Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 168, Bulls 91)

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 $189.01/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$189.01

164 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	231.09	1,068	23
Medium and Large 1	596	190.54	1,135	68
Medium and Large 2	556	175.03	972	59
Medium and Large 3	533	171.43	913	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.66/cwt here — about $155 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 sale164 hd

189.01

—

VA average6 barns · 549 hd

184.67

+4.34

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

66 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 2	—	343	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	187.46/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	216.14/cwt	152.50–258.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	185.33/cwt	185.33–185.33	1,221	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,043	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,169	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Receipts 359Last week 456Year ago 711

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 168, Bulls 91)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	247.50	247.50
11	—	632	185.00	185.00
16	—	552	195.00	195.00
4	—	429	207.50	207.50
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
4	—	771	178.00	178.00
6	—	383	241.00	241.00
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
1	—	840	127.50	127.50
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	205.00	205.00
5	—	472	202.50	202.50
5	—	376	152.50–258.00	216.14
3	—	317	245.00	245.00
2	—	810	186.00	186.00
1	—	670	175.00	175.00
7	—	438	212.50	212.50
7	—	621	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
3	—	672	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	189.00	189.00
11	—	564	210.00	210.00
4	—	406	187.50	187.50
5	—	339	165.00	165.00
5	—	365	175.00	175.00
7	—	641	175.00	175.00
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
2	—	520	177.50	177.50
15	—	724	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
8	—	539	175.00	175.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
3	—	655	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	659	185.33	185.33
5	—	480	186.00	186.00
1	—	315	172.50	172.50
1	—	385	178.00	178.00
4	—	410	174.00	174.00
5	—	743	160.00	160.00
22	—	558	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	235.00	235.00
12	—	415	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	230.00	230.00
2	—	748	215.00	215.00
1	—	860	208.00	208.00
1	—	395	249.00	249.00
8	—	556	237.50	237.50
6	—	682	228.00	228.00
5	—	487	230.00	230.00
1	—	960	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	638	263.00	263.00
8	—	667	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	253.00	253.00
7	—	572	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	212.50	212.50
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
12	—	545	217.50	217.50
6	—	424	237.50	237.50
4	—	656	207.50	207.50
3	—	767	182.50–190.00	187.46
2	—	633	212.50	212.50
2	—	373	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
1	—	465	162.50	162.50

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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