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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.31/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 540 lb · 131 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.34/cwt +12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 556 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.37/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 637 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 1,081 703
Feeder cattle 903 1,081 703

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 403, Bulls 260)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 135.00 $135.00 $456 —
365–376 372 6 121.00–139.00 $133.12 $495 -35.88
405–445 425 4 125.00–151.00 $139.56 $593 -15.44
474–488 482 16 131.00–155.00 $141.33 $681 -8.67
505 505 2 125.00 $125.00 $631 +39.00
553–570 562 55 125.00–151.30 $146.41 $823 -5.19
602–646 640 45 127.00–133.00 $132.25 $846 -0.47
729 729 11 134.00 $134.00 $977 —
852 852 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,150 +12.29
910–947 932 5 101.00–132.00 $119.90 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 135.00 $135.00 $451 -21.00
383–395 387 3 120.00–140.00 $133.20 $515 -27.80
439 439 15 145.00 $145.00 $637 +5.03
474 474 8 131.00 $131.00 $621 ±0.00
553 553 22 143.00 $143.00 $791 +3.00
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -20.50
673 673 3 126.00 $126.00 $848 +6.00
721 721 4 131.00 $131.00 $945 +6.00
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 9 144.00 $144.00 $914 —
856 856 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 114.00 $114.00 $535 —
625 625 3 130.00 $130.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–335 332 7 109.00–114.00 $113.28 $376 -2.98
375 375 14 123.00 $123.00 $461 +3.00
429 429 45 127.00 $127.00 $545 -7.00
476–493 477 36 101.00–125.00 $122.93 $586 -5.77
502–543 540 131 97.00–124.66 $122.31 $660 +0.57
555 555 5 122.00 $122.00 $677 +17.00
628–638 637 56 105.00–117.00 $116.37 $741 -2.13
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 -10.00
745 745 21 109.00 $109.00 $812 -10.59
847 847 3 114.00 $114.00 $966 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 109.00–113.00 $110.00 $366 -4.99
376–385 377 9 113.00–120.00 $119.21 $449 +13.07
428–440 430 8 117.00–125.50 $124.41 $535 -5.09
450–485 472 16 111.00–124.00 $122.81 $580 +21.39
545–549 548 4 107.00–109.50 $108.88 $597 -2.56
620–642 638 11 107.50–108.00 $107.59 $686 -3.41
690 690 1 96.00 $96.00 $662 -14.00
741 741 4 103.00 $103.00 $763 -5.00
860 860 1 80.00 $80.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 88.00 $88.00 $365 —
463 463 3 105.00 $105.00 $486 -1.50
503 503 8 115.00 $115.00 $578 —
640 640 3 76.00 $76.00 $486 -14.00
738 738 3 88.00 $88.00 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $410 -41.51
350–380 371 11 106.00–143.50 $137.59 $510 -30.98
429 429 9 149.00 $149.00 $639 -7.97
467–473 467 37 117.00–136.00 $134.96 $630 -3.49
554–577 556 71 119.00–128.00 $127.34 $708 +12.34
648 648 2 111.00 $111.00 $719 -14.47
651 651 43 123.75 $123.75 $806 +19.82
746 746 17 116.00 $116.00 $865 -3.88
760 760 1 94.00 $94.00 $714 —
850–875 858 3 102.00–108.00 $104.04 $893 +13.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 131.00 $131.00 $432 -24.00
380 380 5 144.00 $144.00 $547 -24.00
410–421 419 5 135.00–139.00 $138.22 $579 -11.78
468 468 6 121.00 $121.00 $566 -10.07
520–548 539 3 109.00–118.00 $111.90 $603 -17.41
561 561 7 118.00 $118.00 $662 —
653–655 654 3 88.00–121.00 $99.02 $648 —
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 +0.66
778 778 3 108.50 $108.50 $844 —
848 848 4 105.50 $105.50 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
425 425 2 120.00 $120.00 $510 +29.00
540 540 2 113.00 $113.00 $610 —
633–645 636 13 108.00–118.00 $115.66 $736 —
670 670 1 107.00 $107.00 $717 —
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 —

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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.