Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 126, Bulls 70)

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 $122.27/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$122.27

125 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$38.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	127.34	696	74
Medium and Large 1-2	621	117.00	727	6thin
Medium and Large 3	405	117.00	474	2thin
Medium and Large 2	613	115.77	710	41
Small 1	870	89.00	774	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.34/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale125 hd

122.27

—

VA average3 barns · 358 hd

119.70

+2.58

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

58 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 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Steers	Small 1	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	749	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	846	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.24/cwt	149.00–159.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	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

Mon Jan 4, 2021

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

Receipts 296Last week 169Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 126, Bulls 70)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
12	—	533	143.00	143.00
4	—	329	157.00	157.00
5	—	623	116.00	116.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	648	115.00	115.00
7	—	749	101.00	101.00
3	—	697	105.00	105.00
3	—	425	154.00	154.00
1	—	895	83.00	83.00
1	—	820	83.00	83.00
1	—	355	164.00	164.00
14	—	549	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	126.00	126.00
9	—	537	149.00	149.00
7	—	425	158.00	158.00
3	—	475	154.00	154.00
14	—	625	131.00	131.00
2	—	803	116.00–118.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	135.50	135.50
3	—	905	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	134.50	134.50
3	—	653	128.00	128.00
3	—	730	125.00–127.00	125.65
4	—	540	141.00	141.00
3	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
3	—	360	149.00–159.00	152.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	643	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	106.00	106.00
10	—	440	136.00	136.00
6	—	649	117.00	117.00
2	—	755	111.00	111.00
25	—	562	130.00	130.00
5	—	323	139.00	139.00
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
6	—	379	135.00–146.00	136.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	134.00	134.00
8	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	86.00	86.00
6	—	618	114.00	114.00
7	—	831	98.00	98.00
7	—	471	129.50	129.50
8	—	527	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

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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