Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 275, Bulls 190)

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 $223.00/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.20 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$223.00

89 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$48.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

vs VA average

−14.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	228.45	1,238	51
Medium and Large 2	546	221.11	1,207	33
Medium and Large 3	558	179.93	1,004	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.52/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale89 hd

223.00

—

VA average8 barns · 510 hd

229.01

−6.00

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−14.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−149.20

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

73 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 2	800–850	822	175.01/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	206.26/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.47/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,341	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	313.43/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	227.02/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	179.93/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,714	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	239.10/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,579	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	271.91/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	839	214.16/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	232.54/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	290.63/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	537	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	260.25/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,215	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	252.82/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,067	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	208.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	734	178.85/cwt	138.00–192.50	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	261.11/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,454	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	282.99/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,223	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	959	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	285.09/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	293.93/cwt	245.00–317.50	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,454	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	212.57/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	242.22/cwt	205.00–244.00	1,155	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	229.80/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,243	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	264.68/cwt	220.00–274.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	253.43/cwt	222.50–257.50	943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	214.18/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,424	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	222.60/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,209	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	223.33/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	223.14/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	258.79/cwt	227.50–262.50	828	9

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 16, 2024

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

Receipts 714Last week 983Year ago 929

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 275, Bulls 190)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	227.50–262.50	258.79
9	350–400	372	222.50–257.50	253.43
10	400–450	419	253.00	253.00
15	450–500	486	212.50–225.00	223.33
30	500–550	543	220.00–223.00	222.60
3	550–600	574	185.00–217.50	206.26
14	600–650	623	223.00–225.00	223.14
7	700–750	740	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
3	800–850	822	170.00–177.50	175.01
1	900–950	940	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	200.00	200.00
5	550–600	558	175.00–200.00	179.93
2	600–650	620	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	718	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	270.00	270.00
6	300–350	323	220.00–274.00	264.68
9	350–400	374	265.00	265.00
17	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
32	450–500	477	205.00–244.00	242.22
47	500–550	541	227.50–230.00	229.80
4	550–600	553	197.50–227.50	212.57
23	650–700	665	205.00–217.00	214.18
4	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
5	850–900	863	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	714	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	297.50	297.50
3	350–400	355	310.00–320.00	313.43
11	400–450	436	293.00	293.00
24	450–500	465	260.00–291.00	288.47
49	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	572	286.00	286.00
21	600–650	637	269.00	269.00
7	700–750	704	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	758	225.00–229.00	227.02
3	900–950	947	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	267.50	267.50
6	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	433	278.00	278.00
8	450–500	484	260.00–276.00	271.91
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
18	550–600	562	281.00	281.00
8	600–650	638	235.00–240.00	239.10
6	700–750	719	225.00–234.00	232.54
3	800–850	839	200.00–221.00	214.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	495	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	692	242.00	242.00
15	800–850	806	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	566	288.00–294.00	290.63
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	307.50	307.50
12	350–400	369	277.50	277.50
10	400–450	422	225.00–265.00	252.82
17	450–500	467	247.50–263.00	260.25
15	550–600	565	241.00	241.00
12	600–650	635	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	743	162.50	162.50
2	800–850	813	180.00–182.50	181.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
7	400–450	448	200.00–210.00	208.58
4	700–750	734	138.00–192.50	178.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
11	300–350	328	245.00–317.50	293.93
6	350–400	373	317.50	317.50
12	400–450	432	272.50–285.00	282.99
7	450–500	469	255.00–290.00	285.09
38	550–600	557	261.00–265.00	261.11
2	600–650	618	232.50	232.50
6	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
10	700–750	744	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00

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