Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 179, Bulls 74)

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 $119.03/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$119.03

178 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2

$6.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	683	123.00	840	16thin
Medium and Large 1	572	120.23	687	92
Medium and Large 3	511	117.00	597	17thin
Medium and Large 2	562	116.40	654	53

One grade step is worth $6.60/cwt here — about $186 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 sale178 hd

119.03

—

VA average7 barns · 800 hd

121.10

−2.07

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

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.23/cwt	145.00–146.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	801	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	113.64/cwt	112.00–123.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	141.67/cwt	141.00–143.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	124.07/cwt	118.00–125.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.22/cwt	139.00–148.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	112.03/cwt	105.00–116.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	153.17/cwt	137.00–159.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	680	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	876	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	120.53/cwt	117.00–123.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.41/cwt	138.00–139.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	629	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	982	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.58/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	8

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 31, 2021

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

Receipts 391Last week 441Year ago 442

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 179, Bulls 74)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	452	126.00	126.00
4	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
13	—	542	116.00	116.00
3	—	325	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
12	—	655	112.00–120.00	112.68
2	—	813	101.00	101.00
6	—	718	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
3	—	393	134.00	134.00
13	—	639	112.00–123.00	113.64
2	—	513	137.00	137.00
7	—	339	118.00–125.00	124.07
15	—	471	127.00	127.00
15	—	744	105.00–116.00	112.03
2	—	758	108.00	108.00
32	—	557	122.00	122.00
2	—	850	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	141.00	141.00
8	—	534	108.50	108.50
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	578	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	683	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–146.00	145.23
6	—	663	124.00	124.00
2	—	328	157.00	157.00
9	—	563	136.00	136.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	850	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	649	128.00	128.00
9	—	543	141.00–143.00	141.67
5	—	724	117.00–123.00	120.53
5	—	468	138.00–139.00	138.41
5	—	378	152.00	152.00
2	—	865	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	156.00	156.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
8	—	427	138.00–147.00	142.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
12	—	555	139.00–148.00	147.22
3	—	443	158.00	158.00
7	—	493	137.00–159.00	153.17
2	—	753	132.00	132.00
2	—	720	127.00	127.00
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
1	—	825	124.00	124.00
17	—	635	133.00–139.00	137.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	477	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	763	113.00	113.00
7	—	559	129.00	129.00
3	—	672	130.00	130.00
2	—	725	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
2	—	443	130.00–140.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	709	138.50	138.50

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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