Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 241, Bulls 156)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.87/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$137.87

237 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$246

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	140.04	745	90
Medium and Large 1	541	138.32	748	103
Medium and Large 3	459	132.49	609	40
Medium and Large 1-2	756	131.00	990	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$246 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 sale237 hd

137.87

—

VA average6 barns · 1,123 hd

142.19

−4.32

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

69 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	—	654	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.52/cwt	137.00–144.00	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	970	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.13/cwt	155.00–180.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.66/cwt	156.00–172.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	110.67/cwt	109.00–113.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.02/cwt	121.00–124.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.96/cwt	126.00–165.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	862	115.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,002	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.61/cwt	169.00–171.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	154.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	843	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	164.48/cwt	130.00–168.00	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.04/cwt	126.00–153.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	136.10/cwt	130.00–149.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	825	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	150.47/cwt	150.00–150.50	811	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	124.66/cwt	122.00–125.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.33/cwt	128.00–148.75	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	16

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 530Last week 998Year ago 356

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 241, Bulls 156)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	654	140.00	140.00
7	—	730	104.00	104.00
4	—	858	120.00	120.00
3	—	605	127.00	127.00
15	—	331	140.00	140.00
4	—	558	145.00	145.00
6	—	423	141.00	141.00
5	—	380	141.00	141.00
19	—	539	150.00–150.50	150.47
9	—	754	122.00–125.00	124.66
20	—	474	128.00–148.75	145.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	137.00–144.00	137.52
2	—	635	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
6	—	545	131.00	131.00
2	—	708	105.00	105.00
16	—	445	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	140.00	140.00
5	—	422	142.50	142.50
9	—	745	125.50	125.50
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
18	—	643	131.00	131.00
18	—	371	126.00–153.00	144.04
3	—	322	130.00–149.00	136.10
23	—	541	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	158.00	158.00
16	—	540	186.00	186.00
10	—	735	149.50	149.50
6	—	491	181.00	181.00
2	—	860	135.00	135.00
2	—	335	155.00–180.00	167.13
10	—	628	166.00	166.00
6	—	424	156.00–172.00	161.66
6	—	765	121.00–124.00	122.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	184.00	184.00
9	—	458	175.00	175.00
7	—	419	179.00	179.00
5	—	633	158.00	158.00
1	—	705	146.00	146.00
3	—	823	109.00–113.00	110.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	146.00	146.00
3	—	628	144.00	144.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
5	—	461	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	141.00	141.00
4	—	573	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	126.00–165.00	160.96
5	—	862	110.00–124.00	115.69
5	—	755	138.50	138.50
5	—	377	172.00	172.00
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
13	—	634	158.00	158.00
13	—	474	169.00–171.00	169.61
15	—	544	130.00–168.00	164.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	646	150.00	150.00
3	—	367	175.00	175.00
3	—	332	185.00	185.00
15	—	545	150.00–155.00	154.67
2	—	828	110.00–113.00	111.49
7	—	728	137.00	137.00
6	—	470	161.00	161.00
5	—	430	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	124.00	124.00
4	—	526	135.00–136.00	135.25
12	—	428	157.00	157.00
8	—	391	157.00	157.00

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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