Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Holstein Steers 12, Heifers 546, Bulls 259)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.23/cwt on 545 head.

Average price

$144.23

545 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	152.00	898	46
Medium and Large 1	582	145.13	845	268
Medium and Large 2	528	144.63	763	198
Medium and Large 3	527	123.67	651	33

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $247 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 sale545 hd

144.23

—

VA average8 barns · 2,064 hd

146.59

−2.36

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

74 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 1	—	768	119.06/cwt	106.00–135.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	129.29/cwt	117.00–135.00	425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.18/cwt	148.00–171.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	142.16/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,041	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.40/cwt	131.00–151.00	711	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.48/cwt	139.00–148.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,061	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	569	114.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	166.98/cwt	163.00–173.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	173.05/cwt	173.00–174.00	832	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	152.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	820	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	115.18/cwt	111.00–116.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	148.32/cwt	131.00–153.00	788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.59/cwt	114.00–135.00	855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.45/cwt	130.00–151.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	134.77/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,132	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.99/cwt	135.00–154.00	959	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	645	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	591	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	898	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	176.31/cwt	150.00–182.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	144.94/cwt	144.94–144.94	907	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	925	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	806	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.70/cwt	125.00–147.00	708	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	151.26/cwt	135.00–152.00	821	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	119.01/cwt	101.00–127.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.13/cwt	125.00–151.00	635	22

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Receipts 998Last week 530Year ago 109

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Holstein Steers 12, Heifers 546, Bulls 259)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	768	106.00–135.00	119.06
6	—	660	135.00–136.00	135.34
5	—	329	117.00–135.00	129.29
41	—	732	132.00–147.50	142.16
39	—	479	131.00–151.00	148.40
16	—	371	130.00–151.00	148.45
15	—	840	127.00–140.00	134.77
43	—	636	145.50	145.50
4	—	564	148.00	148.00
66	—	543	135.00–152.00	151.26
22	—	426	125.00–151.00	149.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	126.00	126.00
3	—	558	146.00	146.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
31	—	432	145.00–150.00	149.35
17	—	392	145.00	145.00
5	—	338	121.00	121.00
34	—	626	144.94	144.94
7	—	813	110.00	110.00
61	—	539	149.50	149.50
33	—	486	125.00–147.00	145.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	121.00	121.00
6	—	447	126.00	126.00
3	—	767	100.00	100.00
8	—	523	137.00	137.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
8	—	643	101.00–127.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	591	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	140.00	140.00
10	—	368	148.00–171.00	160.18
3	—	568	176.00	176.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
9	—	644	163.00	163.00
18	—	534	188.00	188.00
6	—	473	166.00	166.00
5	—	437	163.00–173.00	166.98
8	—	732	135.00–140.00	136.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	133.00	133.00
10	—	583	183.50	183.50
6	—	682	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	140.00	140.00
6	—	430	139.00–148.00	140.48
2	—	378	140.00	140.00
4	—	653	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	487	185.00	185.00
12	—	838	137.00	137.00
13	—	735	147.00	147.00
21	—	576	168.00	168.00
19	—	649	163.50	163.50
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
3	—	887	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	105.00–117.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	481	173.00–174.00	173.05
10	—	438	173.00	173.00
8	—	383	160.00–175.00	169.68
2	—	853	131.00	131.00
2	—	315	175.00	175.00
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
12	—	730	138.00	138.00
53	—	537	140.00–154.00	152.73
31	—	635	135.00–154.00	150.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	125.00	125.00
14	—	638	128.00	128.00
2	—	700	107.00	107.00
11	—	545	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	763	111.00–116.00	115.18
13	—	417	175.00	175.00
18	—	531	131.00–153.00	148.32
17	—	645	114.00–135.00	132.59
10	—	476	159.00	159.00
4	—	714	125.00	125.00
2	—	330	205.00	205.00
13	—	377	150.00–182.00	176.31

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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