Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 220, Bulls 164)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.17/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.23 against this barn's trailing median of $466.40.

Average price

$299.17

55 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs VA average

−10.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	301.80	1,675	40
Medium and Large 2	552	297.00	1,639	11thin
Medium and Large 3	505	278.79	1,408	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd

299.17

—

VA average8 barns · 389 hd

295.15

+4.02

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−10.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

466.40

−167.23

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

74 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	350–400	381	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,048	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	275.67/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,483	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	289.38/cwt	257.50–297.50	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	421	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	524	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,098	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	315.74/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	561	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	285.85/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,188	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,468	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	240.87/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	248.88/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,349	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	235.51/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,705	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	262.08/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,237	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.67/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,567	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,437	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,326	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,231	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	310.95/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,371	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	652	217.83/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	278.79/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,347	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	217.93/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	253.75/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	213.58/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	278.39/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,437	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,174	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	289.98/cwt	274.00–295.00	919	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	196.65/cwt	150.00–244.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	221.70/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	269.73/cwt	262.50–285.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,234	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	307.04/cwt	272.50–319.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	216.26/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	243.02/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,536	6

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 May 6, 2024

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

Receipts 605Last week 885Year ago 931

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 220, Bulls 164)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	274.00	274.00
12	350–400	381	275.00	275.00
21	400–450	432	275.00	275.00
17	450–500	472	245.00–265.00	262.08
15	500–550	542	232.50–250.00	248.88
21	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
19	600–650	630	233.00	233.00
3	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
18	700–750	724	223.00–238.00	235.51
1	800–850	815	216.00	216.00
3	900–950	927	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
8	450–500	461	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	652	217.50–218.00	217.83
2	700–750	720	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	251.00	251.00
9	350–400	375	277.50–279.00	278.39
21	400–450	430	273.00	273.00
4	450–500	475	235.00–260.00	253.75
16	500–550	541	249.00	249.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
6	600–650	623	227.00	227.00
5	700–750	735	205.00–221.00	217.93
1	900–950	930	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00	285.00
9	350–400	387	318.00	318.00
11	400–450	421	315.00	315.00
17	450–500	479	300.00	300.00
31	500–550	538	267.50–281.00	275.67
25	600–650	625	239.00–253.00	250.67
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	197.50	197.50
4	750–800	759	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	368	262.50–285.00	269.73
8	400–450	421	272.50–319.00	307.04
5	450–500	463	257.50–297.50	289.38
3	500–550	524	210.00–245.00	221.70
15	550–600	555	259.00	259.00
6	600–650	632	227.50–246.00	243.02
2	650–700	670	150.00–244.00	196.65
6	700–750	731	212.50–217.00	216.26
1	850–900	895	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	467	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	655	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	524	302.00	302.00
7	550–600	561	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	317	274.00–295.00	289.98
3	350–400	387	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	302.00–325.00	310.95
4	450–500	478	312.50	312.50
11	550–600	552	297.00	297.00
3	650–700	655	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	820	200.00–227.50	213.58
3	1050–1100	1,098	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	287.50–325.00	315.74
10	450–500	473	329.00	329.00
25	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	642	274.00	274.00
12	700–750	738	235.00–242.00	240.87
7	800–850	825	231.00	231.00
16	900–950	949	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	619	284.00–289.00	285.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	505	267.50–282.50	278.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	402	307.00	307.00
10	650–700	664	275.00	275.00

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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