Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 212, Bulls 112)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.33/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.07 against this barn's trailing median of $466.40.

Average price

$309.33

87 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$82.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.76

vs VA average

−1.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	314.00	1,763	21
Medium and Large 1	551	313.24	1,726	47
Medium and Large 2	554	306.23	1,698	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	231.83	1,267	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.17/cwt here — about $495 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 sale87 hd

309.33

—

VA average9 barns · 464 hd

296.57

+12.76

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−1.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

466.40

−157.07

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

82 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	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,671	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,566	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	307.81/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	348.39/cwt	348.00–353.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	549	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	217.09/cwt	207.50–222.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	271.33/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	320.46/cwt	318.00–324.50	1,846	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	944	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	264.57/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,283	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,776	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	226.79/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,415	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	297.88/cwt	237.50–335.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	206.98/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	274.68/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,178	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	271.60/cwt	247.50–277.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.43/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	233.84/cwt	225.00–235.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	222.55/cwt	172.50–234.00	1,509	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.91/cwt	237.50–254.00	1,214	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	213.36/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	330.04/cwt	255.00–350.00	1,274	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	315.74/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	265.83/cwt	240.00–276.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	267.03/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,164	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	277.64/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,488	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	250.09/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	957	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	317.89/cwt	260.00–326.00	1,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	281	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	215.33/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	299.33/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	13

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 13, 2024

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

Receipts 599Last week 605Year ago 547

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 212, Bulls 112)

Value Added 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
2	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	330.00	330.00
12	400–450	438	348.00–353.00	348.39
15	450–500	466	336.00	336.00
25	500–550	539	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
20	600–650	639	278.00	278.00
4	650–700	691	237.50	237.50
3	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
8	800–850	816	202.50–235.00	226.79
2	900–950	928	202.50	202.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
8	450–500	478	260.00–326.00	317.89
1	500–550	545	282.50	282.50
15	550–600	555	296.00–318.00	307.81
6	650–700	664	284.00	284.00
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	815	232.50	232.50
3	950–1000	957	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	315.00	315.00
16	550–600	576	318.00–324.50	320.46
14	650–700	661	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	549	313.00	313.00
7	550–600	586	316.00	316.00
13	700–750	720	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	461	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	545	216.50	216.50
1	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	247.50–277.00	271.60
10	350–400	373	257.50–275.00	271.33
17	400–450	429	252.50–276.00	274.68
22	450–500	485	242.50–267.00	264.57
2	500–550	523	248.00	248.00
24	550–600	557	254.00	254.00
9	600–650	631	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	714	207.50–222.00	217.09
2	850–900	855	203.00–211.00	206.98
3	900–950	915	203.00	203.00
3	950–1000	958	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	944	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	225.00–235.00	233.84
6	400–450	448	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	520	202.50–222.50	210.43
6	600–650	633	205.00–215.00	213.36
1	650–700	660	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	793	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	240.00–276.00	265.83
4	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
11	400–450	436	247.50–269.00	267.03
15	450–500	480	237.50–254.00	252.91
11	500–550	546	250.00–251.00	250.09
2	550–600	570	207.50	207.50
17	650–700	678	172.50–234.00	222.55
5	700–750	728	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	825	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	237.50–335.00	297.88
3	350–400	393	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	417	357.00	357.00
13	450–500	475	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	525	252.50	252.50
13	550–600	556	278.00	278.00
4	600–650	641	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	737	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	875	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	475	207.50	207.50
5	500–550	521	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	386	255.00–350.00	330.04
5	400–450	428	277.50–317.50	299.33
7	450–500	478	315.00–320.00	315.74
14	500–550	536	245.00–280.00	277.64
2	600–650	615	247.50	247.50
5	700–750	736	212.50–216.00	215.33
1	800–850	815	177.50	177.50

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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