Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 185, Bulls 148)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Dairy Steers are Jerseys

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.40/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.80 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$246.40

48 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$53.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs VA average

−11.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	251.00	1,360	17thin
Medium and Large 1	548	250.76	1,373	27
Medium and Large 3	507	197.48	1,001	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.52/cwt here — about $359 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

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 sale48 hd

246.40

—

VA average10 barns · 641 hd

249.08

−2.67

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−11.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−125.80

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	280.42/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	202.98/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,207	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,167	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	235.25/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	229.72/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,514	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	240.89/cwt	212.50–248.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	164.73/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	250.41/cwt	215.00–254.00	1,382	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,206	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,179	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	213.88/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	217.56/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	268.87/cwt	230.00–287.50	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	220.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	202.29/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	209.55/cwt	165.00–225.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	197.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	220.52/cwt	162.50–242.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	239.14/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,265	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	413	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,141	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,500	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	276.77/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	253.69/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,244	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,360	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,318	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	234.67/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	277.59/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	5

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Receipts 443Last week 565Year ago 501

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 185, Bulls 148)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Dairy Steers are Jerseys

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	368	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	433	252.50	252.50
9	450–500	477	253.00	253.00
15	500–550	547	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	630	228.00–245.00	234.67
4	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	285.00	285.00
9	350–400	369	292.50	292.50
17	400–450	425	277.50	277.50
14	450–500	473	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	530	200.00–227.50	213.88
22	550–600	552	215.00–254.00	250.41
16	600–650	644	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	825	150.00–180.00	164.73
2	900–950	943	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	205.00	205.00
4	400–450	432	210.00–230.00	220.27
3	550–600	565	185.00	185.00
4	650–700	670	165.00–225.00	209.55
2	700–750	743	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	297.50	297.50
1	350–400	360	292.50	292.50
5	400–450	425	302.50	302.50
9	450–500	472	230.00–287.50	268.87
4	500–550	529	295.00	295.00
19	550–600	559	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	638	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	670	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
4	750–800	756	251.00	251.00
3	800–850	820	212.50–220.00	217.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
5	350–400	374	255.00–307.50	280.42
2	400–450	420	297.50	297.50
3	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	515	250.00–282.50	276.77
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	610	224.00	224.00
5	650–700	671	252.50–254.00	253.69
2	700–750	710	244.00	244.00
3	800–850	805	195.00–207.00	202.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
6	400–450	438	252.50	252.50
3	500–550	529	217.50–250.00	239.14
2	600–650	633	185.00–220.00	202.29
2	750–800	793	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	388	280.00	280.00
11	400–450	426	274.00	274.00
8	450–500	483	264.00	264.00
22	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
5	550–600	559	212.50–248.00	240.89
18	650–700	659	229.00–230.00	229.72
8	700–750	718	235.00–236.00	235.25
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	985	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	433	162.50–242.00	220.52
4	500–550	507	190.00–205.00	197.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
12	350–400	379	250.00–280.00	277.59
18	400–450	424	269.00	269.00
14	450–500	473	263.00	263.00
17	500–550	542	251.00	251.00
13	600–650	633	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	147.50	147.50

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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