Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256, Heifers 485, Bulls 220)

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 $251.43/cwt on 213 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.77 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$251.43

213 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$43.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs VA average

−28.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	253.91	1,361	91
Medium and Large 2	546	250.58	1,368	119
Medium and Large 3	555	210.00	1,166	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.91/cwt here — about $195 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 sale213 hd

251.43

—

VA average8 barns · 708 hd

244.84

+6.59

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−120.77

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

84 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	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	259.50/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	284.01/cwt	250.00–295.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	929	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	336.64/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	345.07/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,938	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	263.67/cwt	237.50–267.00	1,759	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	311.82/cwt	235.00–323.00	1,472	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	306.51/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,720	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	297.06/cwt	287.50–303.00	1,672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	241.67/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	813	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	363.94/cwt	320.00–371.00	1,416	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	255.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	324.27/cwt	280.00–335.00	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	238.15/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,729	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	338.26/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	344.04/cwt	305.00–354.00	1,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	230.05/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	303.95/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,441	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,618	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	217.65/cwt	185.00–224.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	235.08/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,537	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,190	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,280	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,567	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	341.18/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,464	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	273.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	279.99/cwt	235.00–295.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	287.71/cwt	270.00–290.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	185.82/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	224.62/cwt	217.50–227.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	254.42/cwt	225.00–256.75	1,361	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	217.72/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	250.58/cwt	247.00–250.61	1,368	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,191	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	235.32/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,518	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,331	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,103	12

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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Receipts 961Last week 1,062Year ago 342

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256, Heifers 485, Bulls 220)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	360	267.50	267.50
8	400–450	438	249.00–263.00	259.50
2	500–550	538	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	250.00–295.00	284.01
12	350–400	383	288.00	288.00
33	400–450	427	279.00	279.00
18	450–500	484	275.00	275.00
119	500–550	546	247.00–250.61	250.58
21	600–650	645	225.00–237.00	235.32
10	700–750	727	229.00	229.00
3	800–850	828	205.00	205.00
4	900–950	929	205.00–212.00	208.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	734	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	286	270.00–290.00	287.71
9	300–350	329	235.00–295.00	279.99
13	350–400	374	250.00–280.00	273.93
18	400–450	431	276.00	276.00
16	450–500	474	270.00	270.00
88	500–550	535	225.00–256.75	254.42
3	550–600	565	239.00	239.00
4	600–650	628	217.50–227.00	224.62
34	650–700	654	232.00–239.00	235.08
11	750–800	768	214.00–222.00	217.72
1	800–850	815	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
2	900–950	915	219.00	219.00
4	950–1000	964	180.00–203.00	185.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	372.50	372.50
3	350–400	390	335.00–350.00	345.07
5	400–450	429	317.50–355.00	336.64
16	450–500	472	235.00–323.00	311.82
2	500–550	523	260.00	260.00
36	550–600	561	290.00–308.00	306.51
45	650–700	667	237.50–267.00	263.67
10	700–750	734	249.00	249.00
8	850–900	864	243.00	243.00
6	950–1000	997	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	734	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	357.50	357.50
3	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	488	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	237.50	237.50
16	550–600	563	287.50–303.00	297.06
6	650–700	692	235.00–243.00	241.67
6	750–800	764	231.00	231.00
6	800–850	828	239.00	239.00
1	900–950	930	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	720	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	585	301.00	301.00
7	650–700	671	269.00	269.00
11	800–850	813	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	582	297.00	297.00
10	700–750	708	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
19	350–400	389	320.00–371.00	363.94
13	400–450	429	305.00–347.50	341.18
17	450–500	474	303.00–320.00	303.95
14	500–550	526	298.00	298.00
3	600–650	647	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	823	192.50	192.50
3	950–1000	958	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	518	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	710	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	280.00–335.00	324.27
5	300–350	320	270.00–355.00	338.26
6	350–400	381	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	430	305.00–354.00	344.04
18	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	524	250.00–260.00	255.86
37	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
21	600–650	637	254.00	254.00
3	650–700	652	200.00–245.00	230.05
18	700–750	726	237.50–239.00	238.15
6	800–850	839	185.00–224.00	217.65
2	900–950	928	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00

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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