Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 287, Bulls 157)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.55/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$174.55

285 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	180.29	993	166
Medium and Large 2	540	175.04	945	90
Medium and Large 3	594	140.16	832	29

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $161 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 sale285 hd

174.55

—

VA average9 barns · 1,167 hd

177.56

−3.01

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

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	981	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	190.96/cwt	154.00–194.00	913	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,040	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	171.81/cwt	146.00–176.00	823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	669	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,045	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,413	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	823	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	959	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,132	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,517	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	185.55/cwt	167.50–192.50	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	649	152.81/cwt	152.50–155.00	992	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	863	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	874	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,043	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,164	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	124.18/cwt	110.00–155.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	139.42/cwt	130.00–159.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	157.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,447	1

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Receipts 598Last week 730Year ago 869

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 287, Bulls 157)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	179.00	179.00
5	—	676	125.00	125.00
3	—	567	157.50	157.50
2	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	448	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	872	120.00	120.00
5	—	427	192.50	192.50
2	—	325	192.50	192.50
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	675	147.50	147.50
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
22	—	536	163.00	163.00
27	—	632	165.00	165.00
13	—	737	158.00	158.00
11	—	481	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	147.50	147.50
1	—	405	172.50	172.50
16	—	649	152.50–155.00	152.81
5	—	545	161.00	161.00
4	—	726	135.00	135.00
3	—	863	117.50	117.50
2	—	303	197.50	197.50
6	—	470	154.00	154.00
6	—	390	172.00	172.00
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
21	—	548	179.00	179.00
20	—	644	164.00	164.00
14	—	479	146.00–176.00	171.81
5	—	747	158.00	158.00
10	—	333	198.50	198.50
13	—	425	182.00	182.00
2	—	358	195.00	195.00
3	—	889	150.00–162.00	157.99
1	—	910	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	478	154.00–194.00	190.96
12	—	425	185.00	185.00
68	—	550	189.00	189.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
34	—	637	164.00	164.00
6	—	380	193.00	193.00
3	—	827	151.00	151.00
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
7	—	758	134.00	134.00
5	—	329	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	110.00–155.00	124.18
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
5	—	723	150.00	150.00
3	—	513	130.00–159.00	139.42
3	—	438	176.00	176.00
2	—	363	157.50	157.50
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.50	177.50
10	—	652	195.00	195.00
2	—	813	150.00	150.00
4	—	719	183.00	183.00
3	—	498	175.00	175.00
2	—	313	185.00	185.00
1	—	880	186.00	186.00
16	—	542	187.00	187.00
10	—	959	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	657	215.00	215.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
5	—	833	191.00	191.00
4	—	944	177.00	177.00
4	—	386	175.00	175.00
3	—	403	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,150	135.00	135.00
21	—	566	200.00	200.00
17	—	733	207.00	207.00
7	—	473	167.50–192.50	185.55

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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