Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 353, Bulls 221)

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 $218.79/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$218.79

352 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	221.61	1,235	240
Medium and Large 2	464	220.72	1,024	77
Medium and Large 3	512	195.27	999	35

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $236 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 sale352 hd

218.79

—

VA average8 barns · 1,166 hd

213.99

+4.80

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	—	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	204.09/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	231.25/cwt	225.00–232.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	225.15/cwt	190.00–237.00	1,216	62
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	747	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	470	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	226.72/cwt	169.00–233.00	979	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	260.91/cwt	227.50–267.50	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	847	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	221.65/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	249.26/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,406	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	231.01/cwt	212.50–239.00	1,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	243.76/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,599	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	222.14/cwt	207.50–227.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	183.84/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,328	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	245.52/cwt	232.50–250.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	235.09/cwt	212.50–245.00	896	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	834	170.68/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,423	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	812	176.07/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,279	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	261.59/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,245	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	228.81/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	206.36/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,333	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	208.21/cwt	197.50–210.00	877	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,365	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	224.81/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,412	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	260.82/cwt	200.00–271.00	1,108	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	223.44/cwt	207.50–226.00	932	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,329	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	226.45/cwt	214.00–228.00	759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	189.43/cwt	145.00–205.00	1,025	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	229.49/cwt	167.50–231.50	1,095	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	224.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	206.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,321	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	218.77/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,367	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	224.40/cwt	217.50–225.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	193.35/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,895	12

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 787Last week 738Year ago 475

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 353, Bulls 221)

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
1	—	905	190.00	190.00
17	—	743	197.00–205.00	204.09
9	—	384	225.00–232.00	231.25
62	—	540	190.00–237.00	225.15
30	—	432	169.00–233.00	226.72
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
40	—	477	167.50–231.50	229.49
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
40	—	625	216.00–221.00	218.77
13	—	324	217.50–225.00	224.40
3	—	852	185.00	185.00
12	—	980	186.00–194.00	193.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	207.50–226.00	223.44
18	—	335	214.00–228.00	226.45
14	—	468	220.00–225.00	224.47
6	—	733	197.00	197.00
9	—	640	205.00–207.00	206.33
11	—	376	232.00	232.00
4	—	546	220.00	220.00
1	—	835	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	205.00	205.00
17	—	541	145.00–205.00	189.43
2	—	630	190.00	190.00
3	—	725	182.50	182.50
6	—	347	209.00	209.00
1	—	435	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	205.00	205.00
2	—	420	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	201.00	201.00
12	—	470	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	290.00	290.00
11	—	427	227.50–267.50	260.91
35	—	564	220.00–253.00	249.26
2	—	780	225.00	225.00
3	—	1,105	182.00	182.00
46	—	656	237.00–245.00	243.76
4	—	642	207.50–227.00	222.14
2	—	963	172.50–195.00	183.84
1	—	800	227.50	227.50
23	—	483	275.00	275.00
2	—	705	239.00	239.00
5	—	531	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	205.00	205.00
3	—	847	222.50	222.50
4	—	636	200.00–229.00	221.65
7	—	473	245.00	245.00
4	—	664	224.00	224.00
2	—	778	231.00	231.00
9	—	522	212.50–239.00	231.01
7	—	300	267.50	267.50
11	—	428	245.00	245.00
4	—	381	232.50–250.00	245.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	212.50–245.00	235.09
9	—	834	165.00–178.00	170.68
5	—	327	300.00	300.00
2	—	763	155.00	155.00
2	—	725	172.50	172.50
1	—	590	242.50	242.50
23	—	476	230.00–268.00	261.59
18	—	628	212.50–229.00	224.81
25	—	425	200.00–271.00	260.82
22	—	549	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	812	160.00–184.00	176.07
17	—	549	233.00	233.00
2	—	750	155.00	155.00
10	—	481	220.00–231.00	228.81
16	—	646	206.00–212.00	206.36
14	—	421	197.50–210.00	208.21
17	—	380	252.50	252.50
1	—	725	187.50	187.50
7	—	329	265.00	265.00
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	192.50	192.50
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
4	—	629	162.50	162.50
4	—	353	200.00	200.00

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