Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 266, Heifers 378, Bulls 163)

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 $131.45/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$131.45

374 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$32.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	133.30	738	273
Medium and Large 2	538	128.08	689	95
Medium and Large 3	542	101.00	547	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.30/cwt here — about $191 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

131.45

—

VA average9 barns · 2,141 hd

131.81

−0.36

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

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	151.04/cwt	128.00–151.50	971	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	139.79/cwt	132.00–141.00	530	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.86/cwt	116.00–143.50	923	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	131.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	701	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.38/cwt	133.00–144.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	967	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	154.28/cwt	128.00–156.00	853	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.13/cwt	110.00–130.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,064	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	121.48/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	137.97/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,071	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.02/cwt	143.00–177.00	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.51/cwt	94.00–118.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.81/cwt	122.00–139.50	839	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	878	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	134.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.54/cwt	134.50–136.00	753	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	775	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	141.73/cwt	139.00–142.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	834	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.88/cwt	139.00–143.00	683	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.41/cwt	116.00–127.00	786	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Receipts 807Last week 847Year ago 692

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 266, Heifers 378, Bulls 163)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	643	128.00–151.50	151.04
7	—	479	164.00	164.00
2	—	670	133.00–144.00	138.38
3	—	327	170.00	170.00
58	—	553	128.00–156.00	154.28
2	—	780	110.00–130.00	120.13
3	—	425	176.00	176.00
15	—	729	146.00	146.00
7	—	835	118.00–126.00	121.48
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	133.00	133.00
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
21	—	655	116.00–143.50	140.86
24	—	533	150.00–156.00	152.50
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	573	121.00–135.00	129.25
7	—	486	154.00	154.00
4	—	841	120.00	120.00
9	—	432	170.00	170.00
4	—	338	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	153.50	153.50
16	—	776	134.00–141.00	137.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	130.00	130.00
11	—	689	115.00	115.00
27	—	534	126.00–132.00	131.33
9	—	382	129.00–136.00	134.46
2	—	728	105.00	105.00
17	—	637	118.50	118.50
11	—	475	139.00	139.00
11	—	434	139.00–142.00	141.73
2	—	863	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	379	132.00–141.00	139.79
23	—	432	144.00	144.00
4	—	325	134.00	134.00
6	—	804	105.00	105.00
5	—	533	129.00	129.00
84	—	560	134.50–136.00	134.54
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
2	—	755	112.00	112.00
20	—	719	116.00	116.00
31	—	478	139.00–143.00	142.88
51	—	627	116.00–127.00	125.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	130.00	130.00
18	—	405	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00	122.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
1	—	790	81.00	81.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	143.00–177.00	168.02
11	—	735	94.00–118.00	112.51
7	—	341	151.00	151.00
6	—	383	162.00	162.00
2	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
24	—	622	122.00–139.50	134.81
13	—	470	168.00	168.00
32	—	536	144.50	144.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	96.00	96.00
9	—	620	127.00	127.00
5	—	756	109.00	109.00
5	—	373	151.00	151.00
5	—	318	150.00	150.00
2	—	478	159.00	159.00
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
11	—	557	135.00	135.00
4	—	410	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	126.00	126.00
2	—	615	112.00	112.00
2	—	443	141.00	141.00

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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