Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 215, Heifers 246, Bulls 147)

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 $239.87/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.34 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$239.87

76 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.39

vs VA average

−6.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	242.72	1,308	60
Medium and Large 2	555	235.00	1,304	12thin
Medium and Large 3	561	211.60	1,187	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about $121 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 sale76 hd

239.87

—

VA average6 barns · 271 hd

226.48

+13.39

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−6.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−132.34

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

72 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	250–300	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	207.29/cwt	185.00–229.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	274.35/cwt	230.00–289.00	1,311	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,208	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	279.67/cwt	230.00–330.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	297.92/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	317.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	996	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,468	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,641	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	237.40/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	232.57/cwt	217.50–248.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,349	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	273.78/cwt	235.00–287.50	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	687	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	250.65/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,356	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	218.49/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	303.72/cwt	225.00–329.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,446	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	319.25/cwt	302.50–328.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,356	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	241.97/cwt	215.00–252.50	1,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	256.85/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	311.81/cwt	217.50–327.00	1,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	934	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	225.03/cwt	212.50–230.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	219.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	218.40/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	243.55/cwt	227.50–244.75	1,310	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	218.72/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	238.40/cwt	168.00–251.00	1,147	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,058	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,506	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	211.60/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	955	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,042	7

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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 608Last week 1,102Year ago 1,420

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 215, Heifers 246, Bulls 147)

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
1	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
5	300–350	339	315.00–320.00	317.99
2	350–400	378	230.00–330.00	279.67
6	400–450	416	265.00–307.50	297.92
25	450–500	478	230.00–289.00	274.35
10	500–550	539	225.00–265.00	237.40
39	550–600	558	263.00	263.00
8	600–650	636	217.50–248.00	232.57
27	650–700	655	250.50	250.50
18	700–750	742	237.00	237.00
2	800–850	808	220.00–222.00	221.00
2	850–900	860	226.00	226.00
4	950–1000	996	203.00	203.00
3	1100–1150	1,135	177.00	177.00
2	1200–1250	1,208	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	235.00–287.50	273.78
18	500–550	531	254.00	254.00
6	600–650	649	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	990	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	687	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	653	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	185.00–229.00	207.29
5	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	561	187.50–220.00	211.60
2	600–650	633	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	227.50	227.50
12	350–400	382	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	434	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	484	239.00	239.00
12	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	615	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	738	218.00	218.00
3	850–900	897	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	217.50	217.50
9	300–350	326	212.50–230.00	225.03
11	350–400	375	249.00	249.00
30	400–450	432	245.00	245.00
30	450–500	481	168.00–251.00	238.40
58	500–550	538	227.50–244.75	243.55
2	550–600	560	215.00–222.50	218.72
6	600–650	626	215.00–225.00	219.17
27	650–700	652	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	725	216.00–223.00	218.40
2	850–900	885	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	935	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	292.50	292.50
8	350–400	380	217.50–327.00	311.81
10	400–450	427	215.00–252.50	241.97
8	450–500	482	235.00–260.00	256.85
10	500–550	528	238.00	238.00
9	600–650	649	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	224.00	224.00
5	700–750	742	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	855	152.50	152.50
2	950–1000	958	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	558	192.50	192.50
3	600–650	642	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	225.00–329.00	303.72
3	350–400	379	302.50–328.00	319.25
10	400–450	423	280.00	280.00
14	450–500	474	286.00	286.00
22	500–550	541	217.50–255.00	250.65
17	600–650	626	231.00	231.00
4	700–750	718	205.00–223.00	218.49
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
5	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

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