Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 613, Heifers 590, Bulls 139)

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 $219.28/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$219.28

612 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	623	225.58	1,406	346
Medium and Large 1	668	212.34	1,418	128
Medium and Large 2	577	210.43	1,213	123
Medium and Large 3	465	205.70	957	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $449 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 sale612 hd

219.28

—

VA average10 barns · 2,035 hd

218.77

+0.51

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

105 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 1-2Value Added	—	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	200.12/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,557	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	235.17/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,246	68
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,539	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	206.88/cwt	157.50–210.00	1,339	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	898	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	896	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	178.08/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	200.75/cwt	127.50–225.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	674	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,117	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	648	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	228.61/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,525	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	225.21/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,396	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,562	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	191.18/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,455	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	391	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	240.12/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,328	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	428	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,087	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	210.80/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,130	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,112	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,199	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	847	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	145.26/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	180.86/cwt	127.50–185.50	973	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,080	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	186.08/cwt	165.00–190.00	718	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	162.55/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	211.69/cwt	200.00–217.50	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,169	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	502	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	189.47/cwt	186.50–191.00	1,080	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	221.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	189.62/cwt	177.00–195.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	351	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	189.58/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,003	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	183.30/cwt	160.00–193.00	1,135	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	997	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	810	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	181.46/cwt	162.50–192.00	866	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	181.79/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,187	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	391	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	178.74/cwt	172.50–182.50	826	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,112	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 →

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Receipts 1,342Last week 552Year ago 851

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 613, Heifers 590, Bulls 139)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	250.00	250.00
68	—	530	220.00–252.00	235.17
6	—	395	265.00	265.00
93	—	667	227.00–229.00	228.61
72	—	620	195.00–240.00	225.21
16	—	868	176.00	176.00
37	—	761	186.00–194.00	191.18
40	—	553	220.00–251.00	240.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
3	—	578	177.50	177.50
4	—	437	127.50–225.00	200.75
6	—	358	235.00	235.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	176.00	176.00
4	—	856	177.50	177.50
6	—	478	240.00	240.00
7	—	384	237.50	237.50
2	—	568	187.50	187.50
3	—	675	140.00	140.00
4	—	420	245.00	245.00
32	—	647	157.50–210.00	206.88
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
11	—	724	140.00–185.00	178.08
21	—	532	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	265.00	265.00
14	—	778	199.00–201.00	200.12
7	—	721	210.00	210.00
16	—	863	181.00	181.00
5	—	812	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	762	202.00	202.00
26	—	545	222.50	222.50
3	—	748	202.50	202.50
7	—	972	172.00	172.00
4	—	565	222.00	222.00
1	—	820	177.50	177.50
3	—	652	227.50	227.50
3	—	383	262.50	262.50
5	—	494	247.50	247.50
2	—	620	215.00–217.50	216.26
4	—	331	210.00–225.00	221.15
4	—	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	185.00	185.00
9	—	575	207.00	207.00
6	—	391	255.00	255.00
8	—	428	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	159.00	159.00
32	—	619	160.00–193.00	183.30
11	—	554	189.00	189.00
14	—	785	162.00	162.00
33	—	653	179.00–183.00	181.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	439	204.00	204.00
20	—	600	189.50	189.50
46	—	570	186.50–191.00	189.47
11	—	351	165.00	165.00
34	—	529	189.00–191.00	189.58
8	—	714	160.00	160.00
10	—	495	191.00	191.00
11	—	835	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	144.00	144.00
12	—	502	194.00	194.00
7	—	391	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	538	127.50–185.50	180.86
29	—	639	169.00	169.00
18	—	386	165.00–190.00	186.08
11	—	720	157.00	157.00
6	—	317	165.00	165.00
4	—	550	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
22	—	431	188.00	188.00
28	—	477	162.50–192.00	181.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	152.50–167.50	162.55
5	—	341	147.50	147.50
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
7	—	557	177.50	177.50
24	—	462	172.50–182.50	178.74
2	—	738	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	653	179.00	179.00
2	—	845	161.00	161.00
7	—	379	165.00	165.00
9	—	772	155.00	155.00
13	—	479	177.00–195.00	189.62
21	—	539	185.00	185.00
17	—	430	204.00	204.00
6	—	628	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	171.00	171.00
18	—	550	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	202.50–212.50	210.80
18	—	473	235.00	235.00
8	—	377	230.00	230.00
8	—	648	185.00	185.00
5	—	762	174.00	174.00
3	—	847	159.00	159.00
13	—	428	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	205.00	205.00
3	—	832	125.00–155.00	145.26
3	—	778	157.00	157.00
6	—	328	212.50	212.50
8	—	379	225.00	225.00
3	—	422	200.00–217.50	211.69
6	—	493	205.00	205.00
11	—	638	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	148.00	148.00
6	—	558	172.50	172.50
3	—	760	125.00	125.00
3	—	380	187.50	187.50

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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