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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 29, 2021

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.03/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 637 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.05/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 637 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.00/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 559 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 450 760
Feeder cattle 466 450 760

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 210, Bulls 162) 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
340 340 1 171.00 $171.00 $581 +40.00
405 405 2 169.00 $169.00 $684 +2.00
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -13.00
545 545 2 134.00 $134.00 $730 -25.93
553–590 557 13 149.00–158.00 $157.05 $875 —
638 638 16 145.00 $145.00 $925 —
750–764 760 7 131.00–135.00 $133.87 $1,017 -3.13
823 823 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,103 —
895 895 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 169.00 $169.00 $659 +28.00
440–448 443 5 144.00–162.00 $154.72 $685 -14.28
470 470 4 156.00 $156.00 $733 +6.00
574 574 6 145.00 $145.00 $832 —
664 664 9 134.00 $134.00 $890 —
678 value added 678 6 146.00 $146.00 $990 —
764 764 4 130.50 $130.50 $997 —
808 808 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,050 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 118.00 $118.00 $487 -3.00
550 550 2 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
630 630 2 108.00 $108.00 $680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 129.00 $129.00 $436 +9.00
380 380 14 138.50 $138.50 $526 +12.50
415–419 418 12 129.00–134.50 $133.59 $558 +11.19
470–484 483 24 126.00–130.00 $129.84 $627 -2.42
550 550 29 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
600–639 637 42 116.00–126.50 $126.03 $803 +11.53
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 -24.00
727 727 12 124.00 $124.00 $901 —
836 836 7 117.50 $117.50 $982 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 128.00 $128.00 $413 +11.00
368–370 368 7 136.00–137.00 $136.86 $504 +16.77
435 435 6 136.00 $136.00 $592 +16.00
480 480 7 129.00 $129.00 $619 +7.99
556–560 557 16 110.00–127.00 $124.86 $695 —
639 639 8 119.50 $119.50 $764 +8.50
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 +10.00
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 122.50 $122.50 $532 —
553 553 10 121.50 $121.50 $672 —
658 658 2 90.00 $90.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 120.00–167.50 $143.57 $464 —
384 384 10 170.00 $170.00 $653 +24.00
440 440 4 149.00–155.00 $153.50 $675 -1.67
480 480 14 155.00 $155.00 $744 -1.00
523 523 4 135.00 $135.00 $706 —
559 559 29 142.00 $142.00 $794 -1.68
636–648 637 34 126.00–133.50 $133.05 $848 +8.52
743 743 13 118.50 $118.50 $880 -2.50
838 838 2 112.00 $112.00 $939 -1.50
881 881 7 105.00 $105.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–338 330 6 154.00–176.00 $168.49 $556 +13.49
373 373 2 118.00–162.00 $140.00 $522 +1.00
428 428 7 163.00 $163.00 $698 +10.18
465 465 2 149.00 $149.00 $693 +17.00
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 +2.00
561 561 8 139.00 $139.00 $780 —
626 626 5 110.00 $110.00 $689 -19.00
745 745 1 109.00 $109.00 $812 —
770 770 1 77.00 $77.00 $593 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 144.00 $144.00 $501 —
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 —
655 655 2 99.00 $99.00 $648 —

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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.