Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 495, Heifers 593, Bulls 313)

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 $217.67/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$217.67

587 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$21.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	220.39	1,167	381
Medium and Large 1-2	730	218.00	1,591	22
Medium and Large 2	521	214.17	1,115	157
Medium and Large 3	542	199.35	1,081	27

One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $86 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 sale587 hd

217.67

—

VA average10 barns · 2,064 hd

214.68

+2.99

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

82 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 1Value Added	—	893	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	195.64/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,420	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,683	78
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.74/cwt	110.00–185.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	218.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	223.43/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	229.71/cwt	226.00–230.00	2,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	761	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	234.88/cwt	190.00–238.00	1,264	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	225.02/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,021	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,195	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,112	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	253.19/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,400	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,316	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	262.43/cwt	237.50–266.00	1,100	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	234.84/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,503	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	280.34/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,500	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	262.92/cwt	212.50–269.00	1,241	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,100	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	918	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	278.76/cwt	237.50–287.50	1,037	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	187.00/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	234.19/cwt	165.00–258.00	1,000	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	212.37/cwt	155.00–217.00	1,149	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	223.93/cwt	175.00–231.00	1,209	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	254.97/cwt	190.00–268.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	222.05/cwt	175.00–245.00	1,041	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,343	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	879	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	197.19/cwt	165.00–203.00	1,268	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	214.89/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,373	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	749	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,887	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	223.56/cwt	190.00–228.00	966	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,233	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	194.09/cwt	145.00–206.00	1,438	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	173.19/cwt	170.00–189.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	225.54/cwt	190.00–231.00	961	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	215.15/cwt	145.00–224.00	1,020	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	226.58/cwt	175.00–229.00	1,081	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	149.82/cwt	125.00–175.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	875	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,214	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	219.62/cwt	182.50–222.00	1,406	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	250.57/cwt	212.50–255.00	1,198	29

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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,401Last week 1,476Year ago 1,431

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 495, Heifers 593, Bulls 313)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	893	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	182.50–199.00	195.64
13	—	322	228.00	228.00
1	—	1,085	132.50	132.50
1	—	965	135.00	135.00
41	—	639	214.00–218.00	214.89
56	—	432	190.00–228.00	223.56
129	—	553	223.00	223.00
3	—	843	204.00	204.00
6	—	532	170.00–189.00	173.19
78	—	477	175.00–229.00	226.58
2	—	685	125.00–175.00	149.82
26	—	377	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	208.00	208.00
4	—	349	183.00	183.00
11	—	674	197.50	197.50
6	—	540	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	730	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	382	230.00	230.00
19	—	643	165.00–203.00	197.19
4	—	543	160.00	160.00
4	—	835	201.00	201.00
15	—	741	145.00–206.00	194.09
23	—	426	190.00–231.00	225.54
31	—	474	145.00–224.00	215.15
8	—	340	231.00	231.00
31	—	557	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	202.00	202.00
4	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	110.00–185.00	145.74
1	—	665	192.50	192.50
2	—	438	147.50	147.50
5	—	761	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	640	263.00	263.00
11	—	569	261.00	261.00
22	—	749	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	210.00–225.00	218.92
10	—	829	207.50–230.00	223.43
14	—	905	226.00–230.00	229.71
27	—	538	190.00–238.00	234.88
5	—	338	260.00	260.00
9	—	1,021	215.00	215.00
8	—	373	260.00	260.00
16	—	426	261.00	261.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
13	—	661	227.00	227.00
18	—	472	212.50–269.00	262.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	206.00	206.00
7	—	816	212.50–228.00	225.02
4	—	953	215.00	215.00
83	—	553	248.00–254.00	253.19
26	—	482	273.00	273.00
23	—	419	237.50–266.00	262.43
48	—	640	232.50–235.00	234.84
18	—	393	247.50–292.50	280.34
16	—	748	231.00	231.00
2	—	543	220.00	220.00
2	—	325	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	427	257.50	257.50
16	—	322	285.00	285.00
13	—	372	237.50–287.50	278.76
5	—	752	185.00–187.50	187.00
4	—	550	192.00	192.00
2	—	868	152.50	152.50
61	—	540	175.00–231.00	223.93
27	—	640	182.50–222.00	219.62
29	—	478	212.50–255.00	250.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	167.00	167.00
18	—	427	165.00–258.00	234.19
2	—	738	147.50	147.50
9	—	332	265.00	265.00
25	—	541	155.00–217.00	212.37
11	—	377	190.00–268.00	254.97
16	—	469	175.00–245.00	222.05
14	—	647	207.50	207.50
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
5	—	543	178.00	178.00
2	—	363	190.00	190.00
10	—	445	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	166.00	166.00

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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