Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 191, Bulls 157)

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 $250.25/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.95 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$250.25

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs VA average

−1.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	256.00	1,388	15thin
Medium and Large 2	561	254.64	1,427	18thin
Medium and Large 1	545	246.59	1,344	16thin
Medium and Large 3	534	235.00	1,255	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale56 hd

250.25

—

VA average8 barns · 423 hd

245.22

+5.03

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−1.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−121.95

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

71 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	700–750	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,388	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,134	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,450	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,297	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	258.46/cwt	252.50–265.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	258.01/cwt	185.00–272.50	1,089	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	236.37/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	207.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	281.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	263.50/cwt	207.50–290.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	264.30/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,242	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	891	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,299	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	215.96/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,415	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,339	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,187	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,345	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.47/cwt	185.00–228.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	282.09/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,557	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,784	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	244.14/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	297.09/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	271.18/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,434	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,382	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Receipts 448Last week 438Year ago 458

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 191, Bulls 157)

Value Added 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
3	250–300	292	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	320	252.50–265.00	258.46
7	350–400	371	285.00	285.00
16	400–450	423	268.00	268.00
13	450–500	477	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	527	232.50–240.00	236.37
12	550–600	551	250.00	250.00
14	600–650	649	243.00	243.00
2	650–700	678	200.00–215.00	207.64
1	700–750	740	229.00	229.00
4	750–800	756	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	895	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	980	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	257.50	257.50
8	350–400	376	207.50–290.00	263.50
13	400–450	422	185.00–272.50	258.01
13	450–500	476	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	535	197.50	197.50
17	550–600	562	258.00	258.00
12	600–650	641	244.00	244.00
6	700–750	735	185.00–228.00	213.47
4	850–900	855	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	542	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	448	200.00	200.00
7	500–550	534	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	663	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	790	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	891	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	260.00–290.00	281.35
4	350–400	369	275.00	275.00
13	400–450	426	270.00	270.00
11	450–500	470	257.50–265.00	264.30
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
20	550–600	551	243.00	243.00
2	600–650	618	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	717	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
8	550–600	562	210.00–218.00	215.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	325	322.50	322.50
18	350–400	368	322.50	322.50
13	400–450	436	298.00	298.00
12	450–500	477	282.00	282.00
3	500–550	532	235.00–240.00	236.65
10	550–600	555	249.00	249.00
13	600–650	643	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	835	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	429	285.00–299.00	297.09
2	450–500	478	282.50	282.50
18	550–600	552	275.00–283.00	282.09
13	600–650	642	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	704	239.00	239.00
2	1050–1100	1,090	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	694	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	369	255.00–280.00	271.18
2	400–450	420	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	488	265.00	265.00
8	500–550	531	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	634	220.00–250.00	244.14
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	745	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	177.50	177.50
1	600–650	600	197.50	197.50

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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