Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 285, Bulls 144)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.32/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −130.89 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$241.32

96 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.15

vs VA average

−39.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	243.85	1,348	77
Medium and Large 2	548	234.96	1,288	13thin
Medium and Large 3	556	222.50	1,237	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale96 hd

241.32

—

VA average8 barns · 306 hd

225.17

+16.15

National average40 barns · 6,153 hd

280.90

−39.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−130.89

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

75 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 3	400–450	411	242.24/cwt	238.00–244.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	234.11/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	253.71/cwt	242.50–259.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	253.77/cwt	205.00–268.00	1,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	602	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	243.09/cwt	210.00–249.00	1,150	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	262.96/cwt	229.00–274.00	1,675	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	441	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	596	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,639	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	544	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,552	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	281.07/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	260.97/cwt	222.00–285.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	243.18/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,306	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	255.97/cwt	202.00–285.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	252.02/cwt	225.00–283.00	1,227	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.68/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	246.36/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,355	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	226.29/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,171	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,298	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	249.58/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,071	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	248.77/cwt	202.50–253.00	1,356	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	216.35/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,385	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	255.50/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	290.92/cwt	242.00–303.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,346	5

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 Nov 25, 2024

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

Receipts 609Last week 1,146Year ago 730

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 285, Bulls 144)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	254.00	254.00
7	400–450	411	238.00–244.00	242.24
6	550–600	556	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	635	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	242.50–259.00	253.71
12	350–400	391	258.00	258.00
16	400–450	429	243.00–250.00	249.58
24	450–500	473	210.00–249.00	243.09
9	500–550	527	234.00–235.00	234.11
55	550–600	550	242.00–250.00	246.36
24	600–650	640	216.00–225.00	216.35
1	650–700	660	227.50	227.50
8	700–750	723	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
4	850–900	861	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	950–1000	965	155.00	155.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	243.00	243.00
3	350–400	383	250.00	250.00
22	400–450	441	247.50–260.00	255.50
14	450–500	472	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50
12	550–600	550	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
11	650–700	654	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	746	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	305.00	305.00
8	400–450	427	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	482	280.00–287.50	281.07
9	500–550	531	205.00–268.00	253.77
2	550–600	553	248.00	248.00
9	650–700	664	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	437	308.00	308.00
5	450–500	480	242.00–303.00	290.92
35	500–550	539	288.00	288.00
24	600–650	637	229.00–274.00	262.96
5	750–800	766	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	830	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	312.00	312.00
12	600–650	602	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	596	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	544	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	267.50	267.50
3	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
5	400–450	421	222.00–285.00	260.97
3	450–500	475	274.00	274.00
18	500–550	537	215.00–247.00	243.18
2	650–700	685	222.50	222.50
4	700–750	715	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	875	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	980	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	202.00–285.00	255.97
4	350–400	369	295.00	295.00
8	400–450	433	293.00	293.00
10	450–500	487	225.00–283.00	252.02
40	500–550	545	202.50–253.00	248.77
2	600–650	608	212.50	212.50
21	650–700	664	226.00–228.00	226.29
7	700–750	735	212.50–218.00	215.68
1	800–850	830	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	363	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	422	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	485	237.00	237.00
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50

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