Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 263, Bulls 203)

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 $135.81/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$135.81

260 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	604	141.50	855	11thin
Medium and Large 1	599	136.88	820	154
Medium and Large 2	545	134.08	730	79
Medium and Large 3	427	130.19	556	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $299 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 sale260 hd

135.81

—

VA average10 barns · 2,970 hd

137.45

−1.64

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

73 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 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	858	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	141.34/cwt	126.00–143.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.07/cwt	126.00–134.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	158.97/cwt	151.00–166.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	138.32/cwt	134.00–139.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	176.00/cwt	135.00–181.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.80/cwt	138.00–169.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	141.94/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.00/cwt	126.00–156.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.41/cwt	118.00–148.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	148.57/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,153	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,063	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	163.20/cwt	156.00–164.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.38/cwt	152.00–164.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	104.51/cwt	100.00–109.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	451	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.91/cwt	140.00–156.00	732	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	841	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.44/cwt	135.00–150.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	155.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	161.22/cwt	161.22–161.22	875	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	934	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	118.84/cwt	113.00–120.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	136.77/cwt	131.00–137.00	758	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.52/cwt	130.00–156.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	132.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	718	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.69/cwt	138.00–141.00	606	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	138.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	133.00/cwt	123.00–143.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	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

Mon Mar 7, 2022

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

Receipts 609Last week 530Year ago 993

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 263, Bulls 203)

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
5	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
9	—	456	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	638	134.50	134.50
8	—	427	128.00–135.00	134.15
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
5	—	393	151.00	151.00
23	—	541	129.00–133.00	132.66
3	—	753	107.00	107.00
9	—	484	133.00–140.00	138.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	674	141.00	141.00
14	—	476	126.00–143.00	141.34
4	—	540	126.00–134.00	132.07
9	—	729	124.00	124.00
3	—	373	150.00	150.00
6	—	833	124.00	124.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
27	—	554	131.00–137.00	136.77
35	—	640	133.00	133.00
19	—	431	138.00–141.00	140.69
2	—	345	123.00–143.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	126.00–156.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	163.00	163.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
2	—	348	160.00	160.00
7	—	626	134.00–139.00	138.32
2	—	738	141.00	141.00
2	—	383	138.00–169.00	153.80
8	—	539	154.00	154.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
4	—	471	118.00–148.00	132.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	151.00–166.00	158.97
18	—	542	135.00–181.00	176.00
1	—	830	138.00	138.00
3	—	610	140.00–146.00	142.05
11	—	879	139.00–143.00	141.94
6	—	443	169.00	169.00
1	—	395	168.00	168.00
21	—	776	143.00–153.00	148.57
2	—	923	134.00	134.00
7	—	717	155.50	155.50
2	—	575	150.00	150.00
19	—	650	163.50	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	387	156.00–164.00	163.20
9	—	435	152.00–164.00	161.38
3	—	569	110.00–120.00	116.54
2	—	878	100.00–109.00	104.51
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
14	—	479	140.00–156.00	152.91
31	—	543	161.22	161.22
25	—	631	148.00	148.00
12	—	747	113.00–120.00	118.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	130.00	130.00
8	—	451	139.00	139.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
4	—	384	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	97.00	97.00
27	—	559	141.00	141.00
12	—	642	131.00	131.00
6	—	332	135.00–150.00	145.44
7	—	746	120.00	120.00
3	—	383	152.00–158.00	155.97
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
16	—	426	130.00–156.00	152.52

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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