Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 260, Bulls 143)

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 $221.87/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$221.87

255 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	223.54	1,126	106
Medium and Large 1	542	223.14	1,209	122
Medium and Large 3	555	209.56	1,163	27

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale255 hd

221.87

—

VA average6 barns · 881 hd

218.25

+3.61

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

79 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 1Value Added	—	686	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	197.48/cwt	177.50–207.50	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,211	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	198.79/cwt	165.00–215.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	259.35/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,491	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	249.89/cwt	192.50–277.50	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	268.44/cwt	220.00–287.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	245.21/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,572	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	243.82/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,651	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	226.10/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	192.08/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	259.31/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,408	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	197.04/cwt	125.00–270.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	177.77/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,182	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	231.57/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	216.03/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	270.88/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,365	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	236.60/cwt	215.00–240.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	199.49/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,476	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,343	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	224.91/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,250	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	229.44/cwt	155.00–238.00	966	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,142	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	798	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	222.31/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,209	35

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 630Last week 445Year ago 536

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 260, Bulls 143)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	686	254.00	254.00
12	—	644	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	165.00–215.00	198.79
3	—	310	255.00	255.00
5	—	681	180.00–210.00	192.08
20	—	543	252.50–261.00	259.31
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
2	—	833	214.00	214.00
7	—	644	235.00	235.00
5	—	423	289.00	289.00
6	—	463	283.00	283.00
2	—	985	135.00	135.00
5	—	372	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	575	258.00–262.00	259.35
9	—	846	216.00	216.00
3	—	339	192.50–277.50	249.89
7	—	433	290.00	290.00
7	—	472	220.00–287.00	268.44
17	—	641	210.00–250.00	245.21
3	—	985	200.00	200.00
28	—	677	217.50–250.00	243.82
18	—	743	217.00–229.00	226.10
2	—	390	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	197.50	197.50
2	—	448	267.50	267.50
2	—	393	125.00–270.00	197.04
3	—	548	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	235.00	235.00
9	—	656	177.50–207.50	197.48
3	—	760	172.50	172.50
22	—	421	155.00–238.00	229.44
3	—	728	182.50	182.50
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
18	—	474	241.00	241.00
9	—	382	239.00	239.00
35	—	544	190.00–228.00	222.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	217.50	217.50
1	—	325	212.50	212.50
1	—	505	207.50	207.50
7	—	641	204.00	204.00
1	—	440	202.50	202.50
8	—	466	217.50	217.50
2	—	798	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	382	215.00–240.00	236.60
20	—	435	242.00	242.00
25	—	652	206.00	206.00
2	—	723	182.50	182.50
1	—	855	182.50	182.50
7	—	617	218.00	218.00
19	—	546	229.00	229.00
8	—	476	242.00	242.00
1	—	925	187.50	187.50
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
13	—	760	201.00	201.00
11	—	327	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	285.00	285.00
2	—	823	165.00–190.00	177.77
2	—	493	274.00	274.00
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
1	—	395	282.50	282.50
1	—	335	262.50	262.50
10	—	628	227.50–238.00	231.57
10	—	720	210.00–217.50	216.03
14	—	544	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	277.50	277.50
2	—	355	282.50	282.50
1	—	815	182.50	182.50
6	—	474	258.00–277.50	270.88
1	—	655	217.50	217.50
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
4	—	323	287.50	287.50
14	—	557	225.00	225.00
15	—	740	197.50–200.00	199.49
16	—	624	223.00–229.00	224.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	140.00	140.00
4	—	514	200.00	200.00
9	—	419	256.00	256.00
6	—	328	235.00	235.00

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