Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 136, Bulls 119)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.61/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$121.61

135 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

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	544	135.50	737	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	123.19	702	46
Medium and Large 1	530	122.25	648	64
Medium and Large 3	451	107.67	486	12thin
Small 1	563	103.75	584	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $153 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 sale135 hd

121.61

—

VA average7 barns · 1,466 hd

123.71

−2.10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	121.68/cwt	110.00–123.00	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	123.83/cwt	109.00–129.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	88.06/cwt	85.00–91.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	123.71/cwt	119.00–124.00	795	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	740	1
Steers	Small 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	108.75/cwt	103.00–126.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.58/cwt	138.50–141.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	129.29/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	488	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	551	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.67/cwt	102.00–110.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	124.45/cwt	122.00–125.50	824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 136, Bulls 119)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	543	110.00–123.00	121.68
14	—	656	121.00–123.00	122.28
13	—	438	126.00	126.00
5	—	315	135.00	135.00
4	—	372	109.00–129.00	123.83
3	—	722	109.00	109.00
3	—	463	117.00	117.00
2	—	610	105.50	105.50
1	—	880	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	113.00	113.00
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	113.00	113.00
3	—	370	102.00–110.00	104.67
1	—	730	78.00	78.00
1	—	515	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	662	122.00–125.50	124.45
10	—	449	120.00	120.00
5	—	538	128.00	128.00
4	—	385	128.50	128.50
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
1	—	325	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	123.00	123.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	119.50	119.50
5	—	723	103.00	103.00
2	—	818	85.00–91.00	88.06
2	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	420	153.00	153.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	154.00	154.00
16	—	643	119.00–124.00	123.71
15	—	540	140.00	140.00
12	—	405	161.00	161.00
9	—	375	158.50	158.50
7	—	322	183.00	183.00
3	—	723	107.00	107.00
1	—	860	86.00	86.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	143.00	143.00
6	—	636	140.00	140.00
4	—	774	103.00–126.00	108.75
2	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	150.00	150.00
14	—	668	138.50–141.00	139.58
13	—	788	129.00–131.00	129.29
6	—	474	151.00	151.00
3	—	388	157.00	157.00
2	—	433	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	172.00	172.00

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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