Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Holstein Steers 6, Heifers 211, Bulls 126)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.63/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$127.63

208 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	134.94	644	119
Medium and Large 2	554	121.31	672	48
Medium and Large 1-2	738	118.52	875	22
Medium and Large 3	537	109.03	586	16thin
Small 1	444	105.00	466	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $178 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 sale208 hd

127.63

—

VA average7 barns · 1,030 hd

125.38

+2.25

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

66 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	—	743	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	869	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.31/cwt	141.00–142.00	520	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	168.69/cwt	163.00–171.00	614	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	122.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	6
Steers	Small 1	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	141.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.94/cwt	114.00–157.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.97/cwt	155.00–158.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	488	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	532	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.16/cwt	112.00–121.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	10

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 31, 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 98, Holstein Steers 6, Heifers 211, Bulls 126)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	743	111.00	111.00
8	—	669	119.50	119.50
8	—	367	127.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	625	99.00	99.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
11	—	559	112.00–121.00	120.16
10	—	451	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	709	122.50	122.50
7	—	801	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	368	141.00–142.00	141.31
28	—	444	135.00	135.00
18	—	535	120.00–130.00	128.91
14	—	637	120.00	120.00
10	—	315	154.00	154.00
5	—	996	117.00	117.00
4	—	744	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	109.00	109.00
1	—	355	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	493	106.50	106.50
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	101.00	101.00
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	119.00	119.00
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	139.00	139.00
6	—	389	164.00	164.00
5	—	622	119.00	119.00
3	—	472	142.00	142.00
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	364	163.00–171.00	168.69
17	—	547	141.50	141.50
10	—	632	118.00–123.00	122.51
10	—	436	159.50	159.50
9	—	317	178.00	178.00
6	—	482	149.00	149.00
3	—	743	109.50	109.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	75.00	75.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	124.00	124.00
2	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	127.00	127.00
7	—	561	137.00–142.00	141.29
6	—	659	140.50	140.50
3	—	870	121.00	121.00
3	—	462	114.00–157.00	141.94
3	—	393	169.00	169.00
2	—	818	122.00	122.00
2	—	323	171.00	171.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	784	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	141.50	141.50
9	—	524	147.00	147.00
9	—	465	155.00–158.00	156.97
6	—	385	169.00	169.00
4	—	773	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,203	115.50	115.50
1	—	680	116.00	116.00

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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