Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 374, Bulls 140)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.15/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.25 against this barn's trailing median of $466.40.

Average price

$306.15

63 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

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

$112.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.66

vs VA average

−9.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	322.50	1,709	27
Medium and Large 1	556	316.50	1,760	20
Medium and Large 2	541	269.33	1,458	15thin
Medium and Large 3	540	210.00	1,134	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.50/cwt here — about $575 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.16, low $388.95, median $466.40 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

306.15

—

VA average8 barns · 446 hd

292.49

+13.66

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−9.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

466.40

−160.25

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

106 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	278.49/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,610	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	938	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	748	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	438	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	413	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	939	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,122	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	241.45/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,900	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	831	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	279.23/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,349	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	283.96/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,815	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	856	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,003	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	890	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	260.70/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	332.29/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	318.79/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	243.83/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,556	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	266.44/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,209	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	255.80/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,351	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	283.55/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,531	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	209.24/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	289.78/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	270.57/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	173.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	319.02/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	231.17/cwt	217.50–260.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	209.62/cwt	177.50–250.00	1,419	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	230.40/cwt	197.50–265.50	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	255.15/cwt	242.50–274.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	253.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	177.54/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	210.56/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	324	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	208.68/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	179.89/cwt	147.50–192.50	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	234.55/cwt	212.50–255.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	277.24/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,139	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	290.98/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,810	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,462	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	276	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	846	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	251.99/cwt	195.00–263.00	1,585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	309	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	629	267.68/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	268.59/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,289	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,417	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,418	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	276.28/cwt	265.00–280.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	462	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	272.38/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,730	17

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

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

Receipts 905Last week 674Year ago 1,342

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 374, Bulls 140)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	298.00	298.00
27	450–500	483	279.00–280.00	279.23
40	550–600	578	276.00–279.00	278.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	309	303.00	303.00
8	400–450	438	287.50	287.50
11	600–650	629	240.00–273.00	267.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	277.50	277.50
16	600–650	627	254.00–267.00	260.70
6	650–700	698	229.00	229.00
6	700–750	747	197.50	197.50
10	800–850	831	217.50	217.50
5	850–900	888	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	262.50	262.50
4	350–400	374	283.00	283.00
8	400–450	426	260.00–274.00	270.57
14	450–500	470	262.50–267.50	266.44
29	500–550	528	240.00–257.00	255.80
20	600–650	638	220.00–249.00	243.83
1	650–700	690	192.50	192.50
10	750–800	753	202.50–210.00	209.24
7	800–850	836	165.00–175.00	173.58
3	900–950	940	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	242.50–274.00	255.15
2	400–450	428	262.50	262.50
3	450–500	457	252.50	252.50
8	500–550	547	245.00–255.00	253.79
4	650–700	663	207.50–220.00	210.56
2	700–750	728	165.00–190.00	177.54
1	750–800	790	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	265.00–280.00	276.28
2	350–400	383	287.50	287.50
19	400–450	411	262.50–279.00	277.24
14	450–500	480	252.50–273.00	268.59
15	500–550	541	262.00	262.00
4	550–600	572	212.50–255.00	234.55
10	600–650	629	195.00–263.00	251.99
7	700–750	731	188.00	188.00
4	800–850	846	167.50	167.50
4	850–900	864	147.50–192.50	179.89
3	900–950	932	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	748	247.00	247.00
14	850–900	856	234.00	234.00
13	900–950	938	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	324	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	413	345.00	345.00
10	450–500	462	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	526	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	561	317.50	317.50
11	650–700	698	284.00	284.00
21	750–800	787	240.00–242.00	241.45
6	850–900	890	226.00	226.00
27	900–950	939	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
5	400–450	415	320.00–339.00	332.29
8	450–500	485	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	530	315.00–322.50	318.79
9	550–600	557	315.00	315.00
24	600–650	639	272.50–295.00	283.96
9	700–750	732	252.00	252.00
2	750–800	788	210.00	210.00
6	800–850	837	234.00	234.00
5	850–900	857	224.00	224.00
3	900–950	948	210.00	210.00
4	1200–1250	1,209	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	317.50	317.50
8	450–500	481	197.50–265.50	230.40
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	622	217.50	217.50
9	650–700	677	177.50–250.00	209.62
1	850–900	885	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	414	342.50	342.50
6	450–500	478	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	518	277.50	277.50
6	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
17	600–650	635	265.00–273.00	272.38
3	700–750	743	222.50	222.50
2	800–850	810	197.50–220.00	208.68
8	850–900	858	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	340.00	340.00
27	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
39	600–650	622	281.00–298.00	290.98
6	700–750	748	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	315.00–317.50	316.24
6	350–400	388	312.50–321.00	319.02
7	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	479	267.50–297.50	289.78
21	500–550	540	250.00–288.00	283.55
4	550–600	568	239.00	239.00
3	600–650	622	217.50–260.00	231.17
8	650–700	662	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
6	800–850	838	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	415	327.50	327.50
5	450–500	471	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
19	550–600	558	262.00	262.00
10	600–650	646	261.00	261.00
9	700–750	724	204.00	204.00
2	800–850	808	190.00	190.00
3	950–1000	963	170.00	170.00

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