Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 315, Dairy Steers 10, Heifers 535, Bulls 304)

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 $206.83/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$206.83

532 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	210.90	1,098	284
Medium and Large 2	518	206.35	1,068	211
Medium and Large 3	487	178.35	868	37

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $229 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 sale532 hd

206.83

—

VA average11 barns · 2,501 hd

203.79

+3.04

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	—	333	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	184.84/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,183	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	169.10/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,250	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	207.46/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,564	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	217.90/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,044	59
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	209.67/cwt	165.00–212.00	1,118	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,557	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,385	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,446	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	204.61/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	264.01/cwt	232.50–267.00	1,391	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	45
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	726	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,216	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	232.65/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	975	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	853	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	970	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	170.85/cwt	170.00–177.00	928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	231.02/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,088	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,030	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	232.67/cwt	210.00–237.50	884	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	170.73/cwt	127.50–191.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	223.31/cwt	182.50–228.00	1,217	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,391	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	709	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,237	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	726	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	219.52/cwt	200.00–222.50	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	154.69/cwt	107.50–170.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	214.35/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,031	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	191.88/cwt	125.00–207.50	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	876	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.81/cwt	175.00–221.00	917	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	195.83/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	187.39/cwt	157.50–189.00	1,216	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	214.55/cwt	182.50–217.00	918	27

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 1,164Last week 1,401Year ago 1,090

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 315, Dairy Steers 10, Heifers 535, Bulls 304)

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
15	—	333	217.50	217.50
3	—	682	145.00	145.00
43	—	640	178.00–185.00	184.84
10	—	739	169.00–170.00	169.10
59	—	479	175.00–220.00	217.90
76	—	551	220.00	220.00
27	—	385	227.50	227.50
6	—	531	190.00–207.50	195.83
2	—	838	160.00	160.00
27	—	428	182.50–217.00	214.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	533	165.00–212.00	209.67
14	—	324	224.00	224.00
15	—	376	200.00–222.50	219.52
4	—	561	107.50–170.00	154.69
31	—	481	195.00–220.00	214.35
5	—	714	185.00	185.00
1	—	825	163.00	163.00
33	—	425	175.00–221.00	215.81
39	—	649	157.50–189.00	187.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	180.00	180.00
5	—	649	184.00	184.00
3	—	725	142.50	142.50
14	—	369	125.00–207.50	191.88
9	—	465	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	557	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	155.00	155.00
5	—	619	180.00	180.00
3	—	355	167.50	167.50
2	—	458	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	237.50	237.50
19	—	754	182.50–210.00	207.46
1	—	985	199.00	199.00
10	—	432	241.00	241.00
60	—	556	260.00	260.00
5	—	814	202.50–206.00	204.61
24	—	527	232.50–267.00	264.01
45	—	653	231.00	231.00
1	—	310	222.50	222.50
19	—	473	257.00	257.00
8	—	639	222.50–234.00	232.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	199.00	199.00
18	—	738	211.00	211.00
28	—	550	240.00	240.00
9	—	468	245.00	245.00
2	—	335	242.50	242.50
4	—	379	245.00	245.00
9	—	431	230.00	230.00
2	—	530	210.00	210.00
16	—	644	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	726	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	424	230.00	230.00
9	—	735	175.00	175.00
5	—	336	227.50	227.50
4	—	556	192.50	192.50
1	—	765	157.50	157.50
1	—	660	197.50	197.50
40	—	471	170.00–235.00	231.02
17	—	380	210.00–237.50	232.67
68	—	545	182.50–228.00	223.31
27	—	641	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	142.50	142.50
15	—	480	220.00	220.00
19	—	429	226.00	226.00
22	—	548	188.00	188.00
15	—	382	238.00	238.00
4	—	726	162.50	162.50
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
3	—	632	127.50–191.00	170.73
4	—	324	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	170.00	170.00
4	—	445	150.00	150.00
8	—	543	170.00–177.00	170.85
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	127.50	127.50
4	—	458	140.00	140.00

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