Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 238, Bulls 102)

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 $176.83/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$176.83

236 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$47.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	183.70	996	111
Medium and Large 2	515	179.79	925	98
Medium and Large 3	589	139.67	823	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	765	136.40	1,044	15thin

One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale236 hd

176.83

—

VA average9 barns · 1,502 hd

189.30

−12.46

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

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,088	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	203.72/cwt	152.50–260.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	249.66/cwt	232.50–267.50	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	236.41/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	236.50/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	168.13/cwt	145.00–175.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,254	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,425	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.12/cwt	167.50–242.50	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	198.78/cwt	155.00–203.00	1,083	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	182.39/cwt	152.50–187.50	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	968	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	838	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	176.52/cwt	132.50–183.00	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	217.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	153.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	544	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	176.58/cwt	150.00–187.50	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	207.81/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,731	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,200	2

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 483Last week 359Year ago 740

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 238, Bulls 102)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	544	200.00	200.00
10	—	632	155.00	155.00
2	—	820	137.50	137.50
4	—	333	145.00–175.00	168.13
22	—	422	132.50–183.00	176.52
5	—	740	137.50	137.50
17	—	476	185.00	185.00
7	—	371	150.00–187.50	176.58
1	—	1,145	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	749	125.00	125.00
9	—	776	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	159.00	159.00
2	—	538	140.00–150.00	145.02
3	—	838	112.50	112.50
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
2	—	620	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	155.00–203.00	198.78
14	—	379	152.50–187.50	182.39
20	—	645	180.00	180.00
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
13	—	431	199.00	199.00
11	—	725	150.00–154.00	153.63
6	—	324	172.50	172.50
3	—	872	137.50	137.50
15	—	472	196.00	196.00
2	—	923	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	164.00	164.00
2	—	890	179.00	179.00
3	—	327	255.00	255.00
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
9	—	746	226.00	226.00
2	—	388	232.50–267.50	249.66
2	—	760	185.00	185.00
2	—	470	268.00	268.00
2	—	443	258.00	258.00
7	—	630	245.00	245.00
23	—	550	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	250.00	250.00
7	—	571	235.00	235.00
5	—	655	224.00	224.00
3	—	315	235.00	235.00
9	—	478	274.00	274.00
1	—	530	172.50	172.50
6	—	444	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	147.50	147.50
2	—	373	152.50–260.00	203.72
1	—	545	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	253.00	253.00
23	—	833	206.00–209.00	207.81
7	—	684	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	222.50–240.00	236.41
5	—	434	232.50–237.50	236.50
5	—	387	267.50	267.50
3	—	828	170.00	170.00
3	—	762	200.00	200.00
3	—	327	250.00	250.00
20	—	536	234.00	234.00
11	—	642	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	135.00	135.00
11	—	430	167.50–242.50	231.12
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
5	—	640	200.00	200.00
10	—	378	256.00	256.00
5	—	473	230.00	230.00
5	—	338	210.00–220.00	217.96
4	—	555	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	175.00	175.00

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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