Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 288, Bulls 141)

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 $184.57/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$184.57

282 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$44.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	189.14	1,015	137
Medium and Large 2	543	186.49	1,013	86
Medium and Large 3	450	181.09	815	33
Medium and Large 1-2	697	161.05	1,123	22
Small 1	691	145.00	1,002	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.14/cwt here — about $13 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 sale282 hd

184.57

—

VA average10 barns · 1,675 hd

185.14

−0.57

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

81 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	Small 1	—	691	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,233	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	201.58/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,105	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,110	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	809	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	171.93/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	245.16/cwt	242.50–246.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,373	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.67/cwt	225.00–235.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,406	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	904	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,408	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	238.12/cwt	235.00–241.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	155.66/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,241	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	232.79/cwt	231.00–236.00	759	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,123	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	167.68/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,202	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	208.23/cwt	194.00–211.00	991	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,002	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	168.75/cwt	132.50–181.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	977	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	916	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	163.39/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,291	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	208.54/cwt	192.50–213.00	1,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,010	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	212.11/cwt	203.00–216.00	921	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	995	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	887	169.05/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,499	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	794	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,235	2

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Receipts 630Last week 1,014Year ago 1,103

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 288, Bulls 141)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	145.00	145.00
38	—	548	194.00–202.00	201.58
10	—	378	175.00	175.00
14	—	476	194.00–211.00	208.23
3	—	720	158.00–166.00	163.39
27	—	434	203.00–216.00	212.11
1	—	620	159.00	159.00
12	—	652	165.00	165.00
12	—	325	179.00	179.00
2	—	810	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	649	171.00	171.00
1	—	890	135.00	135.00
12	—	428	208.00	208.00
4	—	335	175.00	175.00
19	—	537	188.00	188.00
5	—	749	159.00	159.00
1	—	690	156.00	156.00
4	—	391	179.00	179.00
17	—	474	210.00	210.00
1	—	805	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	700	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	145.00	145.00
7	—	689	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	447	188.00	188.00
10	—	552	177.00	177.00
10	—	348	178.00	178.00
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	692	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	195.00	195.00
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
3	—	583	177.50	177.50
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
5	—	476	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	166.00	166.00
25	—	536	230.00	230.00
2	—	723	171.00	171.00
8	—	428	233.00	233.00
1	—	1,000	137.50	137.50
8	—	479	242.00	242.00
9	—	652	216.00	216.00
2	—	375	235.00–241.00	238.12
1	—	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	187.00	187.00
4	—	864	166.00–174.00	171.93
7	—	470	245.00	245.00
4	—	369	242.50–246.00	245.16
30	—	597	230.00	230.00
8	—	430	225.00–235.00	230.67
10	—	622	226.00	226.00
3	—	987	154.00–159.00	155.66
20	—	542	229.00	229.00
1	—	715	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	161.00	161.00
7	—	685	225.00	225.00
18	—	887	166.00–171.00	169.05
9	—	794	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	326	231.00–236.00	232.79
10	—	472	238.00	238.00
9	—	648	200.00	200.00
6	—	373	230.00	230.00
3	—	760	167.00–169.00	167.68
2	—	573	196.00	196.00
20	—	549	219.00	219.00
16	—	421	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	238.00	238.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
2	—	843	147.50	147.50
1	—	585	192.50	192.50
3	—	333	200.00	200.00
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
7	—	365	225.00	225.00
2	—	475	220.00	220.00
9	—	636	203.00	203.00
9	—	539	192.50–213.00	208.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	157.00	157.00
1	—	590	177.00	177.00
4	—	520	132.50–181.00	168.75
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
8	—	432	212.00	212.00

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