Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 351, Bulls 171)

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 $266.61/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −105.59 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$266.61

105 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs VA average

−37.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	279.00	1,588	12thin
Medium and Large 1	550	265.63	1,460	59
Medium and Large 2	546	264.91	1,445	26
Medium and Large 3	533	260.80	1,390	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale105 hd

266.61

—

VA average4 barns · 205 hd

263.26

+3.36

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−37.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−105.59

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

82 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	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,008	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	260.80/cwt	237.50–264.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,880	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	327.06/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.81/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,716	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	309.90/cwt	240.00–318.00	1,763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	366	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	373.55/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,626	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	242.83/cwt	222.50–247.00	1,763	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,690	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	282.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,590	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	227.01/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	287.68/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,562	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	593	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,359	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	319.64/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	300–350	322	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	264.59/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,651	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	265.61/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,445	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	378.62/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	231.01/cwt	207.50–232.00	1,698	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	303.80/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	238.63/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,537	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,463	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,361	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	233.04/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	324.92/cwt	280.00–332.50	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	306.70/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,469	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Receipts 747Last week 437Year ago 483

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 351, Bulls 171)

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
4	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	357	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	456	282.50	282.50
8	500–550	533	237.50–264.00	260.80
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
3	650–700	658	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	280.00–332.50	324.92
5	350–400	384	250.00–320.00	306.70
14	400–450	432	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	471	287.50	287.50
25	500–550	544	247.50–269.00	265.61
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
2	600–650	623	237.50	237.50
16	650–700	650	247.00	247.00
7	700–750	744	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	855	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
6	350–400	373	250.00–315.00	303.80
12	400–450	438	312.50	312.50
13	450–500	481	282.50	282.50
55	500–550	548	268.00	268.00
4	550–600	572	210.00–244.00	233.04
35	600–650	644	232.50–239.00	238.63
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
25	700–750	735	207.50–232.00	231.01
2	850–900	853	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	624	263.00–267.00	264.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	463	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	569	279.00	279.00
19	600–650	631	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	473	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
23	550–600	569	240.00–318.00	309.90
6	600–650	623	267.50–277.50	270.81
29	650–700	655	287.00	287.00
21	700–750	734	257.00	257.00
20	800–850	840	239.00	239.00
1	850–900	875	222.50	222.50
3	900–950	925	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00–355.00	327.06
2	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	297.50	297.50
26	550–600	558	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
14	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
11	700–750	734	253.00	253.00
1	800–850	815	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	641	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	420.00	420.00
13	450–500	480	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	419	360.00–377.00	373.55
12	450–500	475	322.50	322.50
16	500–550	543	282.50–288.00	287.68
3	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
24	600–650	640	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	688	240.00	240.00
18	700–750	726	222.50–247.00	242.83
3	800–850	823	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	373	360.00–382.50	378.62
11	400–450	433	387.50	387.50
9	450–500	472	310.00–322.50	319.64
16	550–600	563	280.00–290.00	282.48
3	600–650	608	267.50	267.50
15	650–700	653	249.00	249.00
4	700–750	732	217.50–230.00	227.01
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	513	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	275.00	275.00

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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