Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 535, Bulls 244)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.78/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$138.78

530 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	145.49	955	38
Medium and Large 2	528	142.32	752	99
Medium and Large 1	575	138.46	797	367
Medium and Large 3	568	119.98	681	26

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $274 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 sale530 hd

138.78

—

VA average4 barns · 960 hd

141.43

−2.65

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

82 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	—	733	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	147.35/cwt	137.50–154.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.55/cwt	115.00–140.00	923	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.70/cwt	116.00–140.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.66/cwt	143.00–157.50	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	137.64/cwt	137.64–137.64	756	196
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,282	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	141.69/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	168.86/cwt	148.00–170.50	1,081	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	943	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.50/cwt	132.50–175.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	168.25/cwt	150.00–174.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	136.11/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	938	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.73/cwt	147.00–150.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	749	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	996	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.92/cwt	127.00–160.00	888	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	874	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	134.81/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	696	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,020	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	839	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	899	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	152.06/cwt	120.00–157.50	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	147.40/cwt	121.00–150.00	951	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.67/cwt	120.00–146.00	675	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	136.99/cwt	110.00–138.00	751	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	131.38/cwt	121.00–135.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.35/cwt	120.00–165.00	698	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.66/cwt	100.00–118.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	113.32/cwt	112.00–114.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	739	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	152.11/cwt	132.00–156.00	732	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	134.68/cwt	115.00–142.00	867	57

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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Receipts 979Last week 431Year ago 466

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 535, Bulls 244)

Natural 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
2	—	733	121.00	121.00
13	—	643	131.00	131.00
5	—	392	137.50–154.00	147.35
2	—	860	100.00	100.00
27	—	548	110.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
17	—	430	120.00–165.00	162.35
4	—	310	130.00–132.00	130.52
3	—	775	112.00–114.00	113.32
25	—	481	132.00–156.00	152.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	671	115.00–140.00	137.55
16	—	571	116.00–140.00	133.70
8	—	378	143.00–157.50	154.66
196	—	549	137.64	137.64
6	—	860	129.00–136.00	134.81
32	—	473	120.00–146.00	142.67
7	—	994	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
14	—	433	158.00	158.00
11	—	755	138.00	138.00
57	—	644	115.00–142.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	696	146.50	146.50
11	—	560	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	95.00	95.00
7	—	384	120.00–157.50	152.06
4	—	566	121.00–135.00	131.38
2	—	850	68.00	68.00
4	—	430	100.00–118.00	113.66
7	—	739	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
4	—	649	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
5	—	440	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	156.00	156.00
6	—	483	171.00	171.00
6	—	824	130.00	130.00
6	—	658	156.00	156.00
2	—	923	91.00	91.00
2	—	628	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,125	123.00	123.00
4	—	731	126.00–147.00	141.69
3	—	420	132.50–175.00	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	186.00	186.00
22	—	739	173.50	173.50
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,191	125.00–126.00	125.25
4	—	913	146.00	146.00
2	—	458	194.00	194.00
57	—	640	148.00–170.50	168.86
30	—	545	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,140	132.00	132.00
8	—	584	150.00–174.00	168.25
6	—	838	128.00–140.00	136.11
1	—	1,015	126.00	126.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	136.00	136.00
2	—	938	98.00	98.00
1	—	885	87.50	87.50
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	162.00	162.00
12	—	749	133.00	133.00
85	—	559	127.00–160.00	158.92
5	—	431	187.00	187.00
16	—	478	188.00	188.00
33	—	645	121.00–150.00	147.40
9	—	378	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	540	147.00–150.00	149.73
5	—	558	141.00	141.00
7	—	412	189.00	189.00
6	—	318	166.00	166.00
5	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	122.50	122.50
13	—	483	181.00	181.00
12	—	660	134.00	134.00
4	—	839	87.00	87.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	333	130.00	130.00

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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