Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 83, Bulls 54)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.16/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$121.16

81 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$17.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	125.43	697	46
Medium and Large 2	555	118.52	658	21
Medium and Large 3	493	112.55	555	10thin
Small 1	599	107.50	644	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $54 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 sale81 hd

121.16

—

VA average7 barns · 1,100 hd

127.89

−6.72

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

55 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 1	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.34/cwt	158.00–161.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	121.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.76/cwt	121.00–148.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.81/cwt	151.00–164.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	126.30/cwt	114.00–152.00	520	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	9
Steers	Small 1	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	129.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	883	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	808	4

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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Receipts 213Last week 351Year ago 248

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 83, Bulls 54)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
4	—	822	116.00–126.00	120.87
3	—	747	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
11	—	645	119.00–122.00	121.47
4	—	375	125.00–127.00	125.50
3	—	310	131.00	131.00
9	—	451	130.00	130.00
10	—	552	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	109.00	109.00
2	—	343	121.00–125.00	123.01
3	—	527	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
4	—	473	119.50	119.50
4	—	725	122.00	122.00
4	—	445	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
3	—	550	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	111.50	111.50
6	—	553	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	158.00–161.00	158.34
6	—	475	121.00–148.00	138.76
4	—	423	147.00	147.00
4	—	332	145.00–150.00	146.24
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
5	—	542	135.00	135.00
4	—	635	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	116.00	116.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
2	—	428	121.00	121.00
4	—	691	107.00	107.00
4	—	564	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	127.00	127.00
2	—	368	151.00–164.00	157.81
3	—	412	114.00–152.00	126.30
9	—	658	135.00	135.00
11	—	569	156.00	156.00
9	—	934	136.00	136.00
6	—	740	142.00	142.00
2	—	800	138.50	138.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
12	—	681	125.00–136.00	129.68
2	—	815	133.00	133.00
6	—	769	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
4	—	546	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	162.50	162.50

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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