Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 173, Bulls 102)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.76/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$148.76

172 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	150.90	855	102
Medium and Large 2	511	148.57	759	39
Medium and Large 3	537	141.97	763	31

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $92 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 sale172 hd

148.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,222 hd

153.60

−4.83

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

60 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	—	659	155.16/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,023	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	152.76/cwt	149.00–153.00	834	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,045	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	394	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,300	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.67/cwt	165.00–190.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	168.57/cwt	145.00–184.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	846	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	199.67/cwt	199.00–200.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.83/cwt	146.00–168.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	198.78/cwt	195.00–200.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	997	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,091	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.45/cwt	166.00–169.00	809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	161.08/cwt	150.00–169.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	820	10

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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Receipts 378Last week 445Year ago 425

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 173, Bulls 102)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	659	142.00–157.00	155.16
33	—	546	149.00–153.00	152.76
21	—	480	151.00	151.00
12	—	739	140.00	140.00
8	—	420	145.00–150.00	149.38
5	—	329	150.00–169.00	161.08
4	—	848	149.00	149.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	145.00–150.00	149.41
6	—	644	148.00	148.00
6	—	414	150.00	150.00
6	—	371	150.00	150.00
2	—	735	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
10	—	554	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
12	—	614	144.00	144.00
8	—	461	145.00	145.00
6	—	529	146.00	146.00
3	—	378	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
4	—	533	164.00	164.00
4	—	394	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	153.00	153.00
10	—	536	195.00	195.00
4	—	414	196.00	196.00
3	—	472	184.00	184.00
3	—	365	165.00–190.00	173.67
1	—	840	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	197.50	197.50
2	—	383	201.00	201.00
27	—	602	216.00	216.00
1	—	920	146.00	146.00
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
13	—	518	203.00	203.00
12	—	650	195.00	195.00
6	—	434	203.00	203.00
4	—	740	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	161.00	161.00
5	—	564	145.00–184.00	168.57
4	—	846	132.00	132.00
4	—	420	190.00	190.00
3	—	377	199.00–200.00	199.67
3	—	332	185.00–190.00	186.71
17	—	548	182.00	182.00
11	—	627	174.00	174.00
11	—	480	166.00–169.00	168.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	169.00	169.00
6	—	476	146.00–168.00	160.83
5	—	437	160.00	160.00
4	—	360	195.00–200.00	198.78
3	—	760	136.00	136.00
3	—	622	158.00	158.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00

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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