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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 31, 2021

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.50/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 709 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt ≈ $680/hd at 557 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.64/cwt -11.99 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 571 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 441 442
Feeder cattle 391 441 442

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 179, Bulls 74) 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
375 375 1 147.00 $147.00 $551 —
443 443 3 158.00 $158.00 $700 +11.52
485–495 493 7 137.00–159.00 $153.17 $755 +2.17
553–575 555 12 139.00–148.00 $147.22 $817 +7.22
589 value added 589 11 146.00 $146.00 $860 -15.01
617–639 635 17 133.00–139.00 $137.97 $876 +5.97
720 720 2 127.00 $127.00 $914 -0.40
753 753 2 132.00 $132.00 $994 —
825 825 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,023 —
858 858 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,021 +5.76
965 965 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 value added 477 16 168.00 $168.00 $801 —
709 709 35 138.50 $138.50 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 141.00 $141.00 $508 +1.00
440–445 443 2 130.00–140.00 $134.97 $598 -15.03
495 495 1 90.00 $90.00 $446 -50.67
559 559 7 129.00 $129.00 $721 —
672 672 3 130.00 $130.00 $874 +3.00
725 725 2 128.00 $128.00 $928 +1.50
763 763 8 113.00 $113.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 131.00 $131.00 $747 —
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 339 7 118.00–125.00 $124.07 $421 -6.93
393 393 3 134.00 $134.00 $527 -6.00
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
471 471 15 127.00 $127.00 $598 -1.50
513 513 2 137.00 $137.00 $703 +14.17
556–557 557 32 122.00 $122.00 $680 —
620–643 639 13 112.00–123.00 $113.64 $726 —
715–746 744 15 105.00–116.00 $112.03 $834 +3.84
758 758 2 108.00 $108.00 $819 —
850 850 2 107.00 $107.00 $910 +8.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 123.00 $123.00 $400 -7.00
445 445 4 126.00 $126.00 $561 -10.00
452 452 11 126.00 $126.00 $570 +21.00
542 542 13 116.00 $116.00 $629 +0.32
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 -10.99
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 +8.00
654–665 655 12 112.00–120.00 $112.68 $738 —
718–720 718 6 105.00 $105.00 $754 —
813 813 2 101.00 $101.00 $821 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 141.00 $141.00 $498 +20.00
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 +9.00
534 534 8 108.50 $108.50 $579 +0.50
578 578 2 107.00 $107.00 $618 —
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 —
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 16 123.00 $123.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 156.00 $156.00 $488 +16.00
378 378 5 152.00 $152.00 $575 +7.00
419–434 427 8 138.00–147.00 $142.58 $609 +1.58
462–478 468 5 138.00–139.00 $138.41 $648 +3.41
543 543 9 141.00–143.00 $141.67 $769 +6.67
649 649 9 128.00 $128.00 $831 +1.00
710–745 724 5 117.00–123.00 $120.53 $873 -3.47
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 —
865 865 2 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 157.00 $157.00 $515 +12.00
350–390 380 4 145.00–146.00 $145.23 $552 +18.23
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -12.81
563 563 9 136.00 $136.00 $766 +7.00
663 663 6 124.00 $124.00 $822 —
850 850 2 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 -14.00
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 +11.00

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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.