Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 346, Heifers 343, Bulls 198)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.71/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$161.71

342 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	166.52	1,022	209
Medium and Large 2	641	156.99	1,006	64
Medium and Large 1-2	746	153.16	1,143	59
Medium and Large 3	488	141.90	693	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $328 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 sale342 hd

161.71

—

VA average11 barns · 1,465 hd

163.11

−1.40

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

77 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 1-2Value Added	—	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	139.26/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,193	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	155.82/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,019	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	183.69/cwt	152.00–189.00	1,040	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	183.99/cwt	176.00–185.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	139.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	174.40/cwt	173.00–183.00	942	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.74/cwt	156.00–181.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	166.52/cwt	130.00–177.50	1,061	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	186.96/cwt	169.00–192.00	916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.87/cwt	146.00–166.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	183.86/cwt	147.00–190.00	877	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	827	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	183.46/cwt	147.00–186.00	765	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	138.08/cwt	114.00–140.00	741	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.09/cwt	142.50–167.00	880	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.21/cwt	119.00–135.00	839	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.93/cwt	123.00–150.50	707	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.10/cwt	121.00–150.00	619	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	140.96/cwt	118.00–142.00	756	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	132.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	853	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.68/cwt	120.00–155.00	655	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	817	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,197	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	3

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 887Last week 851Year ago 813

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 346, Heifers 343, Bulls 198)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	670	167.00	167.00
21	—	857	139.00–139.50	139.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
3	—	618	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	169.00	169.00
4	—	326	173.00	173.00
1	—	635	166.00	166.00
4	—	714	164.50	164.50
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
15	—	654	155.00–161.00	155.82
8	—	1,053	102.00	102.00
2	—	370	167.00	167.00
9	—	469	176.00–185.00	183.99
5	—	816	136.00	136.00
14	—	551	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	713	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	681	159.00	159.00
20	—	566	152.00–189.00	183.69
11	—	340	177.00	177.00
12	—	865	135.00–140.00	139.18
32	—	540	173.00–183.00	174.40
9	—	741	142.00	142.00
16	—	424	193.00	193.00
5	—	836	141.00	141.00
11	—	374	156.00–181.00	176.74
6	—	784	135.00	135.00
34	—	637	130.00–177.50	166.52
13	—	490	169.00–192.00	186.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	817	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	336	149.00	149.00
3	—	867	119.00	119.00
15	—	381	151.00	151.00
5	—	757	131.00	131.00
2	—	803	114.00	114.00
25	—	478	123.00–150.50	147.93
47	—	536	118.00–142.00	140.96
34	—	642	130.00–133.00	132.80
12	—	720	124.00	124.00
40	—	426	120.00–155.00	153.68
3	—	667	131.00	131.00
2	—	550	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	138.00	138.00
8	—	528	136.00	136.00
6	—	359	134.00	134.00
3	—	458	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	537	114.00–140.00	138.08
31	—	630	119.00–135.00	133.21
8	—	752	128.00	128.00
5	—	851	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	125.00–130.00	128.36
26	—	424	121.00–150.00	146.10
7	—	377	135.00–141.00	140.11
3	—	487	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	728	126.00	126.00
6	—	328	178.00	178.00
3	—	380	181.00	181.00
2	—	563	146.00–166.00	155.87
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
12	—	477	147.00–190.00	183.86
24	—	645	146.00	146.00
21	—	417	147.00–186.00	183.46
34	—	543	142.50–167.00	162.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	184.00	184.00
3	—	832	120.00	120.00
11	—	621	141.00	141.00
20	—	527	157.00	157.00
9	—	474	187.00	187.00
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
3	—	330	159.00	159.00
11	—	731	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	556	144.00	144.00
4	—	356	149.00	149.00
7	—	430	163.00	163.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00

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