Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 339, Heifers 428, Bulls 100)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.04/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$126.04

428 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	127.28	667	112
Medium and Large 1	592	126.56	749	245
Medium and Large 1-2	583	124.01	723	45
Medium and Large 3	468	121.96	571	23
Small 1	507	98.67	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $167 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 sale428 hd

126.04

—

VA average7 barns · 1,445 hd

127.77

−1.74

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

88 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	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,064	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	107.42/cwt	106.00–107.50	811	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	131.57/cwt	126.00–132.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.17/cwt	135.00–151.00	904	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	139.01/cwt	122.00–139.25	638	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.05/cwt	129.00–132.50	745	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	786	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	112.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	846	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,098	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	137.10/cwt	133.50–147.00	1,017	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	885	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.05/cwt	161.00–173.00	795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	2
Steers	Small 1	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	98.50/cwt	96.00–101.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.47/cwt	136.00–140.00	785	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.63/cwt	142.00–155.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	148.44/cwt	139.00–158.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	153.25/cwt	142.00–156.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.84/cwt	116.50–125.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.23/cwt	113.00–146.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.18/cwt	105.00–142.50	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	615	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	702	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.83/cwt	147.50–162.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	139.34/cwt	124.00–141.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	153.06/cwt	144.00–159.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	138.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	118.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	109.32/cwt	95.00–124.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	129.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	142.34/cwt	130.00–143.00	763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.31/cwt	159.00–161.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	4

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

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

Receipts 867Last week 813Year ago 444

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 339, Heifers 428, Bulls 100)

Value Added and Natural 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	—	335	110.00	110.00
6	—	576	139.00	139.00
5	—	515	113.00–146.00	130.23
3	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	750	82.00	82.00
5	—	419	144.00–159.00	153.06
4	—	364	130.00–141.00	138.24
8	—	654	127.00–135.00	129.03
7	—	475	155.00–158.00	155.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
14	—	644	126.00–132.00	131.57
19	—	563	136.00–140.00	139.47
5	—	475	154.00	154.00
3	—	875	94.00	94.00
2	—	383	142.00–155.00	148.63
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
6	—	433	159.00–161.00	159.31
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	149.00	149.00
27	—	702	151.50	151.50
15	—	569	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	100.00	100.00
29	—	623	135.00–151.00	145.17
11	—	863	124.00	124.00
3	—	373	179.00	179.00
22	—	742	133.50–147.00	137.10
41	—	546	162.00	162.00
20	—	476	161.00–173.00	167.05
15	—	430	171.00	171.00
8	—	340	178.00	178.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
10	—	913	118.50	118.50
2	—	985	96.00–101.00	98.50
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	850	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	846	129.75	129.75
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	139.00–158.00	148.44
5	—	479	142.00–156.00	153.25
2	—	563	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
7	—	424	147.50–162.00	159.83
10	—	626	124.00–141.00	139.34
8	—	374	181.00	181.00
4	—	825	95.00–124.00	109.32
6	—	755	120.00	120.00
21	—	536	130.00–143.00	142.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	128.00–135.00	130.24
20	—	755	106.00–107.50	107.42
3	—	327	140.00	140.00
72	—	459	122.00–139.25	139.01
46	—	564	129.00–132.50	132.05
6	—	938	106.00	106.00
6	—	841	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
58	—	653	116.00–121.00	120.42
13	—	722	104.00–114.00	112.45
5	—	375	135.00	135.00
4	—	619	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	734	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	121.00	121.00
3	—	367	119.00	119.00
13	—	448	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	77.00	77.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	740	100.00	100.00
7	—	485	116.50–125.00	118.84
5	—	333	105.00–142.50	135.18
3	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
40	—	448	137.25	137.25
18	—	542	129.50	129.50
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
10	—	372	138.00	138.00
19	—	644	110.00–120.00	118.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	759	109.50	109.50
19	—	608	130.00	130.00
17	—	462	125.00	125.00

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