Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 416, Bulls 202)

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 $176.45/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$176.45

416 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

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	573	188.00	1,077	11thin
Medium and Large 3	507	179.54	911	77
Medium and Large 2	494	179.47	886	113
Medium and Large 1	581	174.17	1,011	206
Medium and Large 2-3	532	150.00	798	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $279 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 sale416 hd

176.45

—

VA average7 barns · 1,780 hd

184.48

−8.04

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

89 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	—	745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	239.66/cwt	207.50–251.00	1,043	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	215.93/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,246	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	229.04/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	215.57/cwt	200.00–217.50	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.25/cwt	142.50–180.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	202.75/cwt	175.00–217.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	151.89/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	161.91/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,069	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.90/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	237.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	200.10/cwt	172.50–201.00	842	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	170.13/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	172.29/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	241.31/cwt	195.00–246.00	1,337	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	215.10/cwt	177.50–230.00	1,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	817	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	221.66/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,412	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,266	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	219.71/cwt	172.50–229.00	1,215	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	352	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	218.78/cwt	204.00–228.00	939	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	215.85/cwt	207.50–220.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,208	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	189.47/cwt	165.00–202.00	1,197	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.41/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,066	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	995	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	229.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,092	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,012	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	514	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	652	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.20/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	188.16/cwt	150.00–191.00	892	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	179.34/cwt	175.00–180.00	967	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	985	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	190.28/cwt	170.00–192.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	185.72/cwt	150.00–188.00	891	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	187.40/cwt	160.00–196.00	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	163.44/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	185.96/cwt	135.00–188.00	816	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,181	10

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 863Last week 630Year ago 1,064

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 416, Bulls 202)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	187.00	187.00
17	—	435	207.50–251.00	239.66
14	—	476	225.00–240.00	237.39
7	—	875	165.00–171.00	170.13
34	—	554	195.00–246.00	241.31
6	—	835	168.00	168.00
7	—	1,004	146.50	146.50
2	—	385	252.50	252.50
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
12	—	637	206.00–223.00	221.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	175.00	175.00
2	—	708	165.00	165.00
5	—	558	209.00	209.00
9	—	368	200.00–217.50	215.57
10	—	463	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	650	217.00	217.00
7	—	364	225.00	225.00
14	—	478	220.00–231.00	229.04
3	—	634	175.00–217.00	202.75
3	—	833	166.00	166.00
1	—	965	142.50	142.50
7	—	729	168.00–174.00	172.29
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
8	—	423	223.00	223.00
20	—	533	177.50–230.00	215.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	211.00–222.00	215.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	817	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	691	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	136.00	136.00
10	—	570	142.50–180.00	173.25
3	—	660	142.00–157.00	151.89
6	—	1,021	120.00	120.00
12	—	383	196.00	196.00
15	—	624	135.00–167.00	164.90
30	—	421	172.50–201.00	200.10
3	—	313	165.00	165.00
2	—	953	137.00	137.00
5	—	810	140.00–141.00	140.20
24	—	474	150.00–191.00	188.16
44	—	547	180.00	180.00
11	—	730	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	660	150.00–169.00	161.91
6	—	638	159.00	159.00
7	—	766	155.00	155.00
10	—	720	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	544	186.00	186.00
8	—	351	179.00	179.00
9	—	645	135.00–167.00	163.44
26	—	439	135.00–188.00	185.96
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	193.00	193.00
9	—	652	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	144.50	144.50
45	—	539	175.00–180.00	179.34
13	—	433	170.00–192.00	190.28
17	—	480	150.00–188.00	185.72
9	—	641	173.00	173.00
14	—	371	160.00–196.00	187.40
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
10	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	646	196.00	196.00
7	—	376	230.00	230.00
7	—	342	236.00	236.00
4	—	753	171.00	171.00
1	—	845	151.00	151.00
1	—	525	187.50	187.50
31	—	553	172.50–229.00	219.71
13	—	425	234.00	234.00
21	—	477	210.00–230.00	229.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	162.00	162.00
14	—	429	204.00–228.00	218.78
7	—	383	207.50–220.00	215.85
21	—	562	215.00	215.00
2	—	720	158.00	158.00
14	—	632	165.00–202.00	189.47
17	—	475	190.00–229.00	224.41
2	—	320	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	135.00	135.00
9	—	434	208.00	208.00
2	—	683	145.00	145.00
8	—	555	198.00	198.00
2	—	473	175.00	175.00
3	—	352	192.50	192.50
1	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	175.00	175.00

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