Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 199, Bulls 119)

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 $235.15/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.05 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$235.15

41 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$33.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs VA average

−58.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	240.73	1,372	27
Medium and Large 2	534	229.00	1,223	11thin
Medium and Large 3	550	207.50	1,141	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.23/cwt here — about $230 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 sale41 hd

235.15

—

VA average1 barns · 41 hd

235.15

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−58.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−137.05

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

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	295.82/cwt	232.50–330.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	238.66/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	328.87/cwt	265.00–352.50	1,549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,223	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	224.29/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,640	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,442	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,521	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	255.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,537	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	279.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	217.72/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	196.40/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	239.35/cwt	185.00–244.00	1,517	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	249.69/cwt	212.50–252.00	1,176	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	213.82/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,106	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	951	8

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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 437Last week 576Year ago 456

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 199, Bulls 119)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	388	337.50	337.50
9	400–450	424	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	461	232.50–330.00	295.82
16	500–550	549	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
9	600–650	626	255.00–260.00	255.54
11	700–750	731	205.00–235.00	224.29
5	800–850	820	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	429	265.00–285.00	279.87
6	450–500	475	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
19	550–600	553	275.00	275.00
6	650–700	653	241.00	241.00
2	700–750	713	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	210.00–222.50	217.72
1	600–650	640	227.50	227.50
2	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	478	225.00–245.00	238.66
10	550–600	552	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	637	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	172.50	172.50
8	700–750	743	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	385	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
3	800–850	820	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	434	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	471	265.00–352.50	328.87
15	500–550	543	324.00	324.00
8	650–700	652	268.00	268.00
15	750–800	751	251.00	251.00
2	850–900	858	228.00	228.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	619	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	247.50	247.50
4	350–400	361	245.00	245.00
6	400–450	438	225.00	225.00
17	450–500	481	230.00	230.00
11	500–550	534	229.00	229.00
14	600–650	648	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	650	197.50	197.50
3	750–800	752	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
8	350–400	373	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	440	227.50	227.50
3	450–500	467	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	550	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	336	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	383	250.00	250.00
8	400–450	431	225.00	225.00
32	450–500	471	212.50–252.00	249.69
14	500–550	548	239.00	239.00
2	550–600	573	192.50–200.00	196.40
25	600–650	634	185.00–244.00	239.35
8	700–750	739	212.50–214.00	213.82
1	750–800	760	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
3	1050–1100	1,072	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	597	251.00	251.00

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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