Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 302, Bulls 155)

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 $121.10/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$121.10

293 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$2.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	122.71	623	90
Medium and Large 3	461	120.87	557	45
Medium and Large 1	548	120.25	659	158

One grade step is worth $2.45/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale293 hd

121.10

—

VA average10 barns · 1,619 hd

121.09

+0.01

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

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	119.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	649	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	131.89/cwt	119.00–134.00	608	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	97.51/cwt	96.00–100.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.08/cwt	137.00–149.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.60/cwt	108.00–145.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.88/cwt	115.00–132.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Small 1	—	490	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	382	1
Steers	Small 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	468	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	148.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	864	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	115.17/cwt	114.50–116.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.24/cwt	140.00–170.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	478	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	677	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	742	3

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

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 302, Bulls 155)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	82.00	82.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
38	—	547	123.75	123.75
24	—	454	125.00	125.00
9	—	376	128.00	128.00
8	—	634	117.00	117.00
5	—	326	130.00	130.00
3	—	742	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	754	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	542	115.00–120.00	119.81
42	—	461	119.00–134.00	131.89
17	—	644	114.00	114.00
17	—	378	130.00	130.00
8	—	834	96.00–100.00	97.51
4	—	751	100.00	100.00
4	—	326	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	127.00	127.00
13	—	541	118.00	118.00
9	—	443	122.00	122.00
3	—	633	111.00	111.00
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	135.00	135.00
7	—	441	131.00	131.00
3	—	528	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	547	134.00	134.00
8	—	426	137.00–149.00	144.08
6	—	478	108.00–145.00	133.60
5	—	325	142.00	142.00
3	—	733	98.00	98.00
3	—	645	115.00	115.00
3	—	380	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	543	134.00	134.00
15	—	424	147.00–150.00	149.59
13	—	479	140.00–147.00	146.01
10	—	652	125.00	125.00
4	—	800	99.00	99.00
4	—	572	115.00–132.00	127.88
4	—	388	156.00	156.00
3	—	750	109.00	109.00
3	—	322	153.00	153.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	78.00	78.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	327	143.00	143.00
9	—	454	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	687	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	146.00	146.00
11	—	473	157.00	157.00
9	—	437	135.00–150.00	148.30
8	—	637	129.00	129.00
6	—	746	114.50	114.50
6	—	325	149.00	149.00
4	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	650	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	561	154.00	154.00
17	—	644	139.00	139.00
10	—	480	164.00	164.00
9	—	832	114.50–116.00	115.17
9	—	765	114.50	114.50
7	—	419	160.00	160.00
4	—	375	140.00–170.00	162.24
3	—	1,075	96.00	96.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00

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