Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 390, Bulls 163)

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 $126.27/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$126.27

354 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.01/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	506	129.01	652	60
Medium and Large 1	515	128.32	661	196
Medium and Large 1-2	610	128.00	781	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	697	124.50	868	22
Medium and Large 3	568	119.32	678	51
Small 1	604	110.00	665	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale354 hd

126.27

—

VA average10 barns · 1,712 hd

126.26

+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

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.46/cwt	123.00–146.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	134.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	876	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	107.36/cwt	91.00–127.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.50/cwt	140.00–167.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	863	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	915	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	467	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	509	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.21/cwt	113.00–122.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	746	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	2
Steers	Small 1	—	461	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	585	6
Steers	Small 1	—	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.25/cwt	121.00–134.00	613	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	123.75/cwt	123.75–124.00	665	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	118.03/cwt	117.00–120.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.51/cwt	116.00–123.00	733	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	97.92/cwt	94.00–102.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.89/cwt	126.00–138.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.36/cwt	134.00–151.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	93.65/cwt	92.00–97.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	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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Receipts 773Last week 569Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 390, Bulls 163)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	163.00	163.00
4	—	824	128.00	128.00
9	—	734	130.00	130.00
13	—	620	123.00–146.00	140.46
15	—	435	169.00	169.00
23	—	652	127.00–135.00	134.29
26	—	467	150.00	150.00
40	—	535	145.00	145.00
4	—	369	140.00–167.00	160.50
2	—	345	168.00	168.00
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	163.00	163.00
3	—	478	139.00	139.00
4	—	649	136.00	136.00
7	—	540	149.00	149.00
9	—	729	132.00	132.00
12	—	425	161.00	161.00
13	—	559	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
2	—	338	145.00	145.00
2	—	633	113.00	113.00
3	—	474	91.00–127.00	107.36
6	—	569	123.50	123.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	142.50	142.50
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
2	—	853	104.00	104.00
32	—	547	139.00	139.00
17	—	478	142.00	142.00
12	—	387	155.00	155.00
11	—	639	126.00	126.00
7	—	747	114.00	114.00
5	—	572	126.00–138.00	130.89
5	—	431	134.00–151.00	144.36
3	—	810	92.00–97.00	93.65
3	—	330	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	94.00–102.00	97.92
3	—	568	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	126.00	126.00
7	—	411	149.00	149.00
6	—	702	125.00	125.00
6	—	648	125.00	125.00
3	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	127.00	127.00
5	—	743	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	106.00	106.00
3	—	605	116.00	116.00
3	—	467	109.00	109.00
2	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	395	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	541	124.00	124.00
15	—	628	113.00–122.00	120.21
6	—	370	124.00	124.00
5	—	746	106.00	106.00
4	—	450	116.00	116.00
2	—	763	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	697	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	465	134.00	134.00
10	—	641	120.00–123.00	121.80
9	—	380	132.50	132.50
8	—	561	127.50	127.50
3	—	348	131.00	131.00
2	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	610	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	576	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	460	121.00–134.00	133.25
54	—	537	123.75–124.00	123.75
11	—	578	128.00	128.00
7	—	827	110.00	110.00
7	—	729	121.00	121.00
6	—	435	117.00–120.00	118.03
5	—	385	131.00	131.00
5	—	329	144.00	144.00
2	—	613	116.00–123.00	119.51

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