Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 94, Bulls 35)

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 $131.91/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$131.91

94 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

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	559	145.00	811	18thin
Medium and Large 1	564	131.70	742	33
Medium and Large 2	593	127.09	753	34
Medium and Large 3	489	124.78	610	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $200 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 sale94 hd

131.91

—

VA average8 barns · 897 hd

137.88

−5.96

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

51 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 3	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	141.67/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.04/cwt	140.00–162.50	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	137.50/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,026	2

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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Receipts 178Last week 238Year ago 735

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 94, Bulls 35)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	75.00	75.00
6	—	543	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
6	—	756	141.00–143.00	141.67
5	—	633	160.00	160.00
5	—	559	167.50	167.50
2	—	488	175.00	175.00
3	—	855	135.00–142.50	137.50
2	—	313	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–140.00	135.05
1	—	635	146.00	146.00
5	—	428	140.00–162.50	149.04
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
4	—	555	162.50	162.50
3	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	728	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	114.00–125.00	119.47
2	—	705	119.00	119.00
3	—	318	130.00	130.00
11	—	670	124.00	124.00
10	—	532	142.00	142.00
5	—	376	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	651	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
5	—	811	122.00	122.00
5	—	429	144.00	144.00
4	—	751	121.00	121.00
3	—	343	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
8	—	547	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	121.00	121.00
3	—	452	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	559	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	165.00	165.00
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	136.00	136.00
5	—	525	158.00	158.00
3	—	653	144.00	144.00
3	—	463	160.00–165.00	163.35
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	165.00	165.00

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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