Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 251, Heifers 379, Bulls 217)

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 $128.90/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$128.90

374 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	134.18	702	17thin
Medium and Large 2	526	131.29	690	87
Medium and Large 1	580	128.65	746	227
Medium and Large 2-3	613	126.50	775	24
Medium and Large 3	544	119.21	649	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $53 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 sale374 hd

128.90

—

VA average9 barns · 2,012 hd

129.54

−0.64

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

76 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	—	557	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	732	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	132.47/cwt	110.00–134.25	722	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	529	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	128.03/cwt	123.00–133.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	146.85/cwt	130.00–148.00	925	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	876	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.28/cwt	124.00–142.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	873	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	133.28/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	128.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	131.18/cwt	120.00–132.00	837	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	138.03/cwt	120.00–138.73	761	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.96/cwt	132.00–163.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	836	89.83/cwt	80.00–93.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	904	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,040	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.56/cwt	115.00–159.00	713	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	124.26/cwt	105.00–138.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.43/cwt	123.00–134.50	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.17/cwt	110.00–131.00	612	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.87/cwt	133.00–141.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	129.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	908	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	68
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	122.41/cwt	101.00–133.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	581	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	906	6

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 847Last week 466Year ago 789

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 251, Heifers 379, Bulls 217)

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
42	—	557	131.50	131.50
7	—	364	143.00	143.00
2	—	650	126.00	126.00
2	—	723	107.00	107.00
15	—	474	131.00	131.00
10	—	426	141.00	141.00
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
6	—	618	121.00	121.00
2	—	815	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	545	110.00–134.25	132.47
2	—	568	117.00	117.00
17	—	731	120.00	120.00
2	—	830	113.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	644	123.00–133.00	128.03
3	—	360	105.00–138.00	124.26
25	—	470	110.00–131.00	130.17
14	—	428	133.00–141.00	139.87
14	—	324	125.00–130.00	129.31
4	—	758	124.00	124.00
68	—	650	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	133.00	133.00
10	—	490	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	904	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	123.00	123.00
2	—	743	105.00	105.00
2	—	635	105.00	105.00
10	—	544	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	732	124.00	124.00
10	—	446	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	174.00	174.00
11	—	541	140.00	140.00
4	—	880	110.00–117.00	113.44
2	—	333	152.00	152.00
3	—	380	163.00	163.00
7	—	642	135.00	135.00
3	—	487	151.00	151.00
8	—	733	123.00–129.00	128.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
3	—	453	101.00–133.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	154.00	154.00
10	—	859	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	743	138.00	138.00
5	—	668	146.00	146.00
47	—	630	130.00–148.00	146.85
2	—	428	159.00	159.00
2	—	568	124.00–142.00	133.28
41	—	544	160.50	160.50
4	—	1,066	140.00	140.00
9	—	822	110.00–140.00	133.28
9	—	486	163.00	163.00
4	—	921	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	150.00	150.00
6	—	581	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	600	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	638	120.00–132.00	131.18
13	—	740	115.00	115.00
12	—	421	168.00	168.00
5	—	381	163.00	163.00
5	—	330	162.00	162.00
2	—	808	91.00	91.00
55	—	551	120.00–138.73	138.03
18	—	477	115.00–159.00	149.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	160.00	160.00
2	—	753	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	143.00	143.00
10	—	426	132.00–163.00	156.96
4	—	836	80.00–93.00	89.83
11	—	375	161.00	161.00
10	—	632	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
15	—	555	123.00–134.50	131.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
3	—	568	116.00	116.00

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