Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 135, Bulls 89)

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 $134.42/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$134.42

133 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	136.72	750	91
Medium and Large 2	533	130.67	697	38
Medium and Large 3	581	117.50	683	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.22/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 sale133 hd

134.42

—

VA average8 barns · 782 hd

131.95

+2.47

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

52 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	—	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.74/cwt	121.00–123.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,101	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	140.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	626	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.09/cwt	160.00–166.00	700	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	805	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	818	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	120.00–141.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	140.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.61/cwt	126.00–135.50	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	1

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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Receipts 324Last week 567Year ago 441

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 135, Bulls 89)

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
1	—	530	103.00	103.00
8	—	620	121.00–123.00	122.74
5	—	558	130.00	130.00
3	—	330	120.00–141.00	134.00
2	—	368	145.00–148.00	146.53
6	—	480	136.00	136.00
2	—	760	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	703	133.50	133.50
17	—	590	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	446	140.00–146.00	140.32
8	—	340	148.00	148.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
5	—	374	155.00	155.00
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
10	—	617	126.00–135.50	133.61
15	—	530	134.50	134.50
5	—	730	124.00–128.00	127.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	148.00	148.00
23	—	717	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	812	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,037	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
12	—	646	148.00	148.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
3	—	433	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	147.00	147.00
2	—	773	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	157.00	157.00
1	—	805	129.00	129.00
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
15	—	571	155.00	155.00
14	—	627	145.00	145.00
3	—	927	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	424	160.00–166.00	165.09
14	—	638	132.00	132.00
10	—	473	162.50	162.50
7	—	362	173.00	173.00
3	—	322	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
18	—	549	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	76.00	76.00
2	—	578	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	163.00	163.00
2	—	440	157.00	157.00
3	—	487	152.00	152.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	541	135.00–142.00	140.24

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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