Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 182, Bulls 49)

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 $122.73/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$122.73

181 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	624	128.24	800	42
Medium and Large 1	581	122.29	711	93
Medium and Large 2	529	120.88	639	32
Medium and Large 3	497	113.29	562	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $238 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 sale181 hd

122.73

—

VA average7 barns · 731 hd

119.24

+3.49

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

53 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	—	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	154.63/cwt	153.00–160.50	861	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	126.14/cwt	126.00–127.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	955	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	841	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	124.92/cwt	124.00–125.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	128.24/cwt	126.25–130.75	800	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.09/cwt	110.50–115.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Receipts 344Last week 391Year ago 645

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 182, Bulls 49)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	461	132.00	132.00
2	—	913	104.00	104.00
35	—	554	125.00	125.00
7	—	744	113.00	113.00
15	—	668	110.50–115.00	114.09
4	—	1,003	102.00	102.00
2	—	875	96.00	96.00
8	—	326	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	113.00	113.00
7	—	534	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
2	—	333	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	124.00–125.00	124.92
2	—	390	115.00	115.00
6	—	657	112.50	112.50
12	—	552	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	624	126.25–130.75	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	164.00	164.00
3	—	732	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
2	—	388	142.00–145.00	143.53
8	—	476	164.00	164.00
7	—	553	140.00	140.00
4	—	633	129.00	129.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
5	—	612	133.00	133.00
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	153.00	153.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
2	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	163.00	163.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
32	—	557	153.00–160.50	154.63
2	—	1,070	116.00	116.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
7	—	978	114.00	114.00
7	—	734	126.00–127.00	126.14
12	—	644	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,020	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	651	146.75	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	154.00	154.00
6	—	643	133.00	133.00
3	—	963	115.00	115.00
2	—	773	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	156.00	156.00

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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