Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 252, Bulls 116)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.48/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$144.48

268 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$41.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	156.26	877	17thin
Medium and Large 1	627	145.88	915	166
Medium and Large 2	578	144.14	833	67
Medium and Large 3	590	122.64	723	16thin
Small 1	663	114.50	759	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.76/cwt here — about $118 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 sale268 hd

144.48

—

VA average9 barns · 1,089 hd

138.01

+6.48

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

79 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	Small 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Small 1	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	792	93.18/cwt	90.00–103.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	632	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.58/cwt	121.00–134.00	701	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	135.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	592	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	120.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	795	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	137.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.93/cwt	151.00–170.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.00/cwt	151.00–161.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	87.88/cwt	71.00–105.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	156.26/cwt	151.00–160.00	877	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	120.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,061	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.60/cwt	134.00–137.00	899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	736	30

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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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 252, Bulls 116)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	142.50	142.50
4	—	792	90.00–103.00	93.18
3	—	472	131.00	131.00
2	—	378	137.00	137.00
1	—	680	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	638	142.75	142.75
14	—	548	158.00	158.00
7	—	419	151.00–161.00	154.00
7	—	381	163.00	163.00
6	—	761	126.00	126.00
5	—	840	105.00	105.00
5	—	472	145.00–155.00	153.03
2	—	690	71.00–105.00	87.88
2	—	328	171.00	171.00
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	561	151.00–160.00	156.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	416	170.00–175.00	172.44
8	—	464	169.00	169.00
7	—	502	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	882	120.00–126.00	120.33
24	—	545	154.00	154.00
15	—	658	134.00–137.00	136.60
15	—	469	160.00	160.00
11	—	610	146.00	146.00
7	—	336	169.00	169.00
6	—	411	160.00	160.00
4	—	376	163.00	163.00
3	—	982	123.00	123.00
2	—	818	128.00	128.00
1	—	715	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	450	140.50	140.50
18	—	618	130.00	130.00
9	—	379	139.50	139.50
6	—	730	118.00	118.00
4	—	343	141.50	141.50
3	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
30	—	542	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	404	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	533	121.00–134.00	131.58
35	—	437	129.00–136.00	135.43
18	—	661	120.00–124.00	120.22
15	—	334	139.00	139.00
3	—	362	134.00–139.00	137.36
2	—	743	119.00	119.00
2	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	133.00	133.00
6	—	563	120.00	120.00
3	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	451	145.00	145.00
9	—	521	145.50	145.50
7	—	356	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	129.00	129.00
12	—	558	143.00	143.00
5	—	478	143.00	143.00
3	—	417	152.00	152.00
3	—	318	151.00–170.00	163.93
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	150.00	150.00
9	—	642	130.00	130.00
7	—	537	150.00	150.00
5	—	561	140.00	140.00
5	—	424	155.00	155.00
2	—	858	114.00	114.00
2	—	390	159.00	159.00
1	—	765	83.00	83.00
1	—	345	168.00	168.00

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