Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 190, Bulls 145)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$127.38

187 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$30.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	131.70	659	54
Medium and Large 1-2	712	128.47	914	43
Medium and Large 2	517	126.69	655	73
Medium and Large 3	476	114.70	546	16thin
Small 1	570	101.00	576	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.70/cwt here — about $83 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 sale187 hd

127.38

—

VA average10 barns · 1,321 hd

127.64

−0.26

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

67 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	—	529	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	688	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	678	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	759	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.60/cwt	137.00–152.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.86/cwt	108.00–114.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.10/cwt	110.00–127.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	551	2
Steers	Small 1	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Steers	Small 1	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.13/cwt	136.00–146.00	682	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	109.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	148.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.88/cwt	131.00–132.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	143.88/cwt	138.00–147.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	971	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	141.42/cwt	136.00–144.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 449Last week 430Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 190, Bulls 145)

Natural 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
26	—	529	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
3	—	310	136.00–144.00	141.42
3	—	828	109.00	109.00
4	—	574	116.00	116.00
4	—	639	115.00	115.00
4	—	749	108.00	108.00
6	—	373	137.00	137.00
22	—	447	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	117.00	117.00
5	—	451	116.00	116.00
4	—	635	105.00	105.00
2	—	535	118.00–126.00	122.07
1	—	360	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
3	—	322	138.00–147.00	143.88
4	—	391	131.00	131.00
6	—	649	127.00	127.00
16	—	558	129.75	129.75
24	—	455	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	122.00	122.00
6	—	554	131.00	131.00
32	—	753	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	421	161.00	161.00
23	—	529	143.50	143.50
11	—	468	137.00–152.00	146.60
7	—	728	108.00–114.00	112.86
7	—	653	117.00	117.00
4	—	378	153.00	153.00
3	—	577	110.00–127.00	119.10
2	—	328	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	743	94.00	94.00
7	—	671	105.00–111.00	109.43
8	—	383	145.00–149.00	148.48
8	—	477	131.00–132.00	131.88
8	—	556	131.50	131.50
10	—	421	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
2	—	463	122.00	122.00
5	—	548	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	139.00	139.00
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
1	—	585	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	145.50	145.50
6	—	419	152.00	152.00
3	—	737	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	145.00	145.00
11	—	780	145.00	145.00
7	—	613	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	598	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	147.00	147.00
12	—	648	139.00	139.00
5	—	900	132.00	132.00
3	—	735	121.00–128.00	125.73
2	—	483	136.00–146.00	141.13

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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