Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 459, Bulls 234)

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 $191.06/cwt on 455 head.

Average price

$191.06

455 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	194.21	1,068	230
Medium and Large 2	531	191.91	1,019	135
Medium and Large 1-2	547	189.00	1,034	6thin
Medium and Large 3	511	181.23	926	84

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $142 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 sale455 hd

191.06

—

VA average10 barns · 2,050 hd

195.08

−4.02

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	Medium and Large 3	—	367	182.22/cwt	140.00–194.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	238.00/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,254	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	245.28/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,361	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	199.32/cwt	150.00–202.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	200.88/cwt	170.00–202.00	956	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,140	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	197.92/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,079	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	161.97/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	249.68/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,203	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	227.02/cwt	192.50–229.00	1,455	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	237.25/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	214.40/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	236.08/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,315	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,255	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	993	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	951	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	171.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	144.74/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	547	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	187.32/cwt	170.00–190.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	189.65/cwt	170.00–210.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	993	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	204.85/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,121	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	194.15/cwt	165.00–197.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	256.91/cwt	237.50–259.00	1,097	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	206.48/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,305	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	225.86/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,233	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,580	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	201.75/cwt	155.00–204.00	866	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	150.57/cwt	150.00–151.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	704	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,273	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	175.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,149	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	211.50/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,007	30

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 8, 2023

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

Receipts 931Last week 472Year ago 364

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 459, Bulls 234)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	367	140.00–194.00	182.22
20	—	448	198.00	198.00
8	—	654	159.00	159.00
25	—	537	185.00	185.00
7	—	625	150.00–151.00	150.57
4	—	704	172.00	172.00
2	—	753	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	383	150.00–202.00	199.32
40	—	476	170.00–202.00	200.88
8	—	322	170.00–190.00	187.32
69	—	547	194.00–205.00	204.85
15	—	935	169.00	169.00
33	—	429	155.00–204.00	201.75
2	—	825	172.00	172.00
15	—	736	173.00	173.00
29	—	656	175.00–180.00	175.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	748	175.00	175.00
21	—	637	179.00	179.00
35	—	545	195.00–198.00	197.92
11	—	374	195.00	195.00
2	—	675	135.00	135.00
11	—	433	165.00–197.00	194.15
4	—	569	155.00	155.00
1	—	850	166.00	166.00
8	—	331	180.00	180.00
30	—	476	170.00–215.00	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	190.00–240.00	238.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	790	152.50	152.50
7	—	376	269.00	269.00
2	—	858	150.00–174.00	161.97
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
1	—	955	132.50	132.50
7	—	334	255.00	255.00
13	—	483	225.00–239.00	237.25
11	—	430	268.00	268.00
5	—	623	197.50–225.00	214.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	555	237.50–246.00	245.28
7	—	736	204.00	204.00
1	—	545	247.50	247.50
13	—	482	249.00–250.00	249.68
10	—	424	269.00	269.00
1	—	320	257.50	257.50
37	—	641	192.50–229.00	227.02
1	—	805	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	145.00	145.00
11	—	447	242.00	242.00
15	—	551	195.00	195.00
5	—	634	197.00	197.00
5	—	376	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	754	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	557	225.00–237.00	236.08
7	—	472	232.50	232.50
5	—	776	168.00	168.00
4	—	323	252.50	252.50
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	182.50	182.50
14	—	423	255.00	255.00
9	—	376	253.00	253.00
19	—	632	187.50–207.50	206.48
41	—	546	220.00–226.00	225.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	637	197.00	197.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
19	—	551	220.00	220.00
4	—	379	260.00	260.00
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
9	—	339	250.00	250.00
6	—	484	240.00	240.00
2	—	820	139.00	139.00
2	—	665	145.00	145.00
21	—	427	237.50–259.00	256.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	170.00	170.00
10	—	531	187.00	187.00
6	—	458	217.00	217.00
4	—	635	170.00–175.00	171.25
2	—	728	130.00–160.00	144.74
2	—	428	170.00–210.00	189.65
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
5	—	335	217.00	217.00

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