Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 256, Bulls 130)

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 $137.99/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$137.99

254 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$59.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	140.20	731	171
Medium and Large 2	506	135.85	687	75
Medium and Large 3	494	115.00	568	7thin
Small 1	695	81.00	563	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.20/cwt here — about $168 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 sale254 hd

137.99

—

VA average7 barns · 916 hd

134.34

+3.64

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

62 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	—	325	156.30/cwt	145.00–159.00	508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	156.26/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	110.12/cwt	85.00–135.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	154.92/cwt	140.00–156.00	590	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.49/cwt	166.00–168.50	807	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	854	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	157.65/cwt	147.00–163.00	872	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.36/cwt	162.00–170.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.14/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	150.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	814	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	134.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	124.90/cwt	124.50–132.00	803	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	757	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	131.34/cwt	130.00–131.50	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	149.68/cwt	148.00–150.00	494	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	139.47/cwt	115.00–143.00	633	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.89/cwt	139.00–147.50	671	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	878	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	729	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	134.44/cwt	132.00–134.50	721	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	129.91/cwt	126.50–135.00	943	19

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Receipts 552Last week 324Year ago 478

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 256, Bulls 130)

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
10	—	325	145.00–159.00	156.30
5	—	715	124.00	124.00
9	—	635	130.00–131.50	131.34
16	—	454	115.00–143.00	139.47
5	—	384	130.00	130.00
25	—	559	130.50	130.50
5	—	448	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
3	—	360	111.00	111.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
2	—	668	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	133.00	133.00
27	—	381	140.00–156.00	154.92
6	—	903	126.00	126.00
18	—	643	124.50–132.00	124.90
13	—	330	148.00–150.00	149.68
44	—	457	139.00–147.50	146.89
40	—	536	132.00–134.50	134.44
19	—	726	126.50–135.00	129.91
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	136.00	136.00
3	—	627	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	508	85.00–135.00	110.12
2	—	370	176.00	176.00
6	—	423	152.00	152.00
4	—	889	123.00	123.00
10	—	478	162.00	162.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	648	151.00–157.00	156.26
17	—	482	166.00–168.50	167.49
7	—	381	181.00	181.00
40	—	544	157.00	157.00
3	—	310	189.00	189.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	850	124.00	124.00
18	—	553	147.00–163.00	157.65
12	—	435	162.00–170.00	169.36
8	—	718	131.00–146.00	140.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	746	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	189.00	189.00
4	—	858	116.00	116.00
4	—	644	136.00	136.00
3	—	427	160.00	160.00
2	—	555	146.00	146.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
11	—	743	121.00	121.00
32	—	541	145.00–151.00	150.44
10	—	387	186.00	186.00
26	—	470	150.00–162.00	161.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	358	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	171.00	171.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
3	—	558	148.00	148.00
9	—	638	127.00–135.00	134.13
3	—	483	145.00	145.00
5	—	420	172.00	172.00
2	—	878	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	134.00	134.00

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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