Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 288, Heifers 431, Bulls 210)

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 $224.89/cwt on 424 head.

Average price

$224.89

424 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$57.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

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	554	239.00	1,324	10thin
Medium and Large 1	500	227.96	1,139	240
Medium and Large 2	519	226.95	1,178	147
Medium and Large 3	539	181.13	977	27

One grade step is worth $57.87/cwt here — about $347 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 sale424 hd

224.89

—

VA average8 barns · 1,865 hd

222.18

+2.71

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	229.03/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,228	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	236.79/cwt	200.00–248.00	886	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	236.78/cwt	185.00–242.00	1,508	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	268.89/cwt	212.50–272.50	1,266	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	268.31/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,175	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,243	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,313	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	220.08/cwt	210.00–265.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	225.68/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	230.97/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	230.76/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	268.72/cwt	217.50–274.00	1,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,382	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	218.11/cwt	183.00–226.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	270.23/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,024	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	259.74/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,094	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,303	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	266.71/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,147	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	264.67/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,257	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	207.10/cwt	192.50–212.00	1,311	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	647	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,514	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	218.12/cwt	157.00–226.00	1,169	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,090	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,002	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	239.30/cwt	187.50–244.00	1,120	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,005	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	217.08/cwt	195.00–235.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	217.49/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	236.96/cwt	195.00–242.00	787	19

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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Receipts 929Last week 1,216Year ago 599

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 288, Heifers 431, Bulls 210)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	272.50	272.50
2	—	553	190.00	190.00
2	—	920	200.00	200.00
7	—	811	247.00	247.00
15	—	438	257.50–270.00	268.31
9	—	469	265.00	265.00
38	—	547	240.00	240.00
5	—	333	210.00–265.00	220.08
4	—	661	206.00	206.00
21	—	640	232.00	232.00
5	—	739	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	182.50	182.50
3	—	652	170.00	170.00
3	—	358	205.00	205.00
5	—	517	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	637	185.00–242.00	236.78
21	—	471	212.50–272.50	268.89
12	—	572	205.00–245.00	225.68
8	—	726	229.00–233.00	230.97
6	—	825	221.00–240.00	230.76
2	—	953	200.00	200.00
16	—	430	217.50–274.00	268.72
5	—	386	282.50	282.50
4	—	349	281.00	281.00
56	—	544	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	536	207.50–230.00	229.03
2	—	663	160.00	160.00
2	—	570	202.50	202.50
1	—	870	157.50	157.50
17	—	374	200.00–248.00	236.79
20	—	633	192.50–212.00	207.10
2	—	998	174.00	174.00
52	—	428	234.00	234.00
47	—	468	187.50–244.00	239.30
15	—	334	195.00–235.00	217.08
12	—	734	210.00–219.00	217.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	647	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	554	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	536	157.00–226.00	218.12
23	—	472	231.00	231.00
18	—	426	236.00	236.00
16	—	628	210.00	210.00
7	—	372	244.00	244.00
2	—	863	170.00	170.00
2	—	725	196.00	196.00
1	—	925	184.00	184.00
19	—	332	195.00–242.00	236.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	120.00	120.00
8	—	621	176.00	176.00
8	—	548	177.50	177.50
6	—	390	220.00	220.00
3	—	467	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	183.00–226.00	218.11
9	—	379	254.00–275.00	270.23
6	—	551	212.50	212.50
5	—	323	279.00	279.00
3	—	810	162.50	162.50
3	—	740	182.50	182.50
29	—	534	244.00	244.00
28	—	430	263.00–267.00	266.71
19	—	475	245.00–267.00	264.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	262.50	262.50
2	—	708	191.00	191.00
25	—	545	230.00	230.00
19	—	421	255.00–260.00	259.74
7	—	647	222.00	222.00
12	—	483	260.00	260.00
8	—	374	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
5	—	555	188.00	188.00
2	—	450	200.00	200.00
2	—	393	217.50	217.50

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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