Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 534, Bulls 327)

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 $231.96/cwt on 527 head.

Average price

$231.96

527 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$16.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	568	237.57	1,350	37
Medium and Large 2	508	232.50	1,182	176
Medium and Large 1	554	232.03	1,285	285
Medium and Large 3	481	220.92	1,063	29

One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $288 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 sale527 hd

231.96

—

VA average9 barns · 2,218 hd

231.56

+0.41

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

92 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	—	471	235.55/cwt	175.00–244.00	1,109	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	244.03/cwt	200.00–248.00	1,047	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	279.63/cwt	207.50–292.00	1,345	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	274.84/cwt	240.00–282.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	277.91/cwt	262.50–279.50	1,584	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	293.71/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	263.75/cwt	263.50–272.50	1,709	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,614	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	245.92/cwt	207.50–251.00	1,567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	273.59/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,398	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	437	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,247	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	272.05/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,290	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	976	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	280.19/cwt	185.00–320.00	1,040	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	229.17/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,460	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	243.76/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,355	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,156	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	280.40/cwt	200.00–288.00	1,200	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	265.26/cwt	202.50–269.00	1,268	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	837	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,450	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	242.41/cwt	155.00–250.00	1,028	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	243.40/cwt	217.50–247.00	1,305	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	210.98/cwt	177.50–217.50	1,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	211.24/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,352	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	237.01/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,366	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	182.63/cwt	178.00–187.50	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	171.39/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	213.50/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	231.51/cwt	165.00–250.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,260	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	248.22/cwt	235.00–253.00	933	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	231.77/cwt	189.00–234.00	1,279	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	239.00/cwt	175.00–247.00	911	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	202.91/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,303	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	281.65/cwt	192.00–290.00	1,332	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	217.26/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,577	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,132	10

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Receipts 1,179Last week 630Year ago 549

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 534, Bulls 327)

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
41	—	471	175.00–244.00	235.55
24	—	429	200.00–248.00	244.03
1	—	540	187.50	187.50
1	—	810	200.00	200.00
12	—	727	211.00–214.00	213.50
45	—	550	229.00	229.00
23	—	376	235.00–253.00	248.22
17	—	642	185.00–204.00	202.91
3	—	338	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	235.00	235.00
1	—	840	189.00	189.00
16	—	443	230.00–238.00	237.01
4	—	531	200.00	200.00
4	—	618	160.00–180.00	171.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	207.50	207.50
22	—	424	155.00–250.00	242.41
56	—	640	208.00–223.00	211.24
2	—	513	178.00–187.50	182.63
6	—	822	215.00	215.00
9	—	335	165.00–250.00	231.51
81	—	552	189.00–234.00	231.77
4	—	656	170.00	170.00
29	—	381	175.00–247.00	239.00
35	—	473	192.00–290.00	281.65
23	—	726	200.00–220.00	217.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	210.00	210.00
7	—	539	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	236.00	236.00
29	—	574	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	498	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	207.50–292.00	279.63
2	—	1,005	187.50	187.50
10	—	658	240.00–282.00	274.84
3	—	997	200.00	200.00
3	—	530	230.00	230.00
1	—	375	307.00	307.00
21	—	570	262.50–279.50	277.91
16	—	840	236.00	236.00
2	—	855	219.00	219.00
12	—	727	249.50	249.50
3	—	765	237.00	237.00
36	—	648	263.50–272.50	263.75
9	—	433	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	265.00	265.00
7	—	421	290.00	290.00
22	—	501	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	200.00	200.00
12	—	460	289.00–300.00	293.71
1	—	940	180.00	180.00
2	—	383	295.00	295.00
2	—	340	290.00	290.00
3	—	840	230.00	230.00
6	—	558	265.00	265.00
17	—	637	207.50–251.00	245.92
16	—	511	247.50–280.00	273.59
1	—	745	185.00	185.00
5	—	757	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	288.00	288.00
13	—	600	269.00	269.00
12	—	753	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	290.00	290.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
12	—	375	270.00	270.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	288.00	288.00
18	—	474	200.00–280.00	272.05
13	—	328	297.50	297.50
12	—	735	221.00	221.00
11	—	371	185.00–320.00	280.19
4	—	825	202.00	202.00
21	—	637	212.00–230.00	229.17
57	—	556	243.00–255.00	243.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
2	—	660	212.50	212.50
10	—	330	285.00	285.00
13	—	367	315.00	315.00
21	—	428	200.00–288.00	280.40
4	—	564	227.50	227.50
28	—	478	202.50–269.00	265.26
5	—	837	191.00	191.00
11	—	734	197.50	197.50
33	—	536	217.50–247.00	243.40
12	—	634	177.50–217.50	210.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	267.50	267.50
2	—	715	175.00	175.00
5	—	559	195.00	195.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
10	—	462	245.00	245.00

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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