Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 244, Bulls 204)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.48/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.72 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$238.48

51 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs VA average

−19.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	241.99	1,276	24
Medium and Large 2	558	239.00	1,334	20
Medium and Large 3	520	225.00	1,170	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale51 hd

238.48

—

VA average6 barns · 332 hd

242.58

−4.10

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−19.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−133.72

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

77 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	800–850	813	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	456	285.78/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,303	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	626	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	259.56/cwt	225.00–264.00	1,111	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,267	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	300.18/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,117	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	228.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,880	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	237.48/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,252	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	230.43/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	285.52/cwt	235.00–291.00	1,205	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,469	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	273.10/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,008	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	899	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	284.47/cwt	212.50–301.00	1,351	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	962	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	228.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	221.08/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	223.74/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,038	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	240.82/cwt	210.00–250.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	244.66/cwt	185.00–260.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	593	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,334	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,004	161.50/cwt	110.00–202.50	1,621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	271.05/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.12/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	240.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	936	8

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 614Last week 643Year ago 368

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 244, Bulls 204)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	252.50	252.50
3	350–400	382	285.00	285.00
18	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
13	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
16	500–550	545	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	550	207.50	207.50
3	600–650	647	202.50	202.50
10	650–700	683	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
3	800–850	813	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	295.00	295.00
21	350–400	372	277.50–302.50	300.18
20	400–450	422	235.00–291.00	285.52
11	450–500	475	212.50–301.00	284.47
15	500–550	538	273.00	273.00
6	550–600	560	225.00–230.00	228.28
14	600–650	631	256.00	256.00
4	700–750	735	219.00–227.50	221.08
1	900–950	900	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	508	227.50	227.50
3	650–700	687	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	720	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	263.00	263.00
3	350–400	363	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	430	232.50–252.50	250.12
8	450–500	484	245.00	245.00
20	550–600	558	239.00	239.00
9	600–650	641	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	755	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	860	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	626	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	272.00	272.00
13	300–350	328	274.00	274.00
24	350–400	369	235.00–278.00	273.10
24	400–450	428	225.00–264.00	259.56
10	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
16	500–550	527	217.50–240.00	237.48
10	600–650	641	225.00–231.00	230.43
14	700–750	748	236.00	236.00
5	800–850	843	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	185.00	185.00
5	350–400	352	185.00–260.00	244.66
12	450–500	464	200.00–227.50	223.74
6	500–550	514	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
3	350–400	382	310.00	310.00
9	400–450	421	301.00	301.00
3	450–500	483	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	520	237.50	237.50
7	550–600	556	282.00	282.00
6	600–650	647	261.00	261.00
13	800–850	822	220.00–230.00	228.75
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	456	260.00–298.00	285.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	205.00	205.00
4	300–350	338	210.00–250.00	240.82
2	350–400	368	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	436	255.00–315.00	271.05
5	450–500	487	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	521	279.00	279.00
6	650–700	664	230.00–242.50	240.46
4	850–900	853	225.00	225.00
9	1000–1050	1,004	110.00–202.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	463	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	593	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	475	315.00	315.00

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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