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Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt +32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 650 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.47/cwt ≈ $722/hd at 545 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.03/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 551 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 847 466 789
Feeder cattle 847 466 789

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 251, Heifers 379, Bulls 217) 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
428 428 2 159.00 $159.00 $681 -10.00
486 486 9 163.00 $163.00 $792 —
544 544 41 160.50 $160.50 $873 +26.50
550–585 568 2 124.00–142.00 $133.28 $757 -23.77
630–633 630 47 130.00–148.00 $146.85 $925 +1.85
668 668 5 146.00 $146.00 $975 —
743 743 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,025 —
820–828 822 9 110.00–140.00 $133.28 $1,096 -0.72
921 921 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,225 —
1066 1066 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 152.00 $152.00 $506 —
380 380 3 163.00 $163.00 $619 -6.00
421 421 18 174.00 $174.00 $733 +19.28
487 487 3 151.00 $151.00 $735 -5.00
529 value added 529 5 150.00 $150.00 $794 —
541 541 11 140.00 $140.00 $757 —
581 value added 581 6 156.00 $156.00 $906 —
642 642 7 135.00 $135.00 $867 —
731–745 733 8 123.00–129.00 $128.24 $940 —
865–895 880 4 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 9 154.00 $154.00 $795 —
600 value added 600 14 143.00 $143.00 $858 —
859 859 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876 876 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 3 101.00–133.00 $122.41 $555 —
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–326 324 14 125.00–130.00 $129.31 $419 +0.31
350–365 360 3 105.00–138.00 $124.26 $447 -14.24
423–429 428 14 133.00–141.00 $139.87 $599 +6.28
465–470 470 25 110.00–131.00 $130.17 $612 +0.33
515–546 545 66 110.00–134.25 $132.47 $722 —
568 568 2 117.00 $117.00 $665 -13.00
640–648 644 4 123.00–133.00 $128.03 $825 +2.00
650 650 68 127.00 $127.00 $826 +32.00
731 731 17 120.00 $120.00 $877 -4.00
758 758 4 124.00 $124.00 $940 —
825–835 830 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $946 -3.51
904 904 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 121.00 $121.00 $393 -7.00
364 364 7 143.00 $143.00 $521 +6.14
426 426 10 141.00 $141.00 $601 +5.00
474 474 15 131.00 $131.00 $621 +2.00
557 557 42 131.50 $131.50 $732 +6.64
618 618 6 121.00 $121.00 $748 +1.50
650 650 2 126.00 $126.00 $819 —
723 723 2 107.00 $107.00 $774 +7.00
815 815 2 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 10 130.00 $130.00 $580 —
732 732 14 124.00 $124.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 123.00 $123.00 $528 +0.50
544 544 10 123.00 $123.00 $669 —
635 635 2 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
743 743 2 105.00 $105.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 10 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
570 value added 570 7 133.00 $133.00 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 162.00 $162.00 $535 +18.43
381 381 5 163.00 $163.00 $621 -7.00
421 421 12 168.00 $168.00 $707 +14.50
450–482 477 18 115.00–159.00 $149.56 $713 -5.44
551–563 551 55 120.00–138.73 $138.03 $761 -3.97
615–640 638 38 120.00–132.00 $131.18 $837 -1.87
740 740 13 115.00 $115.00 $851 -3.50
808 808 2 91.00 $91.00 $735 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 160.00 $160.00 $541 -8.49
375 375 11 161.00 $161.00 $604 +21.00
415–429 426 10 132.00–163.00 $156.96 $669 -6.04
467 467 3 143.00 $143.00 $668 -6.00
555 555 15 123.00–134.50 $131.43 $729 -7.57
632 632 10 125.00 $125.00 $790 +15.00
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
753 753 2 110.00 $110.00 $828 +33.00
815–843 836 4 80.00–93.00 $89.83 $751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 -9.00
428 428 2 135.00 $135.00 $578 —
568 568 3 116.00 $116.00 $659 —

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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.