Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Dairy Steers 14, Heifers 222, Bulls 149)

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 $199.04/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$199.04

222 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	206.06	1,009	91
Medium and Large 1	566	196.81	1,114	88
Medium and Large 3	509	188.72	961	43

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $48 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 sale222 hd

199.04

—

VA average8 barns · 1,419 hd

192.78

+6.26

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

72 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	—	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.93/cwt	205.00–212.50	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	181.04/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	190.49/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	233.26/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,278	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	217.77/cwt	175.00–221.00	1,363	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	186.91/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,150	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	798	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,141	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,024	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	232.76/cwt	177.50–240.00	1,122	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,221	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	221.99/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	867	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	193.16/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	192.25/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,025	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	216.24/cwt	182.50–219.00	1,163	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	240.47/cwt	195.00–245.00	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	228.26/cwt	185.00–247.50	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	197.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	206.66/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,362	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	230.99/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,000	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	234.05/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,123	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	184.15/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,153	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	208.88/cwt	172.50–211.00	990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	193.98/cwt	150.00–205.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	195.66/cwt	194.00–196.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	196.07/cwt	162.50–200.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	208.55/cwt	155.00–218.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	756	165.25/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	168.74/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	209.62/cwt	150.00–214.00	880	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.36/cwt	175.00–212.50	989	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,168	23

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 547Last week 931Year ago 714

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Dairy Steers 14, Heifers 222, Bulls 149)

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
27	—	554	210.00	210.00
5	—	994	144.00	144.00
5	—	373	205.00–212.50	210.93
2	—	668	169.00	169.00
1	—	325	197.50	197.50
18	—	626	169.00–185.00	184.15
18	—	474	172.50–211.00	208.88
5	—	444	150.00–205.00	193.98
4	—	523	200.00	200.00
3	—	753	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	179.00	179.00
10	—	644	172.00–182.00	181.04
6	—	332	213.00	213.00
7	—	376	155.00–218.00	208.55
2	—	725	167.50–170.00	168.74
1	—	835	157.50	157.50
24	—	420	150.00–214.00	209.62
17	—	470	175.00–212.50	210.36
23	—	546	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	361	194.00–196.00	195.66
10	—	453	162.50–200.00	196.07
8	—	639	184.00	184.00
8	—	540	187.00	187.00
4	—	756	163.00–166.00	165.25
1	—	585	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
8	—	654	180.00–192.00	190.49
2	—	473	190.00–195.00	192.38
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	257.50	257.50
3	—	373	236.00	236.00
25	—	548	215.00–234.00	233.26
14	—	626	175.00–221.00	217.77
2	—	768	189.00	189.00
10	—	565	175.00–192.50	186.91
5	—	479	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	600	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	533	252.50	252.50
6	—	426	252.50	252.50
3	—	755	196.00	196.00
3	—	693	227.00	227.00
1	—	985	162.50	162.50
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
20	—	482	177.50–240.00	232.76
9	—	638	237.50	237.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	798	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	146.50	146.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	207.00	207.00
1	—	530	192.50	192.50
10	—	550	222.00	222.00
9	—	739	180.00	180.00
8	—	490	215.00–223.00	221.99
3	—	867	155.00	155.00
3	—	330	185.00–247.50	228.26
3	—	363	250.00	250.00
2	—	795	170.00	170.00
11	—	659	201.00–210.00	206.66
11	—	433	190.00–235.00	230.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	155.00	155.00
2	—	335	210.00	210.00
9	—	533	182.50–195.00	192.25
6	—	435	185.00–200.00	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	132.50	132.50
5	—	629	165.00–200.00	193.16
2	—	575	182.50	182.50
13	—	538	182.50–219.00	216.24
11	—	376	195.00–245.00	240.47
6	—	429	192.50	192.50
6	—	328	257.00	257.00
2	—	658	185.00	185.00
17	—	480	233.00–242.50	234.05
3	—	788	125.00	125.00

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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