Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 224, Bulls 125)

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 $143.77/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$143.77

218 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	148.52	741	68
Medium and Large 1	533	143.66	766	135
Medium and Large 3	558	123.19	687	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $54 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 sale218 hd

143.77

—

VA average7 barns · 1,290 hd

140.78

+2.99

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

63 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	—	832	137.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.37/cwt	130.00–156.50	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	149.10/cwt	118.00–152.00	786	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	120.00–143.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,054	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	177.84/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,119	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,067	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	154.87/cwt	145.00–160.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	185.33/cwt	160.00–196.00	897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	168.34/cwt	155.00–174.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	151.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	820	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	779	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	868	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.94/cwt	124.00–155.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	88.41/cwt	80.00–97.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	144.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	782	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.85/cwt	151.00–182.00	844	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	492	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	13

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

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

Receipts 505Last week 641Year ago 1,091

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 224, Bulls 125)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	129.00–142.00	137.75
8	—	420	197.00	197.00
27	—	552	191.00	191.00
18	—	629	168.00–179.00	177.84
5	—	333	186.00	186.00
2	—	903	145.00	145.00
10	—	737	169.00	169.00
10	—	484	160.00–196.00	185.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	165.00	165.00
2	—	755	107.00	107.00
11	—	472	184.00	184.00
5	—	381	173.00	173.00
2	—	745	156.00	156.00
3	—	413	193.00	193.00
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
13	—	533	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
6	—	324	145.00–160.00	154.87
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	603	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	477	130.00–156.50	153.37
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	570	120.00–143.00	127.46
5	—	730	118.00	118.00
10	—	760	130.00	130.00
38	—	540	141.00–145.00	144.90
3	—	387	148.00	148.00
19	—	432	156.00	156.00
2	—	835	118.00	118.00
17	—	643	133.00	133.00
13	—	337	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	527	118.00–152.00	149.10
10	—	426	157.00	157.00
8	—	474	124.00–155.00	146.94
6	—	630	133.00	133.00
3	—	392	152.00	152.00
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
5	—	321	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	80.00–97.00	88.41
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
5	—	458	143.00	143.00
2	—	525	118.00	118.00
4	—	573	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	165.00	165.00
7	—	374	155.00–174.00	168.34
6	—	613	159.00	159.00
3	—	515	164.00	164.00
2	—	728	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
11	—	421	185.00	185.00
16	—	472	151.00–182.00	178.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	542	150.00–157.00	151.21
14	—	440	186.00	186.00
2	—	868	99.00	99.00
1	—	645	143.00	143.00
12	—	667	157.00	157.00
2	—	765	120.00	120.00
6	—	379	168.00	168.00
11	—	476	179.00	179.00
2	—	343	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	180.00	180.00

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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