Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 177, Heifers 287, Bulls 193)

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 $244.55/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$244.55

285 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$54.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

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	476	283.00	1,347	10thin
Medium and Large 2	518	250.06	1,295	135
Medium and Large 1	593	237.82	1,410	119
Medium and Large 3	471	228.93	1,078	21

One grade step is worth $54.07/cwt here — about $269 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 sale285 hd

244.55

—

VA average8 barns · 1,344 hd

239.48

+5.07

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

85 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	—	476	270.96/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,290	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,407	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	328.61/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,594	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	215.04/cwt	200.00–225.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	279.87/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	329.58/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	218.82/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	325.69/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,616	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	314.17/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	267.61/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	263.27/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,443	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	326.91/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,554	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	318.13/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	311.16/cwt	285.00–318.00	1,326	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,466	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	208.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	251.57/cwt	200.00–265.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	652	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	244.10/cwt	200.00–267.50	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	276.49/cwt	272.50–277.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	242.97/cwt	212.50–257.50	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,343	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	243.87/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,353	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	241.90/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	199.52/cwt	187.50–203.00	1,476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	209.37/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,535	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	716	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	399	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,459	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	8

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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 657Last week 538Year ago 671

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 177, Heifers 287, Bulls 193)

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
31	—	476	257.50–273.00	270.96
13	—	628	224.00	224.00
5	—	754	213.00	213.00
10	—	429	273.00	273.00
10	—	375	276.00	276.00
3	—	332	200.00–267.50	244.10
37	—	555	210.00–248.00	243.87
12	—	530	230.00–248.00	241.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	237.50	237.50
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
5	—	341	200.00–225.00	215.04
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
5	—	428	212.50–257.50	242.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	272.50–277.00	276.49
6	—	420	272.00	272.00
25	—	554	242.50	242.50
8	—	615	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,015	200.00	200.00
5	—	832	215.00	215.00
10	—	476	272.00	272.00
4	—	546	239.00	239.00
15	—	733	202.00–216.00	209.37
19	—	666	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	267.50	267.50
14	—	625	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	157.50	157.50
3	—	547	240.00	240.00
7	—	399	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	485	322.50–332.00	328.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	561	279.00–285.00	279.87
10	—	827	248.00	248.00
1	—	760	212.50	212.50
5	—	339	325.00–332.50	329.58
2	—	678	200.00–237.50	218.82
7	—	416	325.00–327.50	325.69
11	—	645	260.00	260.00
8	—	482	292.50	292.50
4	—	881	217.00	217.00
8	—	736	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	250.00	250.00
17	—	569	284.00	284.00
8	—	474	290.00	290.00
1	—	305	307.50	307.50
1	—	380	332.50	332.50
6	—	710	249.00	249.00
2	—	923	200.00	200.00
1	—	775	230.00	230.00
1	—	865	217.50	217.50
4	—	425	310.00–327.50	314.17
2	—	840	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	300.00	300.00
1	—	605	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	252.50–275.00	267.61
2	—	990	145.00	145.00
1	—	925	155.00	155.00
1	—	855	185.00	185.00
1	—	665	197.50	197.50
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
23	—	548	255.00–265.00	263.27
6	—	719	202.50	202.50
4	—	382	310.00–332.50	326.91
17	—	629	247.00	247.00
7	—	429	312.50–319.00	318.13
5	—	336	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
4	—	584	232.50	232.50
19	—	426	285.00–318.00	311.16
3	—	630	230.00	230.00
2	—	668	192.50–195.00	193.74
8	—	368	327.50	327.50
19	—	545	269.00	269.00
6	—	323	327.50	327.50
4	—	474	282.50	282.50
9	—	740	187.50–203.00	199.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	200.00–225.00	208.07
2	—	718	187.00	187.00
8	—	370	200.00–265.00	251.57
3	—	652	215.00	215.00
8	—	439	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	150.00	150.00
7	—	483	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	270.00	270.00

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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