Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 602, Heifers 568, Bulls 323)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.60/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −202.80 against this barn's trailing median of $466.40.

Average price

$263.60

200 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$49.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs VA average

−35.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	287.91	1,573	33
Medium and Large 1	554	268.17	1,485	113
Medium and Large 3	541	242.50	1,312	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	238.90	1,306	50

One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $267 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.16, low $388.95, median $466.40 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 sale200 hd

263.60

—

VA average9 barns · 589 hd

257.20

+6.40

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−35.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

466.40

−202.80

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

105 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 2Value Added	450–500	470	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,304	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	237.05/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	283.66/cwt	240.00–289.00	1,228	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	278.65/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	231.00/cwt	200.00–262.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	234.95/cwt	205.00–241.00	1,283	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	243.54/cwt	217.50–246.00	1,037	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	466	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,083	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,303	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,550	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,482	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	276.96/cwt	185.00–289.00	1,185	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	225.65/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	215.42/cwt	187.50–229.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	277.69/cwt	230.00–281.00	1,319	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	220.01/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	539	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	776	260.79/cwt	256.00–264.00	2,024	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,585	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,768	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,639	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	270.10/cwt	240.00–280.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	195.26/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	968	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	276.97/cwt	222.50–283.00	1,343	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,168	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	239.22/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,297	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,028	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	234.45/cwt	215.00–285.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	195.83/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	260.89/cwt	200.00–277.50	973	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	279.40/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,193	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,488	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	207.88/cwt	135.00–225.00	1,368	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	247.71/cwt	190.00–255.00	1,053	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	237.76/cwt	184.00–242.00	1,136	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	275.83/cwt	241.00–285.00	1,153	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,249	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	232.81/cwt	220.50–241.00	1,087	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	204.46/cwt	187.50–213.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	224.46/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	571	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	255.73/cwt	235.00–257.50	829	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	239.72/cwt	215.00–255.00	882	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	193.83/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	223.44/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,213	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	247.77/cwt	220.00–250.00	914	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	993	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	208.76/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	224.94/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,208	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	214.35/cwt	150.00–222.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	256.81/cwt	237.50–263.00	1,222	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,885	2

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 →

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

Receipts 1,493Last week 873Year ago 1,401

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 602, Heifers 568, Bulls 323)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	470	277.50	277.50
9	500–550	539	258.00	258.00
4	550–600	571	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	373	307.50	307.50
22	400–450	428	185.00–289.00	276.96
29	450–500	475	230.00–281.00	277.69
4	500–550	540	200.00–262.00	231.00
97	550–600	554	267.50	267.50
60	600–650	639	240.00–245.00	242.50
3	650–700	667	187.50–229.00	215.42
16	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
10	800–850	825	237.00–237.50	237.05
8	850–900	851	237.00	237.00
8	950–1000	979	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	245.00–250.00	247.50
13	350–400	380	282.50	282.50
28	400–450	433	240.00–289.00	283.66
11	450–500	474	275.00–283.00	278.65
37	500–550	546	205.00–241.00	234.95
18	600–650	647	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50
2	750–800	770	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	990	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	240.00–280.00	270.10
4	500–550	541	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	633	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	556	286.00	286.00
12	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
16	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
41	750–800	776	256.00–264.00	260.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	690	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	290.00	290.00
12	500–550	510	286.00	286.00
21	550–600	567	289.00	289.00
12	600–650	602	268.00	268.00
28	650–700	650	272.00	272.00
17	750–800	773	260.25	260.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	324	235.00–257.50	255.73
13	350–400	368	215.00–255.00	239.72
21	400–450	426	217.50–246.00	243.54
37	450–500	467	220.50–241.00	232.81
42	500–550	537	222.50–225.00	224.94
7	600–650	625	190.00–217.50	193.83
11	650–700	658	215.00–228.00	225.65
7	700–750	734	229.00	229.00
4	750–800	758	205.00–220.00	208.76
2	800–850	830	232.00	232.00
2	950–1000	993	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	466	232.50	232.50
15	500–550	545	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	419	203.00	203.00
1	500–550	515	226.00	226.00
6	550–600	561	210.00–227.50	224.46
1	600–650	630	125.00	125.00
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	247.50	247.50
9	300–350	328	265.00	265.00
33	350–400	369	220.00–250.00	247.77
46	400–450	425	190.00–255.00	247.71
83	450–500	478	184.00–242.00	237.76
112	500–550	543	200.00–225.00	223.44
1	550–600	585	206.00	206.00
29	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	665	187.50–213.00	204.46
6	750–800	779	219.00–225.00	220.01
1	800–850	805	212.50	212.50
2	850–900	853	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	662	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	611	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	215.00–285.00	234.45
2	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
16	350–400	383	305.00	305.00
30	400–450	427	225.00–282.00	279.40
30	450–500	485	222.50–283.00	276.97
36	500–550	542	239.00–247.50	239.22
2	550–600	568	212.50	212.50
21	600–650	644	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	672	187.50–210.00	195.26
4	700–750	719	229.00	229.00
1	750–800	755	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50
3	850–900	855	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	302.50	302.50
9	350–400	373	200.00–277.50	260.89
24	400–450	418	241.00–285.00	275.83
32	450–500	476	237.50–263.00	256.81
17	500–550	536	233.00	233.00
3	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
3	600–650	610	190.00–205.00	195.83
16	650–700	658	135.00–225.00	207.88
9	700–750	742	150.00–222.00	214.35
2	800–850	848	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	478	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	390	225.00	225.00
5	400–450	435	252.50	252.50
10	550–600	556	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	665	205.00	205.00

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