Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 141, Bulls 116)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.65/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$121.65

141 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	123.65	764	87
Medium and Large 2	593	120.68	715	38
Medium and Large 3	539	115.57	623	14thin
Small 1	640	95.50	611	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $153 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 sale141 hd

121.65

—

VA average6 barns · 677 hd

123.12

−1.47

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	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	126.76/cwt	121.00–127.00	804	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.86/cwt	123.00–126.00	711	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	130.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	132.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	745	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	153.02/cwt	141.00–157.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	752	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	118.70/cwt	115.00–130.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	916	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	852	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	944	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	915	11

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Receipts 356Last week 109Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 141, Bulls 116)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	159.00	159.00
1	—	369	161.00	161.00
11	—	651	121.00	121.00
3	—	470	149.00	149.00
4	—	629	115.00–130.00	118.70
3	—	720	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,082	73.00	73.00
4	—	555	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	634	121.00–127.00	126.76
5	—	375	172.00	172.00
4	—	457	141.00–157.00	153.02
2	—	823	107.00	107.00
2	—	780	114.00–118.00	116.01
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	162.00	162.00
7	—	556	135.00	135.00
5	—	418	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	916	93.00	93.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
6	—	684	109.00	109.00
3	—	532	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	163.00	163.00
5	—	841	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
18	—	741	125.00–133.00	132.56
14	—	561	156.50	156.50
21	—	649	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	163.00	163.00
1	—	370	149.00	149.00
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
8	—	482	158.00	158.00
6	—	551	154.00	154.00
11	—	656	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
3	—	728	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	663	125.00	125.00
22	—	565	123.00–126.00	125.86
8	—	761	108.00	108.00
2	—	835	112.00	112.00
2	—	740	108.00	108.00
10	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	127.00–129.00	128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	130.00–133.00	130.58
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
20	—	637	118.00	118.00
8	—	553	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	753	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
1	—	745	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	122.00	122.00
3	—	375	128.00	128.00
3	—	632	108.00	108.00
2	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	430	102.00	102.00

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