Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 328, Heifers 310, Bulls 151)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.09/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$138.09

319 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$42.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	141.69	747	109
Medium and Large 1	606	139.05	842	185
Medium and Large 3	482	126.45	609	11thin
Small 1	535	114.14	611	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	1,047	99.00	1,037	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale319 hd

138.09

—

VA average10 barns · 1,835 hd

139.49

−1.40

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

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.24/cwt	112.00–116.50	742	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	575	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	119.07/cwt	100.00–120.50	647	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.61/cwt	163.00–168.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	144.44/cwt	123.00–145.44	806	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	855	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.42/cwt	118.00–124.65	896	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	480	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.80/cwt	137.00–163.00	742	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	717	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	596	3
Steers	Small 1	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	2
Steers	Small 1	—	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	465	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.07/cwt	126.00–135.00	847	48
Steers	Small 1	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.82/cwt	155.00–163.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	720	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	649	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	791	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.30/cwt	126.00–164.00	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	127.84/cwt	126.00–128.00	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	115.89/cwt	102.00–130.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.35/cwt	138.00–155.00	724	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	681	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	139.19/cwt	137.00–139.50	754	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.78/cwt	134.00–162.00	529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.45/cwt	153.00–164.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.20/cwt	118.20–118.20	746	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.53/cwt	112.00–124.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	103.22/cwt	103.00–105.00	853	9

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Receipts 789Last week 760Year ago 1,335

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 328, Heifers 310, Bulls 151)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	329	167.50	167.50
25	—	532	139.50	139.50
13	—	384	163.00–168.00	167.61
7	—	422	155.00–163.00	161.82
6	—	753	113.00	113.00
3	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	720	108.00	108.00
2	—	585	121.00–125.00	123.02
9	—	477	148.50	148.50
25	—	631	118.20	118.20
9	—	826	103.00–105.00	103.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
10	—	432	126.00–164.00	156.30
5	—	555	133.00	133.00
2	—	663	114.00	114.00
5	—	325	168.00	168.00
2	—	463	142.00	142.00
3	—	875	100.00	100.00
2	—	390	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	103.00	103.00
4	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	649	114.00	114.00
4	—	371	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	102.00–130.00	115.89
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
13	—	565	115.00–121.00	120.55
9	—	448	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	638	112.00–116.50	116.24
59	—	459	125.25	125.25
56	—	543	100.00–120.50	119.07
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
6	—	558	114.00–118.00	116.63
14	—	714	116.00	116.00
3	—	852	108.00	108.00
2	—	923	107.00	107.00
17	—	372	129.00	129.00
4	—	405	119.00	119.00
3	—	675	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	109.00	109.00
2	—	470	99.00	99.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
2	—	690	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	114.00	114.00
7	—	791	84.00	84.00
2	—	535	97.00	97.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	432	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	620	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	558	123.00–145.44	144.44
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
30	—	720	118.00–124.65	124.42
2	—	838	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
20	—	473	137.00–163.00	156.80
3	—	875	121.00	121.00
8	—	448	167.00	167.00
3	—	368	162.00	162.00
48	—	632	126.00–135.00	134.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	629	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	116.00	116.00
4	—	546	119.00	119.00
1	—	620	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
2	—	620	114.00	114.00
7	—	443	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	658	126.00–128.00	127.84
6	—	336	167.00	167.00
31	—	475	138.00–155.00	152.35
4	—	840	116.00	116.00
32	—	542	137.00–139.50	139.19
11	—	368	134.00–162.00	143.78
4	—	417	153.00–164.00	158.45
8	—	718	112.00–124.00	115.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	649	84.00	84.00

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