Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 301, Heifers 414, Bulls 170)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.68/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.52 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$251.68

127 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs VA average

−16.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	253.93	1,361	80
Medium and Large 2	544	252.23	1,371	37
Medium and Large 3	552	231.71	1,278	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale127 hd

251.68

—

VA average8 barns · 500 hd

248.11

+3.58

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−16.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−120.52

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

79 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 2	450–500	467	287.44/cwt	200.00–310.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	267.21/cwt	237.50–277.50	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,572	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	217.58/cwt	180.00–237.00	1,438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,264	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	267.86/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,141	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	218.78/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,046	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	274.80/cwt	222.50–282.50	1,525	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	295.85/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,604	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,570	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	311.55/cwt	282.50–323.00	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	253.93/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,361	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	274.90/cwt	247.50–281.00	1,710	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	308.29/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	304.43/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,680	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	231.85/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,475	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	200.02/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,490	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	334.45/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,455	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	310.67/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	792	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	941	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	889	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	240.94/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,123	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	761	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	270.88/cwt	270.00–271.00	981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	275.89/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	771	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	241.01/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	648	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	289.78/cwt	210.00–317.50	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	302.90/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,377	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	272.01/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.92/cwt	225.00–268.00	1,125	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,003	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	282.26/cwt	235.00–295.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,373	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	254.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,377	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	257.75/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,240	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	311.61/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,193	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,475	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	293.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	192.43/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	1

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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Receipts 885Last week 1,108Year ago 472

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 301, Heifers 414, Bulls 170)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	210.00–317.50	289.78
12	350–400	389	272.50–315.00	302.90
8	400–450	429	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	467	200.00–310.00	287.44
12	500–550	533	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	579	237.50–277.50	267.21
11	600–650	640	268.00	268.00
9	700–750	709	236.00	236.00
7	750–800	763	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	383	327.00	327.00
21	400–450	435	322.50–335.00	334.45
24	450–500	480	327.00	327.00
4	500–550	517	282.50–320.00	310.67
61	550–600	552	300.00–306.00	304.43
45	600–650	622	247.50–281.00	274.90
5	700–750	739	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	865	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	792	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	941	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	438	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	632	265.00	265.00
4	750–800	761	180.00	180.00
5	850–900	889	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	235.00–295.00	282.26
18	350–400	383	305.00–312.00	311.61
10	400–450	421	327.00	327.00
6	450–500	471	260.00–300.00	293.42
16	550–600	555	222.50–282.50	274.80
4	600–650	624	185.00–195.00	192.43
12	650–700	661	180.00–237.00	217.58
2	700–750	718	209.00	209.00
2	750–800	768	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	840	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	900	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	990	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
11	350–400	381	282.50–323.00	311.55
12	400–450	427	280.00–322.00	308.29
2	450–500	478	302.50	302.50
22	500–550	542	292.50–296.00	295.85
10	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
9	700–750	745	190.00–205.00	200.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	250.00–285.00	275.89
1	400–450	445	185.00	185.00
3	450–500	459	235.00–290.00	272.01
7	500–550	522	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	610	217.50	217.50
5	750–800	771	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	277.50	277.50
13	350–400	379	276.00	276.00
20	400–450	426	265.00–268.00	267.86
35	450–500	486	260.00	260.00
80	500–550	536	252.50–254.00	253.93
33	600–650	636	227.00–237.00	231.85
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
19	700–750	739	212.00–225.00	218.78
6	850–900	854	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	955	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	270.00–271.00	270.88
13	450–500	466	219.00–249.00	240.94
3	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
7	550–600	566	232.50–242.50	241.01
5	600–650	648	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	775	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	282.00	282.00
13	350–400	373	269.00	269.00
29	400–450	423	225.00–268.00	265.92
25	450–500	481	250.00–259.00	257.75
35	500–550	541	250.00–255.00	254.50
2	550–600	590	212.50	212.50
35	600–650	644	229.00	229.00
6	700–750	723	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	915	202.00	202.00

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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