Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 279, Bulls 194)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.41/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$112.41

270 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	116.03	543	157
Medium and Large 1-2	504	110.00	554	17thin
Medium and Large 2	484	108.32	524	88
Medium and Large 3	475	91.38	434	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale270 hd

112.41

—

VA average12 barns · 1,983 hd

111.69

+0.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	105.32/cwt	101.00–108.00	591	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	574	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	471	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	146.53/cwt	142.00–148.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	685	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	128.07/cwt	110.00–131.00	556	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.59/cwt	103.00–130.00	575	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	114.84/cwt	114.00–115.00	617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.24/cwt	136.00–137.00	643	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.98/cwt	124.00–136.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	108.34/cwt	95.00–111.00	472	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	94.91/cwt	80.00–98.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.83/cwt	108.00–123.00	453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	4

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon Sep 23, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 652Last week 1,221Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 279, Bulls 194)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	561	101.00–108.00	105.32
14	—	420	136.50	136.50
10	—	379	138.00	138.00
8	—	634	93.00	93.00
7	—	474	112.00	112.00
4	—	336	142.00–148.00	146.53
2	—	818	93.00	93.00
2	—	718	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	72.00	72.00
1	—	455	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	544	126.00	126.00
22	—	434	110.00–131.00	128.07
20	—	473	103.00–130.00	121.59
8	—	377	134.00	134.00
7	—	636	102.00	102.00
6	—	754	104.00	104.00
5	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	575	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
29	—	436	95.00–111.00	108.34
17	—	539	101.00	101.00
14	—	632	80.00–98.00	94.91
14	—	375	108.00–123.00	120.83
9	—	337	127.00	127.00
4	—	715	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	504	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	444	120.00	120.00
39	—	536	107.00	107.00
19	—	383	123.00	123.00
12	—	623	102.50	102.50
9	—	321	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	86.00	86.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	98.00	98.00
3	—	522	88.00	88.00
1	—	455	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	114.00–115.00	114.84
12	—	479	117.00	117.00
8	—	421	133.00	133.00
5	—	648	105.00	105.00
4	—	389	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	132.50	132.50
14	—	488	130.00	130.00
10	—	706	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	136.00–137.00	136.24
15	—	621	124.00	124.00
14	—	553	136.00	136.00
12	—	527	137.00	137.00
11	—	664	122.00	122.00
8	—	423	137.00	137.00
4	—	383	124.00–136.00	132.98
3	—	332	150.00	150.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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