Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Winchester Special Black-BWF Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 515, Heifers 241, Bulls 67)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.79/cwt on 512 head.

Average price

$137.79

512 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$103.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	143.86	885	243
Medium and Large 1-2	729	133.62	974	222
Medium and Large 2	561	132.53	744	38
Medium and Large 3	525	112.67	592	6thin
Small 1	528	88.03	465	2thin
Medium and Large 4	700	40.00	280	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.86/cwt here — about $605 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 sale512 hd

137.79

—

VA average9 barns · 2,453 hd

134.96

+2.83

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

64 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	—	669	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,039	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	112.19/cwt	104.00–114.00	694	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	858	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	122.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	122.64/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,061	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	134.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	910	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	142.34/cwt	122.00–160.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	116.96/cwt	96.00–124.00	442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	130.55/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	860	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	155.94/cwt	107.00–160.00	847	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	22
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Small 1	—	528	88.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	130.35/cwt	125.00–141.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	132.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	923	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	104.60/cwt	95.00–115.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	463	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	604	43
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,114	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	364	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	669	8

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

Wed Oct 21, 2020

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

Receipts 823Last week 1,031Year ago 1,334

Winchester Special Black-BWF Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 515, Heifers 241, Bulls 67)

Value Added and 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
4	—	669	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
15	—	470	116.00	116.00
2	—	375	95.00–115.00	104.60
1	—	595	55.00	55.00
2	—	875	85.00	85.00
8	—	548	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	619	104.00–114.00	112.19
42	—	458	120.00	120.00
38	—	538	117.00	117.00
2	—	285	90.00	90.00
8	—	378	96.00–124.00	116.96
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	445	94.00	94.00
9	—	751	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	91.00	91.00
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	696	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	463	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
3	—	472	157.00	157.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
11	—	637	125.00	125.00
4	—	408	146.00	146.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
15	—	553	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	760	136.75	136.75
38	—	865	122.00–128.00	122.64
55	—	679	133.00–136.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	161.00	161.00
44	—	643	133.50	133.50
23	—	726	120.00–126.00	122.65
17	—	481	167.00	167.00
13	—	388	122.00–160.00	142.34
9	—	880	127.00–131.00	130.55
24	—	566	147.00–155.00	152.03
66	—	543	107.00–160.00	155.94
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	744	127.50	127.50
9	—	588	151.00	151.00
23	—	844	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	86.00–90.00	88.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
4	—	550	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	696	130.00–136.00	132.63
13	—	513	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	115.00	115.00
4	—	369	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
5	—	429	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	153.00	153.00
22	—	670	116.00	116.00
3	—	482	137.00	137.00
3	—	394	125.00–141.00	130.35
2	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	700	64.00	64.00
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
8	—	531	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

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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