Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 262, Bulls 236)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.65/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$124.65

258 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	130.71	672	151
Medium and Large 2	524	123.94	650	70
Medium and Large 3	538	102.77	553	33
Small 1	604	88.75	536	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.96/cwt here — about $136 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 sale258 hd

124.65

—

VA average11 barns · 1,780 hd

124.53

+0.12

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

68 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	—	324	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	139.69/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.81/cwt	141.00–160.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.66/cwt	156.00–180.00	837	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	161.62/cwt	137.00–171.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	426	4
Steers	Small 1	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.55/cwt	159.00–183.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	146.91/cwt	128.00–148.16	786	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	128.24/cwt	121.00–128.50	818	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.97/cwt	156.00–162.00	768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.12/cwt	116.00–126.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	123.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	108.16/cwt	106.00–119.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	168.13/cwt	125.00–179.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	784	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	118.83/cwt	117.00–128.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	124.32/cwt	120.00–124.50	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.74/cwt	148.00–150.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.69/cwt	110.00–139.00	573	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	591	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	612	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	908	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	632	41

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

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

Receipts 666Last week 727Year ago 1,172

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 262, Bulls 236)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	121.00	121.00
6	—	557	119.00	119.00
8	—	714	123.00	123.00
10	—	637	124.00	124.00
4	—	378	138.00	138.00
19	—	435	110.00–139.00	131.69
4	—	851	111.00	111.00
9	—	476	115.00–121.00	119.73
3	—	510	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	732	125.00	125.00
12	—	381	140.00	140.00
5	—	554	127.00	127.00
3	—	842	117.00	117.00
12	—	330	131.00	131.00
19	—	643	127.00	127.00
25	—	543	120.00–124.50	124.32
21	—	425	134.00–140.00	139.11
41	—	477	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
3	—	612	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	112.50	112.50
5	—	732	79.00	79.00
4	—	346	106.00	106.00
7	—	554	105.00	105.00
6	—	625	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	155.00	155.00
2	—	383	141.00–160.00	150.81
4	—	858	129.00	129.00
9	—	651	111.00	111.00
13	—	429	137.00–171.00	161.62
5	—	759	116.00	116.00
10	—	546	145.00	145.00
4	—	304	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	733	136.00–150.00	139.69
4	—	576	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
15	—	482	156.00–180.00	173.66
24	—	648	148.00	148.00
6	—	366	193.00	193.00
3	—	835	127.00	127.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
7	—	425	159.00–183.00	176.55
36	—	547	166.00	166.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	161.00	161.00
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
64	—	535	128.00–148.16	146.91
28	—	638	121.00–128.50	128.24
18	—	433	167.00	167.00
17	—	477	156.00–162.00	160.97
6	—	822	100.00	100.00
6	—	743	106.00–119.00	108.16
3	—	378	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	116.00–126.00	117.12
6	—	374	119.00–125.00	123.94
5	—	784	80.00	80.00
6	—	569	114.00	114.00
4	—	645	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	157.50	157.50
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
5	—	669	111.00	111.00
10	—	383	125.00–179.00	168.13
10	—	475	152.00	152.00
6	—	558	117.00–128.00	118.83
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
15	—	424	148.00–150.00	149.74

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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