Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 146, Bulls 68)

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 $195.12/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$195.12

144 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$31.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	199.14	1,060	86
Medium and Large 2	554	193.66	1,072	48
Medium and Large 3	546	167.60	916	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.54/cwt here — about $144 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 sale144 hd

195.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,432 hd

191.99

+3.14

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

59 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 1	—	1,105	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	220.79/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,528	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	189.76/cwt	155.00–203.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	205.24/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.23/cwt	160.00–230.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,402	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,208	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.94/cwt	195.00–220.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	163.36/cwt	147.50–180.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,128	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	200.83/cwt	160.00–227.50	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	201.88/cwt	160.00–212.50	957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	179.09/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,103	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,202	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	548	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	162.76/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	196.92/cwt	165.00–207.50	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	201.04/cwt	175.00–214.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	196.38/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,064	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,175	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	216.76/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,036	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	211.51/cwt	197.50–215.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,012	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 11, 2023

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

Receipts 342Last week 598Year ago 626

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 146, Bulls 68)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	147.50	147.50
1	—	345	182.50	182.50
5	—	741	204.00	204.00
2	—	570	182.50	182.50
5	—	473	242.50	242.50
1	—	825	196.00	196.00
4	—	425	160.00–230.00	195.23
22	—	652	215.00	215.00
12	—	393	225.00	225.00
3	—	960	187.50	187.50
13	—	549	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	230.00	230.00
3	—	387	222.50	222.50
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
7	—	534	221.00	221.00
2	—	688	210.00	210.00
5	—	470	232.50	232.50
6	—	783	190.00–213.00	205.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	692	220.00–221.00	220.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	725	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
6	—	478	175.00–214.00	201.04
2	—	340	216.00	216.00
7	—	550	206.00	206.00
2	—	840	170.00	170.00
7	—	435	215.00	215.00
2	—	750	160.00	160.00
16	—	660	178.00	178.00
5	—	371	197.50–215.00	211.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	155.00–203.00	189.76
1	—	975	135.00	135.00
22	—	542	180.00–200.00	196.38
3	—	343	217.50	217.50
6	—	384	218.00	218.00
21	—	478	205.00–218.00	216.76
10	—	649	177.50	177.50
1	—	710	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	646	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	548	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	175.00	175.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	195.00	195.00
5	—	370	195.00–220.00	214.94
2	—	825	147.50–180.00	163.36
2	—	708	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
12	—	557	202.50	202.50
7	—	484	160.00–227.50	200.83
5	—	616	165.00–182.50	179.09
7	—	423	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	160.00–212.50	201.88
2	—	658	190.00	190.00
3	—	725	147.50–170.00	162.76
4	—	532	165.00–207.50	196.92
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	840	150.00	150.00

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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