Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 306, Bulls 138)

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 $122.05/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$122.05

302 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$2.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	122.19	731	168
Medium and Large 2	534	122.13	653	120
Medium and Large 3	457	119.71	547	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.47/cwt here — about $184 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 sale302 hd

122.05

—

VA average8 barns · 1,630 hd

125.26

−3.21

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

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	597	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	97.98/cwt	91.00–105.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	663	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.61/cwt	136.00–143.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	97.12/cwt	97.00–98.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	158.58/cwt	150.00–163.50	877	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	585	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.51/cwt	142.00–154.00	930	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.73/cwt	128.50–133.00	820	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	14
Steers	Small 1	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,074	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	131.72/cwt	131.00–132.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	770	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	865	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.47/cwt	146.00–153.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.59/cwt	114.00–123.50	662	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	863	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	154.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	114.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.99/cwt	140.00–157.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	144.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	124.58/cwt	108.00–135.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	147.61/cwt	146.00–148.00	803	25

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 May 3, 2021

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

Receipts 638Last week 1,096Year ago 650

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 306, Bulls 138)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	677	135.00	135.00
2	—	328	151.00	151.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
6	—	558	153.00–157.00	154.35
5	—	784	111.00–115.00	114.22
3	—	488	161.00	161.00
2	—	360	140.00–157.50	148.99
2	—	415	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	553	150.00–163.50	158.58
2	—	693	111.00	111.00
12	—	446	171.00	171.00
29	—	635	142.00–154.00	146.51
4	—	384	170.00	170.00
13	—	846	127.00	127.00
7	—	756	131.00–132.00	131.72
17	—	481	160.00	160.00
2	—	865	109.00	109.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	463	129.00	129.00
12	—	310	136.00–143.00	140.61
8	—	729	97.00–98.00	97.12
3	—	372	132.00–137.00	133.66
47	—	540	114.00–123.50	122.59
2	—	655	107.00	107.00
2	—	435	110.00	110.00
16	—	633	120.00	120.00
5	—	841	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	91.00–105.00	97.98
1	—	770	99.00	99.00
57	—	537	123.50	123.50
6	—	378	135.00–138.00	137.53
2	—	678	113.00–116.00	114.46
28	—	457	128.00	128.00
29	—	632	128.50–133.00	129.73
5	—	927	104.00	104.00
14	—	860	113.00	113.00
17	—	740	107.00	107.00
5	—	567	115.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	328	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
4	—	461	120.50	120.50
2	—	338	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
3	—	447	117.00	117.00
2	—	360	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	130.00	130.00
7	—	325	151.00	151.00
9	—	457	147.00	147.00
2	—	863	85.00	85.00
2	—	545	129.00	129.00
6	—	713	99.00	99.00
6	—	658	131.00	131.00
11	—	567	142.00–145.00	144.73
3	—	440	108.00–135.00	124.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	150.00	150.00
13	—	636	132.00–140.00	136.00
9	—	757	100.00	100.00
9	—	429	146.00–153.00	151.47
9	—	379	157.00	157.00
3	—	347	155.00	155.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
25	—	544	146.00–148.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	101.00	101.00

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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