Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 468, Heifers 730, Bulls 345)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.00/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.20 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$252.00

182 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs VA average

−25.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	258.00	1,434	7thin
Medium and Large 1	552	253.11	1,398	66
Medium and Large 2	553	252.60	1,396	76
Medium and Large 3	549	248.86	1,366	28
Medium and Large 2-3	569	237.50	1,351	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.83, low $316.23, median $372.20 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 sale182 hd

252.00

—

VA average9 barns · 762 hd

254.58

−2.57

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−25.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−120.20

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

107 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 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	207.86/cwt	201.00–214.00	2,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	276.03/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	565	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	242.61/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	813	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,715	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	304.16/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,712	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	494	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	282.53/cwt	257.50–292.50	1,757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	324.25/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,349	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	365.39/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,546	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	258.83/cwt	237.50–275.50	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	236.15/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,559	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.92/cwt	313.00–324.00	1,513	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	253.08/cwt	253.00–257.50	1,389	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	289.87/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,102	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,296	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	272.64/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,478	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	284.87/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,219	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	205.88/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	218.24/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	334.23/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,227	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	314.16/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,486	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	257.49/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,620	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	268.49/cwt	235.00–279.00	1,235	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,462	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	549	248.86/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,366	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	278.77/cwt	237.50–295.00	1,653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	546	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	249.78/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,041	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	226.32/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	258.56/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,409	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	499	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	269.06/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	287.55/cwt	267.50–292.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,489	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,252	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	288.92/cwt	262.50–296.00	1,095	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	274.87/cwt	242.50–279.00	1,303	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	567	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	232.19/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,611	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,720	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	295.81/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,414	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	303.76/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,665	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	251.26/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,487	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	255.20/cwt	255.00–259.50	1,618	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	282.19/cwt	240.00–287.50	909	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	217.93/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,402	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,230	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	287.08/cwt	242.50–313.00	1,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,515	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	254.02/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,407	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,253	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	734	231.05/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	182.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,716	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

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

Receipts 1,543Last week 905Year ago 1,014

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 468, Heifers 730, Bulls 345)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	327.50	327.50
12	350–400	375	342.00	342.00
23	400–450	416	319.00–332.50	324.25
44	450–500	473	313.00–324.00	319.92
7	500–550	529	237.50–275.50	258.83
47	550–600	563	287.50–315.00	304.16
7	600–650	622	257.50–292.50	282.53
10	650–700	664	275.00–280.00	276.03
12	700–750	736	226.00–249.00	242.61
5	750–800	773	219.00	219.00
3	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
21	950–1000	972	201.00–214.00	207.86
1	1000–1050	1,045	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	712	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	565	295.50	295.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
16	700–750	742	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	644	289.00	289.00
13	650–700	681	252.50	252.50
12	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	499	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	567	305.00	305.00
12	700–750	734	210.00–246.00	231.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	479	250.00–275.00	269.06
5	500–550	546	295.00	295.00
21	550–600	593	237.50–295.00	278.77
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	718	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	394	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	429	326.00	326.00
24	450–500	475	242.50–313.00	287.08
23	500–550	548	280.00–306.00	303.76
10	550–600	592	245.00–277.50	251.26
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	659	267.00	267.00
7	700–750	736	238.00	238.00
5	850–900	862	219.00	219.00
4	900–950	940	175.00–185.00	182.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	287.50	287.50
9	300–350	331	287.00	287.00
43	350–400	380	267.50–295.00	289.87
39	400–450	428	280.00–285.00	284.87
24	450–500	473	274.00	274.00
56	500–550	549	253.00–257.50	253.08
2	550–600	553	242.50	242.50
31	650–700	660	225.00–238.00	236.15
18	700–750	738	216.00–220.00	218.24
20	750–800	781	200.00–209.00	205.88
4	800–850	830	208.00	208.00
8	850–900	855	207.00	207.00
2	900–950	923	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	575	256.00	256.00
9	650–700	682	236.00	236.00
32	800–850	813	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	284.00	284.00
16	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
22	650–700	694	229.00–234.00	232.19
19	750–800	768	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	493	277.00	277.00
7	550–600	556	258.00	258.00
3	650–700	652	219.00	219.00
9	700–750	716	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	364	267.50–292.00	287.55
2	400–450	425	247.50–252.00	249.78
25	450–500	457	274.00	274.00
28	500–550	549	245.00–249.00	248.86
15	600–650	647	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	732	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	322	240.00–287.50	282.19
19	350–400	379	262.50–296.00	288.92
26	400–450	427	288.00	288.00
29	450–500	474	242.50–279.00	274.87
3	500–550	525	210.00–235.00	217.93
73	550–600	554	240.00–262.00	254.02
30	600–650	639	233.00	233.00
9	700–750	726	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	812	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	860	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	569	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	336	330.00	330.00
28	350–400	367	317.50–337.00	334.23
49	400–450	423	300.00–380.00	365.39
20	450–500	473	305.00–318.00	314.16
39	500–550	542	272.00–277.00	272.64
14	600–650	629	250.00–267.50	257.49
3	700–750	748	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	354	294.00	294.00
18	450–500	460	235.00–279.00	268.49
28	500–550	545	257.50–272.50	258.56
6	600–650	638	220.00–227.50	226.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	338.00	338.00
16	350–400	373	336.00	336.00
18	400–450	430	326.00	326.00
18	450–500	478	292.50–296.00	295.81
23	500–550	547	277.00	277.00
22	600–650	634	255.00–259.50	255.20
3	750–800	752	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	182.50	182.50
2	900–950	930	170.00	170.00

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