Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 221, Bulls 78)

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 $139.53/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$139.53

221 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	147.81	744	97
Medium and Large 2-3	486	139.00	676	13thin
Medium and Large 2	555	136.00	755	46
Medium and Large 1-2	779	134.00	1,044	5thin
Medium and Large 3	404	129.44	523	60

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $221 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 sale221 hd

139.53

—

VA average7 barns · 1,197 hd

139.73

−0.19

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

66 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 2	—	742	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	146.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	805	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,080	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,025	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	768	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	760	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	504	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	486	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	361	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	126.71/cwt	110.00–137.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.48/cwt	139.00–147.00	699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,044	5

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Receipts 437Last week 821Year ago 727

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 221, Bulls 78)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	742	128.00	128.00
3	—	822	130.00	130.00
6	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	121.00	121.00
2	—	325	130.00	130.00
9	—	362	142.00	142.00
7	—	434	155.00	155.00
5	—	663	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	548	140.00–147.00	146.82
8	—	385	157.00	157.00
6	—	313	144.00	144.00
18	—	424	161.00	161.00
6	—	621	130.00	130.00
7	—	735	130.00	130.00
16	—	477	139.00–147.00	146.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	486	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	127.00	127.00
2	—	450	115.00	115.00
16	—	289	125.00	125.00
12	—	438	145.50	145.50
4	—	640	113.00	113.00
12	—	383	110.00–137.00	126.71
8	—	539	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	150.00	150.00
3	—	635	147.00	147.00
3	—	453	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
8	—	419	171.00	171.00
7	—	469	180.00	180.00
5	—	317	191.00	191.00
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
4	—	719	161.00	161.00
2	—	953	110.00	110.00
18	—	563	182.00	182.00
6	—	387	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	135.00	135.00
9	—	842	150.00	150.00
11	—	433	201.00	201.00
8	—	476	201.00	201.00
19	—	551	196.00	196.00
4	—	719	165.00	165.00
3	—	385	206.00	206.00
10	—	652	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	99.00	99.00
6	—	504	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	654	146.00	146.00
4	—	723	128.00	128.00
1	—	950	91.00	91.00
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
7	—	481	172.00	172.00
5	—	538	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
3	—	488	109.00	109.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	337	136.00	136.00
2	—	443	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	170.00	170.00
9	—	427	175.00	175.00
4	—	614	131.00	131.00
3	—	312	186.00	186.00
2	—	788	98.00	98.00
4	—	379	175.00	175.00
3	—	568	132.00	132.00

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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