00 $571 +10.00
635 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 164.00 $164.00 $541 +14.00
383–393 391 11 140.00–163.00 $158.91 $621 —
435 435 10 144.00 $144.00 $626 -4.00
475–479 478 17 131.00–140.00 $137.65 $658 -2.98
538–543 538 23 131.00–132.00 $131.09 $705 -6.91
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 +14.20
632 632 5 116.00 $116.00 $733 -0.75
662 662 7 113.00 $113.00 $748 —
755–759 758 6 98.00–106.00 $99.33 $753 -4.67
812 812 3 105.50 $105.50 $857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 152.00 $152.00 $509 +19.33
373 373 2 150.00 $150.00 $560 -6.52
432 432 6 144.00 $144.00 $622 -13.50
470–485 478 2 123.00–132.00 $127.57 $610 -8.72
548 548 3 121.00 $121.00 $663 -22.00
570 570 11 127.00 $127.00 $724 +5.00
655–665 656 9 106.00–108.00 $107.77 $707 —
763 763 6 101.00 $101.00 $771 —
873 873 2 76.00 $76.00 $663 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 163.00 $163.00 $535 —
450–458 456 4 126.00–129.00 $128.26 $585 —
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 -20.00

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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.