Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 214, Bulls 98)

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 $199.03/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$199.03

212 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	204.70	973	90
Medium and Large 1	561	196.09	1,100	100
Medium and Large 3	462	189.22	873	22

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $100 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 sale212 hd

199.03

—

VA average8 barns · 903 hd

193.32

+5.71

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	174.96/cwt	162.50–200.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	244.00/cwt	207.50–252.50	1,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	187.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	183.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	165.00/cwt	150.00–180.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,452	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	256.12/cwt	210.00–270.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	268.55/cwt	265.00–272.50	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,307	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	203.47/cwt	135.00–209.00	1,103	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,604	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	215.49/cwt	187.50–225.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	237.66/cwt	167.50–262.50	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	191.52/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	165.48/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,119	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	195.69/cwt	122.50–207.50	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,270	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	212.07/cwt	168.00–218.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	194.47/cwt	175.00–212.50	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	187.44/cwt	155.00–214.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	191.78/cwt	132.50–212.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	814	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,174	16

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 456Last week 342Year ago 291

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 214, Bulls 98)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	172.50	172.50
2	—	340	281.00	281.00
2	—	633	175.00	175.00
3	—	378	275.00	275.00
10	—	558	228.00	228.00
4	—	424	187.50–225.00	215.49
9	—	473	257.50	257.50
3	—	527	185.00–205.00	191.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	262.00	262.00
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
8	—	426	167.50–262.50	237.66
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
2	—	850	130.00	130.00
5	—	658	157.50–167.50	165.48
7	—	349	267.50	267.50
8	—	477	247.50	247.50
4	—	559	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	197.50	197.50
3	—	470	175.00	175.00
12	—	383	122.50–207.50	195.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	162.50–200.00	174.96
4	—	465	252.50	252.50
2	—	650	165.00	165.00
16	—	437	207.50–252.50	244.00
5	—	763	175.00–190.00	183.96
2	—	310	150.00–180.00	165.00
1	—	820	142.50	142.50
16	—	545	236.00	236.00
9	—	377	210.00–270.00	256.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	185.00–195.00	187.00
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	727	205.00	205.00
7	—	650	217.50	217.50
1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
2	—	528	200.00	200.00
5	—	471	257.50	257.50
4	—	434	262.50	262.50
2	—	370	265.00–272.50	268.55
18	—	554	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	634	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	729	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	209.00	209.00
34	—	542	135.00–209.00	203.47
1	—	785	157.50	157.50
17	—	434	168.00–218.00	212.07
6	—	633	182.00	182.00
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	132.50–212.50	191.78
15	—	377	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	157.50	157.50
8	—	446	204.00	204.00
2	—	530	180.00	180.00
8	—	380	175.00–212.50	194.47
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
1	—	610	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
25	—	538	208.00	208.00
19	—	423	214.00	214.00
19	—	734	173.00	173.00
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
13	—	471	212.50	212.50
1	—	815	152.50	152.50
1	—	585	167.50	167.50
4	—	373	155.00–214.00	187.44
16	—	656	179.00	179.00

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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