Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 293, Bulls 137)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.77/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$118.77

291 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	120.96	640	167
Medium and Large 2	566	118.37	670	90
Medium and Large 1-2	677	111.50	755	10thin
Medium and Large 3	535	109.27	585	22
Small 1	600	95.50	573	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $67 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 sale291 hd

118.77

—

VA average10 barns · 1,695 hd

123.82

−5.04

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

69 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 1	—	758	99.33/cwt	98.00–106.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.09/cwt	131.00–132.00	705	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.09/cwt	149.00–163.00	735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	962	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	124.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	158.91/cwt	140.00–163.00	621	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	158.99/cwt	158.50–160.00	852	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.20/cwt	130.00–147.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	600	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	124.42/cwt	116.00–125.00	669	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	688	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.72/cwt	128.00–143.00	531	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	135.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	103.17/cwt	103.00–105.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.57/cwt	123.00–132.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	873	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	128.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	107.77/cwt	106.00–108.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	11

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 17, 2021

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

Receipts 598Last week 456Year ago 773

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 293, Bulls 137)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	98.00–106.00	99.33
5	—	632	116.00	116.00
3	—	812	105.50	105.50
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
23	—	538	131.00–132.00	131.09
11	—	391	140.00–163.00	158.91
10	—	435	144.00	144.00
17	—	478	131.00–140.00	137.65
7	—	662	113.00	113.00
1	—	330	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
2	—	328	163.00	163.00
4	—	456	126.00–129.00	128.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	123.00–132.00	127.57
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
2	—	873	76.00	76.00
2	—	373	150.00	150.00
11	—	570	127.00	127.00
3	—	548	121.00	121.00
6	—	763	101.00	101.00
6	—	432	144.00	144.00
9	—	656	106.00–108.00	107.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	641	110.00	110.00
8	—	719	108.00	108.00
9	—	584	120.00	120.00
25	—	538	125.00	125.00
3	—	383	140.00	140.00
5	—	319	124.00	124.00
2	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
12	—	675	110.00	110.00
11	—	447	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	677	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	125.00	125.00
3	—	805	89.00	89.00
51	—	453	120.00–125.00	124.31
3	—	562	105.00–110.00	106.71
10	—	741	115.50	115.50
46	—	538	116.00–125.00	124.42
35	—	631	109.00	109.00
13	—	377	128.00–143.00	140.72
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
12	—	616	103.00–105.00	103.17
4	—	310	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
3	—	448	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	142.00	142.00
4	—	423	151.00	151.00
5	—	658	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
19	—	556	140.00	140.00
6	—	609	126.00	126.00
5	—	342	158.00	158.00
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
5	—	741	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	149.00–163.00	156.09
15	—	697	138.00	138.00
4	—	329	166.00	166.00
32	—	536	158.50–160.00	158.99
12	—	561	130.00–147.00	144.20
4	—	431	151.00	151.00
13	—	646	135.00–138.00	135.46
3	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	738	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	129.00	129.00
1	—	685	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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