Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 241, Bulls 166)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.66/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$203.66

262 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$39.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	220.23	1,179	78
Medium and Large 1-2	701	199.18	1,396	64
Medium and Large 1	686	197.25	1,354	106
Medium and Large 3	536	180.39	967	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.84/cwt here — about $212 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 sale262 hd

203.66

—

VA average7 barns · 927 hd

202.69

+0.97

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

84 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 1-2	—	645	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,380	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	203.42/cwt	180.00–225.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,173	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,367	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	521	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	457	240.67/cwt	227.50–248.00	1,100	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	171.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	924	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	958	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,162	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	162.79/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,431	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	197.87/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,415	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	368	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	218.51/cwt	192.50–227.50	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,086	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	195.53/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,079	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	172.24/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,097	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.58/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,005	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,058	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,150	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	757	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	170.74/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,072	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	801	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	177.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.10/cwt	166.00–174.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	6

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 671Last week 644Year ago 530

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 241, Bulls 166)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	645	214.00	214.00
6	—	676	195.00	195.00
4	—	725	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	205.00	205.00
8	—	747	194.00	194.00
24	—	538	216.00	216.00
5	—	825	161.00–164.00	162.79
12	—	857	167.00	167.00
11	—	646	207.50	207.50
4	—	440	217.50	217.50
3	—	1,050	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	167.50	167.50
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
4	—	444	200.00	200.00
4	—	656	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	180.00–225.00	203.42
11	—	652	203.00	203.00
16	—	543	216.00	216.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
5	—	751	175.00	175.00
3	—	723	194.00	194.00
3	—	485	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	797	171.50	171.50
5	—	958	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	228.00	228.00
28	—	457	227.50–248.00	240.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	715	193.00–199.00	197.87
9	—	762	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	538	169.00–172.00	171.76
7	—	373	150.00–160.00	157.13
19	—	429	177.00	177.00
7	—	739	160.00	160.00
3	—	818	147.50	147.50
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
23	—	628	168.00–171.00	170.74
16	—	471	170.00	170.00
4	—	332	170.00–180.00	177.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	165.00–170.00	167.50
2	—	918	147.50–150.00	148.77
11	—	425	174.00	174.00
21	—	639	180.00	180.00
3	—	373	187.50	187.50
1	—	770	162.50	162.50
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
14	—	540	168.00	168.00
9	—	476	166.00–174.00	173.10
6	—	330	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	162.50	162.50
6	—	840	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	140.00	140.00
15	—	538	166.75	166.75
2	—	440	137.50	137.50
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
15	—	467	172.00	172.00
5	—	367	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	217.50	217.50
8	—	329	200.00	200.00
7	—	611	195.00	195.00
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
17	—	475	207.50–212.50	211.58
16	—	521	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	192.50–227.50	218.51
6	—	478	215.00	215.00
6	—	428	217.50	217.50
9	—	527	206.00	206.00
6	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
16	—	637	170.50–174.00	172.24
2	—	813	153.00	153.00
1	—	930	130.00	130.00
3	—	757	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	112.50	112.50
1	—	520	193.00	193.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
8	—	438	207.50	207.50
7	—	359	210.00	210.00
13	—	552	185.00–197.50	195.53
3	—	647	160.00	160.00

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