Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 388, Bulls 302)

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 $128.05/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$128.05

388 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	132.33	647	135
Medium and Large 1	573	126.51	725	228
Medium and Large 3	479	121.90	584	22
Small 1	620	97.67	606	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about $41 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 sale388 hd

128.05

—

VA average10 barns · 2,381 hd

126.21

+1.84

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	129.32/cwt	125.50–129.50	713	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	118.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	753	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	900	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	172.25/cwt	155.00–173.00	830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	140.59/cwt	121.00–141.00	645	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	131.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	841	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.80/cwt	110.00–141.00	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	133.53/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,011	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	119.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	956	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	943	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	814	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Steers	Small 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	458	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.16/cwt	162.00–173.00	633	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	751	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	864	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	162.90/cwt	162.00–163.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	183.12/cwt	176.00–184.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	841	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.21/cwt	125.00–127.00	551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	706	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	134.18/cwt	128.00–134.50	750	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	623	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.05/cwt	104.00–118.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	124.34/cwt	122.00–124.50	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	693	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	141.33/cwt	121.00–145.50	475	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.62/cwt	131.00–155.00	656	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	897	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.87/cwt	122.00–154.00	657	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	797	3

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 8, 2021

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

Receipts 993Last week 356Year ago 1,760

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 388, Bulls 302)

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
69	—	551	125.50–129.50	129.32
5	—	1,069	87.00	87.00
5	—	321	145.50	145.50
51	—	637	110.00–119.00	118.24
4	—	836	108.00	108.00
52	—	459	121.00–141.00	140.59
14	—	368	110.00–141.00	138.80
5	—	922	102.00	102.00
17	—	724	108.00	108.00
3	—	537	126.00	126.00
3	—	752	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	89.00	89.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	126.00	126.00
3	—	638	107.00	107.00
9	—	440	125.00–127.00	125.21
4	—	358	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	383	145.00	145.00
29	—	538	131.25	131.25
1	—	885	82.00	82.00
54	—	463	134.50	134.50
10	—	627	104.00–118.00	114.05
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
11	—	336	121.00–145.50	141.33
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	139.00	139.00
9	—	746	109.00	109.00
15	—	620	125.00	125.00
40	—	559	128.00–134.50	134.18
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
3	—	327	175.00	175.00
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
3	—	379	145.00–150.00	146.67
21	—	427	131.00–155.00	153.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	555	136.00	136.00
32	—	641	125.00–132.00	131.13
21	—	751	115.00	115.00
19	—	480	140.00	140.00
10	—	384	162.00–163.00	162.90
9	—	342	176.00–184.00	183.12
5	—	841	99.00	99.00
4	—	544	122.00	122.00
29	—	430	122.00–154.00	152.87
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	120.00	120.00
4	—	574	118.50	118.50
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	557	161.50	161.50
24	—	482	155.00–173.00	172.25
26	—	757	131.00–134.00	133.53
2	—	1,243	95.00	95.00
13	—	862	117.00–120.00	119.54
7	—	933	117.50	117.50
6	—	433	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,096	90.00	90.00
5	—	334	180.00	180.00
23	—	644	146.50	146.50
9	—	522	156.00	156.00
4	—	372	162.00–173.00	170.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	603	158.50	158.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	137.00	137.00
3	—	723	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	163.00	163.00
3	—	837	117.00	117.00
2	—	393	166.00	166.00
15	—	763	122.00–124.50	124.34
14	—	630	144.50	144.50
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
25	—	566	158.50	158.50
9	—	477	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	698	145.00	145.00

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