Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 274, Bulls 235)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.36/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$118.36

267 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	121.48	557	50
Medium and Large 1	534	119.76	640	198
Medium and Large 3	633	96.58	611	12thin
Small 1	622	94.00	585	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale267 hd

118.36

—

VA average10 barns · 1,973 hd

118.20

+0.16

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

74 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	—	521	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	749	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	709	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	114.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	736	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.23/cwt	102.00–113.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	132.89/cwt	131.00–133.00	866	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	128.08/cwt	123.00–128.50	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	121.18/cwt	116.00–121.50	555	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,139	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	139.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	755	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	674	67
Steers	Small 1	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1	—	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	688	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	716	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	532	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	516	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	926	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	699	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	863	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	688	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	724	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	815	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	537	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.53/cwt	105.00–148.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	118.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	698	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.49/cwt	145.00–149.00	631	23

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Receipts 703Last week 892Year ago 1,675

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 274, Bulls 235)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	121.50	121.50
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
6	—	856	109.00	109.00
28	—	641	108.00–115.00	114.75
8	—	379	130.00	130.00
6	—	324	130.00	130.00
7	—	675	102.00–113.00	108.23
68	—	458	116.00–121.50	121.18
67	—	555	121.50	121.50
3	—	720	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
3	—	532	97.00	97.00
2	—	600	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	110.00	110.00
5	—	724	93.00	93.00
3	—	643	91.00	91.00
1	—	445	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	324	131.00	131.00
2	—	758	103.00	103.00
11	—	535	121.00	121.00
14	—	463	116.00	116.00
4	—	630	113.00	113.00
3	—	362	133.00	133.00
1	—	580	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	635	124.00	124.00
17	—	749	112.50	112.50
58	—	541	131.10	131.10
6	—	825	103.00	103.00
5	—	574	143.00	143.00
4	—	331	160.00	160.00
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
17	—	481	143.00	143.00
12	—	375	150.00–152.00	150.32
23	—	425	145.00–149.00	148.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	139.00	139.00
7	—	440	135.00–143.00	141.84
2	—	738	104.00	104.00
2	—	533	123.00	123.00
2	—	865	96.50	96.50
5	—	379	105.00–148.00	130.53
13	—	554	126.00	126.00
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	104.00	104.00
2	—	810	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	101.00	101.00
2	—	735	91.00	91.00
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,185	95.00	95.00
36	—	652	131.00–133.00	132.89
13	—	741	123.00–128.50	128.08
28	—	478	152.00	152.00
2	—	593	130.00	130.00
4	—	995	114.50	114.50
41	—	542	129.00–140.00	139.26
7	—	839	121.00	121.00
7	—	443	157.00	157.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
2	—	778	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	109.00	109.00
4	—	320	143.00	143.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	123.00	123.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
2	—	460	147.00	147.00
13	—	636	121.00–129.00	128.17
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
6	—	828	122.50	122.50
6	—	728	118.00–120.00	118.32
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	75.50	75.50
3	—	863	74.50	74.50

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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