Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 373, Bulls 224)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

*CORRECTION TO PRICE OF 853 LB ML1 STEERS*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.58/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.62 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$243.58

103 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs VA average

−23.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	247.06	1,362	32
Medium and Large 1	534	242.28	1,294	56
Medium and Large 3	543	241.00	1,310	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale103 hd

243.58

—

VA average10 barns · 451 hd

250.32

−6.74

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−23.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−128.62

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

80 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	650–700	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	339.25/cwt	327.50–341.00	1,442	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	332.93/cwt	252.50–337.00	1,428	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	258.63/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,441	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,411	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.45/cwt	245.00–245.50	1,546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	384	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	853	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,970	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	351.25/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,352	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	307.34/cwt	270.00–311.00	1,684	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.35/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,522	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	282.51/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	229.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,450	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	282.12/cwt	215.00–290.00	1,210	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,335	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	242.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,294	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	268.47/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,270	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	291.36/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,401	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	232.10/cwt	227.50–250.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	646	207.21/cwt	175.00–218.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	277.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,217	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	291.92/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,235	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,102	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	273.91/cwt	247.50–276.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	761	211.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	242.96/cwt	190.50–297.50	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	203.98/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	293.39/cwt	235.00–305.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	341.57/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	300.33/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	327.43/cwt	240.00–339.00	1,392	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	291.42/cwt	277.50–292.00	1,585	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	248.70/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,375	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	237.08/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,721	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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Receipts 844Last week 1,543Year ago 630

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 373, Bulls 224)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

*CORRECTION TO PRICE OF 853 LB ML1 STEERS*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
9	350–400	376	357.00	357.00
15	400–450	425	327.50–341.00	339.25
24	450–500	475	302.00–322.00	320.35
44	500–550	548	270.00–311.00	307.34
17	650–700	658	262.00	262.00
4	700–750	726	220.00–242.50	237.08
10	850–900	869	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	317.50–347.50	341.57
7	350–400	376	362.50	362.50
8	400–450	421	352.50	352.50
6	450–500	488	235.00–305.00	293.39
23	500–550	544	277.50–292.00	291.42
14	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–260.00	255.04
2	700–750	723	235.00–237.50	236.24
6	750–800	755	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	835	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
12	850–900	853	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	332.50	332.50
7	400–450	421	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	515	190.50–297.50	242.96
2	650–700	650	247.50	247.50
6	750–800	761	210.00–220.00	211.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	385	340.00–352.50	351.25
27	400–450	429	252.50–337.00	332.93
13	450–500	481	285.00–292.50	291.36
1	500–550	525	225.50	225.50
42	550–600	557	240.00–261.00	258.63
2	600–650	638	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	654	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	745	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50
1	800–850	800	182.50	182.50
2	900–950	903	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	290.00–310.00	300.33
20	400–450	425	240.00–339.00	327.43
8	450–500	479	285.00	285.00
17	550–600	551	256.00	256.00
9	600–650	630	245.00–245.50	245.45
1	750–800	765	167.50	167.50
3	800–850	835	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	342.50	342.50
7	450–500	483	262.00	262.00
11	500–550	539	263.00	263.00
6	650–700	674	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	287.50	287.50
10	350–400	370	240.00–292.00	282.51
19	400–450	429	215.00–290.00	282.12
36	450–500	473	235.00–270.00	268.47
56	500–550	534	225.00–245.00	242.28
19	600–650	631	225.00–230.00	229.75
7	650–700	651	205.00	205.00
12	700–750	745	211.00	211.00
10	850–900	856	200.00	200.00
13	900–950	915	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
8	800–850	840	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	227.50–250.00	232.10
22	400–450	438	270.00–280.00	277.91
13	500–550	537	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	585	150.00	150.00
8	600–650	646	175.00–218.00	207.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	294.00	294.00
18	350–400	371	297.00	297.00
14	400–450	423	275.00–332.50	291.92
14	450–500	481	247.50–276.00	273.91
2	500–550	528	222.50	222.50
30	550–600	553	246.00–249.00	248.70
6	600–650	638	237.00	237.00
7	700–750	736	197.50–205.00	203.98
8	750–800	763	215.00	215.00
3	800–850	833	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	935	182.50	182.50

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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