Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 291, Bulls 129)

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 $159.86/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$159.86

289 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	362	171.00	619	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	166.00	958	9thin
Medium and Large 2	533	160.88	857	105
Medium and Large 1	619	159.70	988	132
Medium and Large 3	510	154.71	789	38

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale289 hd

159.86

—

VA average9 barns · 1,287 hd

162.65

−2.79

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

87 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 2	—	841	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,371	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.35/cwt	165.00–174.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	832	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,251	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,141	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	167.72/cwt	165.00–169.00	927	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,179	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	152.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	194.50/cwt	150.00–230.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	164.40/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	189.79/cwt	189.00–195.00	860	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.91/cwt	165.00–174.00	744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.45/cwt	147.50–200.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	164.89/cwt	147.50–166.00	894	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,100	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.26/cwt	150.00–157.50	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.59/cwt	164.00–167.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	157.31/cwt	140.00–166.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	158.57/cwt	140.00–165.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,070	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	175.87/cwt	172.50–177.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,500	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,401	17

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Receipts 644Last week 393Year ago 998

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 291, Bulls 129)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	841	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,020	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	200.00	200.00
5	—	471	207.50	207.50
19	—	551	207.00	207.00
5	—	526	201.00	201.00
5	—	672	197.50	197.50
4	—	440	215.00	215.00
4	—	738	180.00	180.00
1	—	980	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	182.50	182.50
2	—	540	180.00	180.00
2	—	465	172.50	172.50
1	—	660	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	220.00	220.00
6	—	486	224.00	224.00
19	—	542	217.50	217.50
2	—	373	225.00	225.00
4	—	748	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,083	130.00	130.00
3	—	963	162.50	162.50
9	—	671	206.00	206.00
6	—	796	165.00	165.00
4	—	865	150.00–160.00	152.59
2	—	333	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	832	168.00	168.00
14	—	647	214.00	214.00
15	—	715	206.00	206.00
24	—	754	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	690	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	165.00–174.00	173.35
16	—	730	146.00	146.00
21	—	656	155.00	155.00
2	—	343	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
28	—	553	165.00–169.00	167.72
7	—	474	164.00–167.00	166.59
3	—	378	175.00	175.00
3	—	544	140.00–166.00	157.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	807	155.00	155.00
7	—	701	150.00	150.00
16	—	673	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	127.50	127.50
1	—	695	122.50	122.50
10	—	355	171.00	171.00
1	—	855	137.50	137.50
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	157.50	157.50
8	—	614	138.00	138.00
8	—	457	140.00–165.00	158.57
6	—	548	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	638	145.00	145.00
13	—	430	165.00–174.00	172.91
50	—	542	147.50–166.00	164.89
6	—	478	150.00–157.50	151.26
5	—	341	174.00	174.00
4	—	759	137.00–140.00	137.77
8	—	573	147.50–150.00	149.68
4	—	369	172.50–177.00	175.87
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	207.50	207.50
4	—	381	210.00	210.00
3	—	833	140.00	140.00
2	—	568	191.00	191.00
1	—	965	127.50	127.50
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
6	—	717	158.00–167.50	164.40
18	—	539	204.00	204.00
7	—	434	221.00	221.00
6	—	635	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	242.50	242.50
8	—	531	200.00	200.00
8	—	479	211.00	211.00
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
3	—	737	135.00	135.00
7	—	437	210.00	210.00
7	—	644	167.00	167.00
2	—	663	127.50	127.50
2	—	375	147.50–200.00	174.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	170.00	170.00
3	—	370	150.00–230.00	194.50
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
16	—	453	189.00–195.00	189.79
8	—	636	170.00	170.00

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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