Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 256, Bulls 130)

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 $133.26/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$133.26

256 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$37.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	136.01	639	118
Medium and Large 2	555	134.83	748	103
Medium and Large 3	514	124.67	640	28
Small 1	541	98.14	531	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.86/cwt here — about $107 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 sale256 hd

133.26

—

VA average7 barns · 1,327 hd

132.99

+0.26

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

66 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 3	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	144.35/cwt	129.00–145.50	657	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	144.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	146.52/cwt	139.00–147.00	797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	143.15/cwt	140.50–144.50	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	144.54/cwt	130.00–146.00	529	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.20/cwt	169.00–182.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.93/cwt	127.00–129.00	690	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	133.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	179.59/cwt	176.00–186.00	842	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	886	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	764	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	658	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	586	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Steers	Small 1	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	163.86/cwt	150.00–171.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.21/cwt	99.00–102.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	125.08/cwt	106.00–127.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	836	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	818	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	777	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	150.40/cwt	145.00–151.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	7

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Receipts 602Last week 867Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 256, Bulls 130)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
5	—	457	133.50	133.50
4	—	561	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	544	139.00–147.00	146.52
13	—	625	137.00	137.00
11	—	428	159.00	159.00
11	—	380	165.00	165.00
6	—	825	100.00	100.00
6	—	481	150.00	150.00
4	—	723	109.00	109.00
3	—	657	132.00	132.00
3	—	338	150.00–171.00	163.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	159.00	159.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
18	—	559	139.00	139.00
3	—	685	127.00	127.00
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
10	—	486	145.00–151.00	150.40
4	—	344	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	153.00	153.00
7	—	819	115.00	115.00
4	—	335	180.00	180.00
11	—	655	141.00	141.00
7	—	725	134.00	134.00
10	—	487	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	635	141.00	141.00
23	—	425	169.00–182.00	176.20
15	—	742	130.00–134.00	133.73
8	—	849	126.50	126.50
6	—	328	180.00	180.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
42	—	469	176.00–186.00	179.59
19	—	537	165.00	165.00
9	—	362	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	110.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.42
3	—	417	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	455	129.00–145.50	144.35
6	—	379	141.00–145.00	144.38
4	—	769	107.00	107.00
21	—	541	135.00	135.00
20	—	653	128.00	128.00
17	—	593	138.00	138.00
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
4	—	701	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
9	—	332	140.50–144.50	143.15
23	—	366	130.00–146.00	144.54
42	—	448	140.00	140.00
28	—	535	127.00–129.00	128.93
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
13	—	626	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	89.00	89.00
2	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	99.00–102.00	101.21
3	—	360	120.00	120.00
11	—	571	106.00–127.00	125.08
10	—	456	135.00	135.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.