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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 24, 2021

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.62/cwt +14.42 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 574 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 453 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.83/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 541 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 598 636
Feeder cattle 441 598 636

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 201, Bulls 77) 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
410–426 419 13 141.00–151.00 $146.48 $614 -4.52
473 473 4 151.00 $151.00 $714 -5.09
521 521 11 146.00 $146.00 $761 -12.99
563–565 563 5 136.00–141.00 $140.00 $788 -4.20
570–578 value added 575 39 158.00–162.50 $161.01 $926 —
635 635 7 132.00 $132.00 $838 -3.46
693 693 8 129.00 $129.00 $894 -9.00
722–725 722 10 127.00–131.00 $127.40 $920 +9.90
850–888 879 4 113.00–114.00 $113.24 $995 —
973 973 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 -17.00
438 438 4 150.00 $150.00 $657 -1.00
469–475 470 6 140.00–144.00 $140.67 $661 -1.33
525–538 535 5 121.00–130.00 $128.23 $686 —
640 640 2 124.00 $124.00 $794 -2.00
650 650 3 127.00 $127.00 $826 +1.00
744 744 8 126.50 $126.50 $941 +10.50
883 883 2 100.00 $100.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 138.00 $138.00 $495 —
480 480 4 139.00 $139.00 $667 —
505–525 512 3 118.00–129.00 $125.24 $641 —
658 658 2 110.00 $110.00 $724 +9.00
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 749 8 125.50 $125.50 $940 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 132.00 $132.00 $620 —
535 535 1 132.00 $132.00 $706 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 131.00 $131.00 $428 +6.00
386 386 5 140.00 $140.00 $540 -0.72
453 453 29 128.50 $128.50 $582 +4.19
519–547 541 20 120.00–123.50 $122.83 $665 -1.59
657–663 658 13 110.00–121.00 $111.71 $735 —
736–747 741 12 105.00–110.50 $108.19 $802 -7.31
810 810 5 110.00 $110.00 $891 +21.00
850–855 852 10 91.00–110.00 $98.63 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 130.00 $130.00 $396 +6.00
363–375 367 3 129.00–134.00 $130.70 $480 -9.30
419 419 7 136.00 $136.00 $570 +11.00
453 453 3 105.00 $105.00 $476 ±0.00
541–545 541 19 110.00–116.00 $115.68 $626 -9.32
560–570 563 3 109.00–112.00 $110.99 $625 -9.01
632 632 9 110.00 $110.00 $695 ±0.00
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
810 810 2 110.00 $110.00 $891 +11.00
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 10 128.50 $128.50 $700 —
615 615 16 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
756 756 5 110.50 $110.50 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 121.00 $121.00 $460 —
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -10.00
455 455 6 116.00 $116.00 $528 —
524 524 4 108.00 $108.00 $566 -9.00
626 626 4 95.00 $95.00 $595 -8.17
720 720 1 89.00 $89.00 $641 -12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 -1.00
735 735 1 96.00 $96.00 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 145.00 $145.00 $486 -7.00
395 395 1 127.00 $127.00 $502 -23.00
431 431 4 147.00 $147.00 $634 +3.00
468–495 470 11 131.00–133.00 $132.81 $624 +5.24
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 —
556 556 11 129.00 $129.00 $717 +2.00
630–639 636 6 121.00–125.00 $123.68 $787 —
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 -24.00
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -13.91
429 429 9 141.00 $141.00 $605 -3.00
475 475 5 135.00 $135.00 $641 -2.65
543 543 3 135.00 $135.00 $733 +3.91
641 641 4 127.00 $127.00 $814 +11.00
708 708 2 124.00 $124.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 116.00 $116.00 $441 —
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
551 551 8 115.00 $115.00 $634 —
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —

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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.