Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 278, Bulls 151)

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 $254.23/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −117.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$254.23

83 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs VA average

−30.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	254.72	1,386	46
Medium and Large 2	541	254.03	1,374	33
Medium and Large 3	554	250.25	1,386	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale83 hd

254.23

—

VA average8 barns · 410 hd

250.48

+3.75

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−30.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−117.97

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

74 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	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	851	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	311.72/cwt	287.50–319.00	1,453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,882	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1500–1550	1,545	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	339.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,915	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,452	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	268.54/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	247.41/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,544	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	362.75/cwt	282.50–390.00	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	318.07/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	258.18/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,224	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	254.72/cwt	237.50–256.75	1,386	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,477	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	231.19/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,302	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	312.59/cwt	262.50–334.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	283.19/cwt	255.00–288.00	1,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,095	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	280.62/cwt	257.50–305.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	239.14/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,514	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	254.03/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,374	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	277.11/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	264.55/cwt	237.00–269.00	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,338	1

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 16, 2024

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

Receipts 576Last week 961Year ago 456

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 278, Bulls 151)

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
6	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
14	350–400	368	297.50	297.50
16	400–450	423	280.00	280.00
11	450–500	484	269.00	269.00
33	500–550	541	254.00–255.00	254.03
12	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
6	750–800	753	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	851	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	908	223.00	223.00
2	950–1000	990	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	370	240.00–293.00	277.11
7	400–450	436	237.00–269.00	264.55
2	450–500	468	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	572	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	615	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	455	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	257.50–305.00	280.62
5	350–400	367	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	424	255.00–288.00	283.19
9	450–500	474	235.00–265.00	258.18
46	500–550	544	237.50–256.75	254.72
30	600–650	633	237.00–248.00	239.14
3	650–700	674	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	955	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	443	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	394	320.00–350.00	339.97
11	400–450	413	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	485	311.00	311.00
1	500–550	525	303.00	303.00
17	550–600	551	321.00	321.00
25	600–650	638	295.00	295.00
6	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
2	900–950	915	236.00	236.00
3	1500–1550	1,545	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	382	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
13	450–500	466	287.50–319.00	311.72
14	500–550	547	323.00	323.00
8	550–600	561	314.00	314.00
16	600–650	648	295.50	295.50
1	650–700	665	288.00	288.00
2	800–850	848	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	915	222.50	222.50
3	950–1000	955	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	282.50–390.00	362.75
7	350–400	371	250.00–345.00	318.07
10	400–450	426	262.50–334.00	312.59
9	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
17	500–550	546	266.00	266.00
14	650–700	665	246.00	246.00
2	700–750	725	222.50–240.00	231.19
2	800–850	800	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	454	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	518	220.00–285.00	268.54
3	600–650	620	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	301	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	367	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	437	334.00	334.00
6	450–500	463	309.00	309.00
17	500–550	539	274.00	274.00
12	600–650	624	244.00–248.00	247.41
7	750–800	766	231.00	231.00
5	800–850	841	219.00	219.00
3	900–950	927	167.00	167.00

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