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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 13, 2021

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.54/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 560 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.55/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 640 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.28/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 553 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 807 847 692
Feeder cattle 807 847 692

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 266, Heifers 378, Bulls 163) 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
327 327 3 170.00 $170.00 $556 —
395 395 1 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
425 425 3 176.00 $176.00 $748 +17.00
479 479 7 164.00 $164.00 $786 +1.00
550–570 553 58 128.00–156.00 $154.28 $853 +21.00
630 value added 630 13 153.50 $153.50 $967 —
630–643 643 50 128.00–151.50 $151.04 $971 +4.19
655–685 670 2 133.00–144.00 $138.38 $927 -7.62
729 729 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,064 +8.00
767–783 value added 776 16 134.00–141.00 $137.97 $1,071 —
770–790 780 2 110.00–130.00 $120.13 $937 —
825–848 835 7 118.00–126.00 $121.48 $1,014 -11.80
880 880 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 165.00 $165.00 $558 +13.00
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 -8.00
432 432 9 170.00 $170.00 $734 -4.00
486 486 7 154.00 $154.00 $748 +3.00
533 533 24 150.00–156.00 $152.50 $813 +12.50
565–585 573 4 121.00–135.00 $129.25 $741 —
654–660 655 21 116.00–143.50 $140.86 $923 —
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 -17.24
753 753 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,001 —
841 841 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 —
470 470 1 126.00 $126.00 $592 +3.59
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 +9.00
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 134.00 $134.00 $436 +4.69
358–383 379 14 132.00–141.00 $139.79 $530 +15.53
405 value added 405 18 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
432 432 23 144.00 $144.00 $622 +4.13
450–479 478 31 139.00–143.00 $142.88 $683 +12.71
533 533 5 129.00 $129.00 $688 -3.47
560–563 560 84 134.50–136.00 $134.54 $753 +17.54
622–628 627 51 116.00–127.00 $125.41 $786 -2.62
660 660 1 101.00 $101.00 $667 -26.00
673 value added 673 14 130.00 $130.00 $875 —
719 719 20 116.00 $116.00 $834 -4.00
755 755 2 112.00 $112.00 $846 -12.00
804 804 6 105.00 $105.00 $844 -8.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 130.00 $130.00 $425 +9.00
378–383 382 9 129.00–136.00 $134.46 $514 -8.54
425–435 434 11 139.00–142.00 $141.73 $615 +0.73
475 475 11 139.00 $139.00 $660 +8.00
533–540 534 27 126.00–132.00 $131.33 $701 —
637 637 17 118.50 $118.50 $755 -2.50
689 689 11 115.00 $115.00 $792 —
728 728 2 105.00 $105.00 $764 -2.00
863 863 2 92.00 $92.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 100.00 $100.00 $315 —
468 468 2 122.00 $122.00 $571 —
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 -22.00
665 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
790 790 1 81.00 $81.00 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 151.00 $151.00 $515 -11.00
383 383 6 162.00 $162.00 $620 -1.00
420–435 423 13 143.00–177.00 $168.02 $711 +0.02
470 470 13 168.00 $168.00 $790 +18.44
536 536 32 144.50 $144.50 $775 —
618–638 622 24 122.00–139.50 $134.81 $839 +3.63
655–675 665 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $748 —
727–743 735 11 94.00–118.00 $112.51 $827 -2.49
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 5 150.00 $150.00 $477 -10.00
373 373 5 151.00 $151.00 $563 -10.00
410 410 4 172.00 $172.00 $705 +15.04
478 478 2 159.00 $159.00 $760 +16.00
557 557 11 135.00 $135.00 $752 +3.57
620 620 9 127.00 $127.00 $787 +2.00
705 705 1 97.00 $97.00 $684 -8.00
756 756 5 109.00 $109.00 $824 -1.00
878 878 2 96.00 $96.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 126.00 $126.00 $426 -9.00
443 443 2 141.00 $141.00 $625 +6.00
615 615 2 112.00 $112.00 $689 —

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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.