Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 293, Bulls 151)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.58/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$196.58

289 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$27.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	203.25	982	100
Medium and Large 1	547	195.30	1,068	167
Medium and Large 3	504	176.01	887	22

One grade step is worth $27.24/cwt here — about $95 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 sale289 hd

196.58

—

VA average9 barns · 1,305 hd

190.01

+6.57

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

67 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	—	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,478	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,080	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,141	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	210.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.87/cwt	222.50–239.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	222.54/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	199.19/cwt	157.50–217.50	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	238.94/cwt	190.00–243.00	1,295	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	951	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	227.45/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	219.14/cwt	192.50–221.00	1,378	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	744	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,226	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	659	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	189.52/cwt	165.00–234.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	980	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	196.16/cwt	161.00–215.00	855	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	979	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	224.77/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	222.56/cwt	185.00–235.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	997	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	168.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	205.63/cwt	197.50–211.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	170.18/cwt	161.00–184.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	998	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	208.56/cwt	185.00–214.00	891	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	200.50/cwt	165.00–204.00	1,103	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,454	3

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Receipts 622Last week 1,103Year ago 431

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 293, Bulls 151)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	758	214.00	214.00
3	—	375	222.50–239.00	233.87
16	—	645	210.00	210.00
9	—	473	217.50–224.00	222.54
4	—	429	157.50–217.50	199.19
4	—	533	231.00	231.00
4	—	951	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	221.00	221.00
6	—	555	254.00	254.00
5	—	820	205.00–215.00	210.90
11	—	439	236.00	236.00
44	—	542	190.00–243.00	238.94
10	—	735	209.00	209.00
11	—	479	205.00–240.00	227.45
15	—	629	192.50–221.00	219.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	232.00	232.00
4	—	555	197.50	197.50
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
4	—	753	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	163.00	163.00
2	—	758	160.00	160.00
30	—	643	177.50	177.50
5	—	342	208.00	208.00
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
9	—	386	219.00	219.00
15	—	436	161.00–215.00	196.16
32	—	468	213.00	213.00
7	—	742	161.00	161.00
5	—	541	161.00–184.00	170.18
56	—	550	165.00–204.00	200.50
3	—	850	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	553	195.25	195.25
3	—	748	170.00	170.00
6	—	637	160.00–170.00	168.32
17	—	473	211.00	211.00
7	—	321	217.00	217.00
32	—	427	185.00–214.00	208.56
3	—	892	172.00	172.00
12	—	381	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
5	—	453	166.00	166.00
5	—	362	197.50–211.00	205.63
6	—	548	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	177.50	177.50
2	—	390	238.00	238.00
3	—	547	197.50	197.50
1	—	905	147.50	147.50
16	—	642	191.00	191.00
10	—	415	229.00	229.00
2	—	770	169.00	169.00
8	—	472	217.50–229.00	224.77
8	—	332	185.00–235.00	222.56
20	—	560	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	150.00	150.00
4	—	659	161.00	161.00
5	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	165.00–234.00	189.52
3	—	657	190.00	190.00
1	—	890	142.50	142.50
4	—	324	233.00	233.00
22	—	537	182.50	182.50
11	—	475	206.00	206.00
2	—	720	157.50	157.50
10	—	430	230.00	230.00

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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