Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 270, Bulls 110)

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 $243.58/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$243.58

264 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$57.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

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	549	263.00	1,444	11thin
Medium and Large 2	544	245.57	1,337	78
Medium and Large 1	584	244.81	1,430	160
Medium and Large 3	537	205.75	1,104	15thin

One grade step is worth $57.25/cwt here — about $339 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 sale264 hd

243.58

—

VA average7 barns · 1,289 hd

236.74

+6.83

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

77 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 3	—	343	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,251	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	187.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	182.70/cwt	145.00–204.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	235.95/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,510	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	250.92/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	303.74/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,841	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	290.56/cwt	220.00–317.50	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	234.19/cwt	207.50–270.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,340	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	233.34/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,278	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	221.85/cwt	190.00–232.50	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	822	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,528	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,437	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,380	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	246.48/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,314	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	268.49/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	255.69/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,240	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	208.52/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,093	4

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 538Last week 962Year ago 644

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 270, Bulls 110)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	202.50	202.50
1	—	690	157.50	157.50
1	—	600	207.50	207.50
4	—	460	215.00–240.00	233.34
3	—	822	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
4	—	528	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	300.00	300.00
2	—	438	267.50	267.50
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
8	—	472	207.50–270.00	234.19
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
4	—	654	190.00–232.50	221.85
9	—	537	270.00	270.00
5	—	818	185.00	185.00
2	—	300	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	300.00	300.00
7	—	639	247.50	247.50
5	—	377	315.00	315.00
3	—	1,028	167.50	167.50
1	—	700	227.50	227.50
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
8	—	483	277.50	277.50
16	—	426	300.00	300.00
8	—	564	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	269.00	269.00
1	—	635	210.00	210.00
3	—	725	192.50	192.50
19	—	662	217.00	217.00
5	—	378	271.00	271.00
5	—	834	183.00	183.00
35	—	551	250.50	250.50
4	—	429	257.50–272.00	268.49
4	—	325	257.50	257.50
1	—	540	235.00	235.00
4	—	928	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	738	180.00–190.00	187.54
6	—	383	255.00	255.00
21	—	640	235.00–236.00	235.95
5	—	436	273.00	273.00
2	—	323	212.50	212.50
17	—	533	246.00–250.00	246.48
15	—	485	247.00–266.00	255.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	145.00–204.00	182.70
3	—	460	247.00	247.00
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
4	—	524	200.00–235.00	208.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	236.00	236.00
52	—	597	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	549	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	320.00	320.00
18	—	663	275.00	275.00
3	—	1,058	184.00	184.00
1	—	300	300.00	300.00
1	—	995	183.00	183.00
9	—	749	255.00	255.00
2	—	750	247.50	247.50
1	—	540	265.00	265.00
21	—	557	296.00	296.00
7	—	423	320.00	320.00
4	—	815	225.00	225.00
7	—	479	220.00–317.50	290.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	225.00–275.00	250.92
2	—	553	245.00	245.00
2	—	428	250.00	250.00
7	—	646	277.50	277.50
3	—	780	232.50	232.50
5	—	543	282.50	282.50
3	—	833	207.50	207.50
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	606	303.00–304.00	303.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	97.50	97.50
1	—	490	190.00	190.00

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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