Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 396, Heifers 488, Bulls 207)

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 $129.95/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$129.95

488 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

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	567	138.00	782	8thin
Medium and Large 2	531	131.26	696	157
Medium and Large 1	570	131.04	747	289
Medium and Large 3	494	114.33	565	30
Small 1	615	101.25	623	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $160 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 sale488 hd

129.95

—

VA average10 barns · 2,642 hd

131.13

−1.18

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

92 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	Small 1	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.86/cwt	169.00–171.00	818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	139.54/cwt	130.00–140.50	632	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.10/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,031	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	161.80/cwt	156.00–162.00	883	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	122.13/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	150.95/cwt	131.00–152.00	832	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	130.15/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	788	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	931	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	954	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,188	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	707	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	509	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	160.16/cwt	157.00–161.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	163.35/cwt	145.00–164.00	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	137.09/cwt	136.50–138.50	787	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	996	3
Steers	Small 1	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	469	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	982	21
Steers	Small 1	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Steers	Small 1	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	145.57/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,115	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.11/cwt	149.00–177.00	758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	158.22/cwt	150.00–161.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	154.69/cwt	147.00–157.00	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.99/cwt	122.00–137.00	469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	618	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	96.80/cwt	96.00–97.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	131.34/cwt	131.34–131.34	708	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.15/cwt	125.00–138.00	525	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	123.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	926	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.80/cwt	117.00–161.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,060	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	170.62/cwt	151.00–175.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.71/cwt	167.00–175.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	163.62/cwt	135.00–165.00	887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.09/cwt	113.00–119.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	169.61/cwt	158.00–175.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	123.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	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

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

Receipts 1,091Last week 941Year ago 695

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 396, Heifers 488, Bulls 207)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	551	131.00–152.00	150.95
2	—	635	142.00	142.00
26	—	651	143.00	143.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
5	—	740	125.00	125.00
4	—	324	161.00	161.00
8	—	476	150.00	150.00
10	—	419	117.00–161.00	156.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	157.00–161.00	160.16
3	—	368	150.00–151.00	150.33
15	—	540	159.00	159.00
12	—	475	144.00	144.00
5	—	323	148.00	148.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	89.00	89.00
37	—	642	134.00	134.00
6	—	763	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
3	—	450	136.00	136.00
2	—	638	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	181.00	181.00
8	—	650	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	169.00–171.00	170.86
46	—	632	156.00–166.00	163.10
30	—	546	156.00–162.00	161.80
3	—	952	109.00	109.00
8	—	837	110.00–133.00	130.15
48	—	883	134.50	134.50
6	—	368	181.00	181.00
30	—	556	145.00–164.00	163.35
14	—	736	150.00	150.00
16	—	766	139.00–146.00	145.57
15	—	433	149.00–177.00	175.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	539	177.00	177.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	743	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
4	—	356	150.00–161.00	158.22
12	—	436	147.00–157.00	154.69
2	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
4	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	736	144.00	144.00
7	—	756	143.00	143.00
11	—	483	151.00–175.00	170.62
18	—	428	167.00–175.00	173.71
20	—	542	135.00–165.00	163.62
14	—	634	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
6	—	363	158.00–175.00	169.61
6	—	826	120.00–124.00	123.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	453	130.00–140.50	139.54
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	448	120.00	120.00
7	—	557	120.00–123.00	122.13
50	—	646	122.00	122.00
77	—	538	131.50	131.50
7	—	377	135.00	135.00
4	—	809	111.00	111.00
3	—	862	115.50	115.50
12	—	321	146.00	146.00
21	—	748	123.00–132.00	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	106.00	106.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
27	—	574	136.50–138.50	137.09
21	—	761	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
8	—	378	122.00–137.00	123.99
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
6	—	432	122.00	122.00
5	—	631	96.00–97.00	96.80
9	—	546	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	448	138.00	138.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
67	—	539	131.34	131.34
14	—	383	125.00–138.00	137.15
5	—	736	122.00	122.00
7	—	331	141.00	141.00
19	—	642	122.00	122.00
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
3	—	563	113.00–119.00	115.09
3	—	457	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	608	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.

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