Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 388, Heifers 617, Bulls 330)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.78/cwt on 611 head.

Average price

$111.78

611 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	113.98	585	377
Medium and Large 2	483	110.51	534	187
Medium and Large 3	430	100.83	433	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	806	98.60	795	35

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale611 hd

111.78

—

VA average11 barns · 3,379 hd

113.10

−1.32

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

68 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 1	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.83/cwt	133.00–138.00	586	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	993	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,015	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	133.73/cwt	126.00–137.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.88/cwt	138.00–141.00	680	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	139.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	779	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.30/cwt	138.00–155.00	715	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	529	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	770	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	114.52/cwt	114.50–115.00	735	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	608	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	671	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	790	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.58/cwt	131.00–138.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	497	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	132.37/cwt	125.00–132.50	719	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	840	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	109.02/cwt	109.00–110.00	580	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	111.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	603	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	106.54/cwt	98.00–107.00	670	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	458	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	391	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	110.90/cwt	103.00–115.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	90.41/cwt	82.00–97.00	749	5

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Receipts 1,335Last week 1,675Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 388, Heifers 617, Bulls 330)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
2	—	838	100.00	100.00
28	—	425	133.00–138.00	137.83
39	—	480	135.00	135.00
59	—	642	114.50–115.00	114.52
22	—	367	145.00	145.00
18	—	742	106.50	106.50
9	—	768	106.00	106.00
7	—	321	151.00	151.00
52	—	543	125.00–132.50	132.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	95.00	95.00
7	—	325	140.00	140.00
8	—	636	105.00	105.00
7	—	374	125.00–131.00	130.16
2	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	668	84.00	84.00
25	—	476	121.00–128.00	127.71
28	—	548	122.50	122.50
10	—	426	131.00–138.00	136.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	131.00	131.00
23	—	752	132.00	132.00
2	—	348	146.00	146.00
4	—	523	129.00–134.00	130.23
6	—	842	123.50	123.50
8	—	417	149.00	149.00
25	—	483	138.00–141.00	140.88
41	—	645	133.00	133.00
67	—	557	137.50–140.00	139.77
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	760	133.50	133.50
6	—	528	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
10	—	745	117.00	117.00
14	—	611	126.00–137.00	133.73
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
4	—	870	117.00	117.00
8	—	343	125.00	125.00
9	—	380	143.00	143.00
16	—	430	150.00	150.00
29	—	476	138.00–155.00	150.30
32	—	538	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	529	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	749	101.00	101.00
12	—	332	125.00	125.00
3	—	573	107.00	107.00
4	—	661	107.00	107.00
142	—	542	100.00–112.00	111.22
113	—	449	120.00	120.00
40	—	629	98.00–107.00	106.54
27	—	366	125.00	125.00
11	—	470	103.00–115.00	110.90
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
5	—	828	82.00–97.00	90.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	689	104.00	104.00
21	—	884	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	754	99.00	99.00
63	—	444	112.00	112.00
5	—	483	99.00	99.00
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
53	—	532	109.00–110.00	109.02
22	—	375	118.00	118.00
18	—	337	116.00	116.00
16	—	627	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	116.00	116.00
4	—	515	88.00	88.00
2	—	430	81.00	81.00

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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