Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 282, Heifers 412, Bulls 250)

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 $121.15/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$121.15

407 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	125.76	657	237
Medium and Large 2	557	121.48	677	101
Medium and Large 1-2	611	112.00	684	7thin
Medium and Large 3	532	104.05	554	60
Small 1	458	103.00	472	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $185 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 sale407 hd

121.15

—

VA average9 barns · 1,604 hd

120.06

+1.09

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

80 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 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	762	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	588	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	173.56/cwt	159.00–178.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.13/cwt	165.00–174.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	115.07/cwt	110.00–122.00	499	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	8
Steers	Small 1	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	102.45/cwt	100.00–112.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	153.39/cwt	142.00–161.00	669	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	783	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	559	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	85.96/cwt	70.00–102.00	533	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.73/cwt	129.00–136.00	604	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	114.12/cwt	108.00–114.50	712	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	873	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,020	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	123.13/cwt	123.00–123.43	669	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	514	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.69/cwt	146.00–159.50	752	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	754	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	695	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	169.64/cwt	168.00–175.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	142.95/cwt	141.00–143.00	785	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,015	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.81/cwt	137.00–145.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	765	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.39/cwt	135.00–137.00	772	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	157.40/cwt	151.00–159.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	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 Sep 28, 2020

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 282, Heifers 412, Bulls 250)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
5	—	641	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
10	—	569	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	132.00	132.00
5	—	317	165.00–174.00	172.13
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
9	—	421	137.00–145.00	138.81
13	—	746	128.00	128.00
17	—	566	135.00–137.00	136.39
6	—	472	154.00	154.00
5	—	374	151.00–159.00	157.40
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
31	—	637	137.00	137.00
12	—	734	139.00	139.00
22	—	477	146.00–159.50	157.69
16	—	436	173.00	173.00
4	—	374	168.00–175.00	169.64
42	—	549	141.00–143.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	705	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
11	—	530	108.00	108.00
4	—	718	105.00	105.00
12	—	434	110.00–122.00	115.07
10	—	557	100.00–112.00	102.45
6	—	344	124.00	124.00
16	—	620	70.00–102.00	85.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	105.00	105.00
5	—	528	114.00	114.00
36	—	653	116.75	116.75
28	—	437	134.50	134.50
8	—	344	131.00	131.00
7	—	741	115.00	115.00
7	—	621	112.00	112.00
6	—	454	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	445	129.00–136.00	135.73
4	—	344	136.00	136.00
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
8	—	732	112.50	112.50
34	—	624	108.00–114.50	114.12
1	—	820	72.00	72.00
103	—	543	123.00–123.43	123.13
10	—	381	135.00	135.00
3	—	593	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	127.00	127.00
7	—	522	136.00	136.00
9	—	326	159.00–178.00	173.56
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
11	—	384	159.00	159.00
6	—	475	136.00	136.00
4	—	925	88.00	88.00
7	—	424	146.00	146.00
6	—	718	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	121.00	121.00
15	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
8	—	623	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.00	118.00
2	—	325	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	436	142.00–161.00	153.39
14	—	640	135.00	135.00
12	—	759	122.00	122.00
2	—	845	109.00	109.00
2	—	578	135.00–136.00	135.49
12	—	377	176.00	176.00
10	—	331	182.00	182.00
3	—	677	127.00	127.00
29	—	479	145.00	145.00
2	—	865	110.00	110.00
52	—	539	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	89.00	89.00

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