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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 22, 2021

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.72/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 543 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $143.68/cwt +16.34 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 554 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.40/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 435 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 903 454
Feeder cattle 450 903 454

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 183, Bulls 160)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 131.00 $131.00 $406 -4.00
375 375 2 147.00 $147.00 $551 +13.88
412 412 6 167.00 $167.00 $688 +27.44
467 467 10 163.00 $163.00 $761 +21.67
508–543 533 20 159.50–161.00 $159.93 $852 +34.93
659 659 20 149.00 $149.00 $982 —
725 725 1 112.00 $112.00 $812 -22.00
755 755 11 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
870 870 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,088 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 159.00 $159.00 $522 +24.00
380 380 1 141.00 $141.00 $536 +7.80
418 418 3 169.00 $169.00 $706 +24.00
458 458 3 150.00 $150.00 $687 +19.00
549 549 9 145.00 $145.00 $796 —
646 646 6 129.00 $129.00 $833 +19.00
710 710 2 126.00 $126.00 $895 -5.00
835 835 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
428 428 2 121.00 $121.00 $518 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 337 3 120.00 $120.00 $404 +6.72
384 384 9 126.00 $126.00 $484 +3.00
415–440 435 22 110.00–124.00 $122.40 $532 -4.60
469–480 470 18 120.00–133.00 $132.26 $622 +9.33
533–544 543 56 119.00–126.00 $123.72 $672 +1.41
633–638 636 6 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $728 -1.87
650 650 20 119.00 $119.00 $774 +19.00
753 753 3 107.00 $107.00 $806 —
811 811 4 100.00 $100.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 117.00 $117.00 $386 +7.00
378–388 385 6 110.00–125.00 $120.09 $462 +0.88
420 420 5 120.00 $120.00 $504 -4.41
477–480 478 5 119.00–124.00 $121.01 $578 -1.80
529 529 7 124.00 $124.00 $656 +15.12
610 610 1 111.00 $111.00 $677 +3.41
676 676 5 103.00 $103.00 $696 +7.00
718 718 3 90.00 $90.00 $646 -13.00
830 830 2 80.00 $80.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 101.00 $101.00 $480 -4.00
640 640 1 90.00 $90.00 $576 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 146.00 $146.00 $537 +8.41
428–443 432 11 135.00–163.00 $155.17 $670 +6.17
486 486 17 156.00 $156.00 $758 +21.04
550–558 554 45 133.00–145.00 $143.68 $796 +16.34
623–640 632 4 122.00–127.00 $124.53 $787 +13.53
658 658 18 131.00 $131.00 $862 +7.25
745 745 12 121.00 $121.00 $901 +5.00
770 770 2 119.00 $119.00 $916 +25.00
844 844 4 113.50 $113.50 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 155.00 $155.00 $524 +24.00
379 379 4 139.00 $139.00 $527 -5.00
400–441 436 8 136.00–155.00 $152.82 $666 +14.60
465–483 473 6 131.00–135.00 $132.00 $624 +11.00
536 536 9 133.00 $133.00 $713 +21.10
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 —
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 -4.02
838 838 2 102.50 $102.50 $859 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $456 -16.00

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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.