Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 309, Bulls 152)

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 $217.90/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$217.90

309 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$32.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.21

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	620	227.00	1,407	20
Medium and Large 2	506	221.11	1,119	98
Medium and Large 1	584	218.38	1,276	166
Medium and Large 3	528	194.92	1,030	25

One grade step is worth $32.08/cwt here — about $377 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 sale309 hd

217.90

—

VA average10 barns · 1,653 hd

210.70

+7.21

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

79 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 3	—	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	223.21/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,208	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	302.28/cwt	272.50–307.50	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	243.83/cwt	197.50–255.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	225.27/cwt	214.00–227.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	238.39/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	962	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	236.83/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,284	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,022	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,533	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	242.89/cwt	227.50–244.00	1,518	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,668	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	269.55/cwt	200.00–277.00	1,286	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	253.66/cwt	210.00–256.00	1,410	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	232.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	224.23/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	230.59/cwt	229.00–232.00	2,031	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,224	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	210.11/cwt	162.50–215.00	1,179	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	229.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	203.03/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	248.38/cwt	195.00–254.00	1,292	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	221.89/cwt	185.00–227.50	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	220.17/cwt	212.50–220.50	1,436	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	230.75/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	529	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	222.63/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	220.89/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,051	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	222.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	225.64/cwt	220.00–226.00	961	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,088	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,265	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,035	7

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Receipts 738Last week 458Year ago 621

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 309, Bulls 152)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	195.00	195.00
7	—	540	230.00	230.00
5	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	272.50–307.50	302.28
6	—	427	197.50–255.00	243.83
1	—	990	185.00	185.00
23	—	665	240.00	240.00
20	—	477	200.00–277.00	269.55
20	—	556	210.00–256.00	253.66
22	—	733	230.00–235.00	232.35
3	—	535	217.50–227.50	224.23
23	—	881	229.00–232.00	230.59
7	—	387	272.50	272.50
1	—	795	192.50	192.50
4	—	631	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	210.00–242.50	238.39
1	—	800	190.00	190.00
21	—	542	190.00–240.00	236.83
13	—	375	272.50	272.50
6	—	483	239.00	239.00
13	—	585	262.00	262.00
3	—	322	307.50	307.50
15	—	625	227.50–244.00	242.89
4	—	865	210.00	210.00
4	—	750	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	695	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	236.00	236.00
22	—	678	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	541	200.00–224.00	223.21
15	—	385	214.00–227.00	225.27
21	—	422	228.00	228.00
25	—	652	212.50–220.50	220.17
3	—	327	220.00	220.00
9	—	754	205.00	205.00
4	—	970	183.00	183.00
6	—	842	191.00	191.00
23	—	471	231.00	231.00
7	—	1,197	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	704	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	187.50	187.50
12	—	328	215.00	215.00
1	—	820	175.00	175.00
1	—	965	150.00	150.00
20	—	641	195.00–224.00	222.63
15	—	476	212.50–223.00	220.89
6	—	385	210.00–225.00	222.50
16	—	426	220.00–226.00	225.64
1	—	720	208.00	208.00
19	—	543	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	209.00	209.00
8	—	528	202.50	202.50
6	—	443	201.00	201.00
4	—	654	185.00	185.00
2	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	270.00	270.00
10	—	371	275.00	275.00
9	—	469	261.00	261.00
6	—	312	300.00	300.00
3	—	553	197.50	197.50
1	—	825	172.50	172.50
10	—	730	185.00–205.00	203.03
21	—	520	195.00–254.00	248.38
12	—	633	230.00–239.50	230.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	162.50–215.00	210.11
3	—	720	190.00	190.00
11	—	644	214.00	214.00
10	—	478	225.00–230.00	229.50
8	—	384	260.00	260.00
7	—	433	185.00–227.50	221.89
4	—	320	290.00	290.00
2	—	840	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	192.50	192.50
3	—	470	210.00	210.00
2	—	653	187.50	187.50

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