Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 306, Bulls 160)

Value Added cattle and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.34/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$163.34

321 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	174.93	965	50
Medium and Large 1	737	161.29	1,188	251
Medium and Large 3	581	160.10	930	20

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $35 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 sale321 hd

163.34

—

VA average8 barns · 1,112 hd

165.24

−1.90

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

83 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 3	—	547	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	179.84/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,000	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	154.87/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	183.50/cwt	168.00–191.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,123	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	933	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	911	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	139.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,160	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	540	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.39/cwt	172.00–191.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	961	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,367	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,296	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	849	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,231	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	756	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	165.61/cwt	165.00–166.00	903	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.60/cwt	177.00–179.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	139.67/cwt	136.00–147.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	149.15/cwt	130.00–153.00	958	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	134.82/cwt	134.00–135.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	148.76/cwt	133.00–152.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.57/cwt	130.00–160.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	148.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	805	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,005	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	144.14/cwt	136.00–144.50	773	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	838	131.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	730	19

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 May 2, 2022

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

Receipts 789Last week 1,085Year ago 638

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 306, Bulls 160)

Value Added cattle and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	163.00	163.00
5	—	451	189.00	189.00
4	—	661	140.00	140.00
4	—	750	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	194.00	194.00
1	—	625	146.00	146.00
40	—	556	178.00–180.00	179.84
15	—	731	154.00	154.00
21	—	653	172.00	172.00
18	—	477	191.00	191.00
10	—	829	134.00–146.00	139.91
5	—	415	206.00	206.00
3	—	383	217.00	217.00
24	—	926	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	211.00	211.00
11	—	661	136.00–159.00	154.87
5	—	417	206.00	206.00
3	—	465	168.00–191.00	183.50
3	—	752	148.00	148.00
17	—	541	172.50	172.50
3	—	330	172.00–191.00	184.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	186.00	186.00
9	—	743	157.50	157.50
50	—	961	142.25	142.25
4	—	754	152.00	152.00
28	—	849	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	192.00	192.00
5	—	616	185.00	185.00
5	—	756	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
9	—	374	145.00–153.00	150.30
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
23	—	645	139.00	139.00
4	—	309	145.00	145.00
50	—	543	135.00–150.00	148.30
4	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
14	—	438	165.00	165.00
1	—	870	129.00	129.00
19	—	474	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	134.00	134.00
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	145.00	145.00
16	—	728	138.00	138.00
24	—	838	130.00–132.00	131.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	125.00	125.00
19	—	453	141.00	141.00
7	—	356	135.00	135.00
11	—	559	134.00–135.00	134.82
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	146.00	146.00
9	—	383	141.00–155.00	151.81
5	—	841	128.00	128.00
13	—	630	130.00–139.00	137.59
12	—	474	133.00–152.00	148.76
12	—	431	130.00–160.00	152.57
22	—	536	136.00–144.50	144.14
5	—	746	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
2	—	663	141.00	141.00
33	—	545	165.00–166.00	165.61
10	—	480	177.00–179.00	178.60
3	—	552	136.00–147.00	139.67
4	—	338	199.00	199.00
2	—	433	177.00	177.00
12	—	642	130.00–153.00	149.15
4	—	375	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	144.00	144.00
5	—	444	165.00	165.00
3	—	355	168.00	168.00
2	—	688	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	186.00	186.00
8	—	380	189.00	189.00
16	—	468	175.00	175.00
10	—	613	145.00	145.00
2	—	720	118.00	118.00
20	—	551	152.50	152.50
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
11	—	424	174.00	174.00

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