Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 199, Bulls 105)

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 $194.47/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$194.47

199 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	197.58	1,135	62
Medium and Large 1	646	194.86	1,259	115
Medium and Large 3	482	183.71	885	22

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $251 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 sale199 hd

194.47

—

VA average9 barns · 1,189 hd

191.42

+3.05

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

77 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	Medium and Large 1	—	937	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,264	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	170.94/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,294	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	225.69/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	245.37/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	254.06/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,186	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	228.39/cwt	185.00–255.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	230.25/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	248.78/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,396	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,609	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	214.46/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,150	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	214.07/cwt	187.50–221.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.10/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	190.53/cwt	135.00–199.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	164.48/cwt	160.00–177.50	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	969	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	161.13/cwt	157.50–163.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.35/cwt	167.50–183.00	1,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	220.78/cwt	200.00–222.00	963	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	210.87/cwt	160.00–213.00	1,162	25

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 May 1, 2023

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

Receipts 472Last week 1,347Year ago 789

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 199, Bulls 105)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	164.00	164.00
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
7	—	377	215.00	215.00
6	—	470	216.00	216.00
2	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	995	167.00	167.00
26	—	536	200.00–215.00	214.46
6	—	723	174.00	174.00
18	—	436	200.00–222.00	220.78
5	—	815	169.00	169.00
3	—	313	175.00	175.00
9	—	631	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	933	172.50	172.50
7	—	969	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	164.00	164.00
2	—	923	139.00	139.00
6	—	383	215.00	215.00
10	—	477	209.00	209.00
3	—	767	157.50–163.00	161.13
13	—	625	167.50–183.00	180.35
25	—	551	160.00–213.00	210.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	135.00–199.00	190.53
2	—	628	142.50	142.50
4	—	469	160.00–177.50	164.48
7	—	426	205.00	205.00
2	—	353	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	187.50	187.50
5	—	365	227.50	227.50
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
10	—	527	213.00	213.00
5	—	640	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
4	—	817	159.00–175.00	170.94
1	—	300	242.50	242.50
5	—	574	245.00	245.00
4	—	726	220.00	220.00
17	—	546	237.00	237.00
1	—	680	212.50	212.50
11	—	633	225.00	225.00
4	—	950	162.00	162.00
4	—	471	237.50–253.00	245.37
5	—	424	185.00–255.00	228.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	543	261.00	261.00
5	—	715	213.00–229.00	225.69
2	—	915	169.00	169.00
5	—	374	260.00	260.00
5	—	824	176.00	176.00
3	—	418	250.00–260.00	256.69
16	—	467	251.00–258.00	254.06
1	—	780	212.00	212.00
7	—	636	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	242.00	242.00
5	—	743	190.00	190.00
2	—	758	175.00	175.00
1	—	855	156.00	156.00
1	—	665	221.00	221.00
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
8	—	632	230.00–232.00	230.25
14	—	561	233.00–250.00	248.78
9	—	480	200.00–245.00	240.10
8	—	431	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	238.00	238.00
8	—	538	246.00	246.00
1	—	775	182.50	182.50
8	—	337	247.50	247.50
3	—	592	190.00	190.00
2	—	365	225.00–227.50	226.27
5	—	424	221.00	221.00
5	—	618	187.50–221.00	214.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
4	—	461	210.00	210.00
6	—	358	230.00	230.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

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