Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 232, Bulls 177)

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 $234.69/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.51 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$234.69

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$32.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs VA average

−6.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	242.65	1,313	31
Medium and Large 2	565	226.47	1,280	18thin
Medium and Large 3	518	210.00	1,088	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.65/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale53 hd

234.69

—

VA average6 barns · 271 hd

230.74

+3.95

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−6.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−137.51

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

67 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	578	251.64/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	278.40/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,495	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	291.79/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,252	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	233.93/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	302.18/cwt	245.00–317.50	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,404	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,476	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,588	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	251.81/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	300.13/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,329	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	253.05/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,359	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,231	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	979	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	223.63/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	187.66/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,372	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,271	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	242.65/cwt	222.50–244.00	1,313	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	230.78/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,465	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,161	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	250.29/cwt	242.50–253.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,162	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	278.00/cwt	230.00–285.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	254.62/cwt	220.00–265.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	250.39/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,079	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	215.79/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	226.47/cwt	190.00–241.00	1,280	18

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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Receipts 623Last week 651Year ago 955

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 232, Bulls 177)

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
5	300–350	312	245.00–317.50	302.18
7	350–400	383	312.00	312.00
18	400–450	429	270.00–305.00	291.79
21	450–500	484	290.00	290.00
37	500–550	542	293.00	293.00
3	550–600	578	250.00–252.50	251.64
19	600–650	647	240.00–254.00	251.81
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
5	700–750	734	217.50–240.00	233.93
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
12	950–1000	950	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	378	292.50	292.50
9	400–450	433	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
25	500–550	537	250.00–285.00	278.40
15	600–650	636	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	469	232.50	232.50
5	500–550	541	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	716	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	262.50	262.50
10	350–400	375	251.00	251.00
9	400–450	429	241.00	241.00
20	450–500	478	243.00	243.00
18	550–600	565	190.00–241.00	226.47
3	600–650	623	213.00	213.00
3	700–750	708	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	469	212.50	212.50
4	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	602	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	265.00	265.00
5	300–350	312	220.00–265.00	254.62
8	350–400	381	242.50–253.00	250.29
27	400–450	431	230.00–252.00	250.39
29	450–500	474	245.00	245.00
31	500–550	541	222.50–244.00	242.65
20	600–650	635	220.00–232.00	230.78
5	700–750	716	200.00–223.00	215.79
2	850–900	893	165.00	165.00
5	900–950	932	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	444	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	544	210.00	210.00
6	600–650	615	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	230.00–285.00	278.00
7	350–400	374	270.00–305.00	300.13
8	400–450	422	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	476	264.00	264.00
22	500–550	541	235.00	235.00
10	600–650	637	222.00–227.50	223.63
12	700–750	731	187.00–195.00	187.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	297.50	297.50
9	300–350	306	320.00	320.00
11	350–400	386	319.00	319.00
13	400–450	425	293.00	293.00
9	450–500	473	281.00	281.00
15	500–550	537	247.50–254.00	253.05
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
8	600–650	644	223.00	223.00
2	650–700	658	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
4	800–850	829	198.00	198.00

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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