Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 241, Heifers 390, Bulls 256)

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 $268.67/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −103.54 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$268.67

116 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs VA average

−30.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	270.83	1,446	73
Medium and Large 2	550	268.96	1,479	39
Medium and Large 3	542	226.29	1,226	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $220 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 sale116 hd

268.67

—

VA average7 barns · 560 hd

267.23

+1.44

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−30.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−103.54

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

78 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	500–550	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	226.29/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	356.06/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,720	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,995	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	228.33/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	311.59/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,692	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	344.95/cwt	270.00–375.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	333.99/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	263.01/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,959	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	361.39/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	382.81/cwt	280.00–400.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	341.86/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,627	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	406.96/cwt	350.00–414.00	1,542	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	307.43/cwt	255.00–311.00	1,703	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	284.65/cwt	240.00–297.00	1,796	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,552	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,486	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	210.62/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,591	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	298.81/cwt	235.00–304.00	1,617	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	275.99/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	235.63/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	324.06/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,218	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	323.66/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	303.10/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,434	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,482	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	322.72/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,375	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	270.83/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,446	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	318.23/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,365	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	258.30/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,645	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	310.99/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	318.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,246	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	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

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

Receipts 887Last week 856Year ago 1,179

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 241, Heifers 390, Bulls 256)

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
17	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	318.86
13	350–400	380	328.00	328.00
34	400–450	426	310.00–325.00	322.72
23	450–500	477	300.00–312.00	310.99
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
38	550–600	551	269.00	269.00
23	600–650	637	251.00–259.00	258.30
2	650–700	653	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	748	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	758	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	873	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	542	200.00–235.00	226.29
2	600–650	633	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
8	300–350	333	295.00–327.50	323.66
10	350–400	376	310.00–327.00	324.06
25	400–450	429	305.00–320.00	318.23
41	450–500	473	285.00–304.00	303.10
73	500–550	534	267.50–271.00	270.83
30	600–650	639	249.00	249.00
2	650–700	658	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	756	232.50–236.00	235.63
4	800–850	833	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	673	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	335.00–365.00	356.06
14	550–600	593	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	421	392.50	392.50
8	450–500	483	372.50	372.50
2	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
28	550–600	555	333.00	333.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
33	650–700	654	305.00	305.00
20	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	807	227.50–230.00	228.33
8	950–1000	951	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
7	350–400	384	377.50	377.50
7	400–450	432	270.00–375.00	344.95
10	450–500	482	352.50	352.50
38	500–550	543	275.00–317.50	311.59
6	600–650	638	240.00–267.50	263.01
5	700–750	729	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	828	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
9	400–450	434	305.00–342.50	333.99
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	280.00–400.00	382.81
18	350–400	379	350.00–414.00	406.96
9	400–450	430	300.00–385.00	361.39
20	450–500	476	330.00–342.50	341.86
40	550–600	554	255.00–311.00	307.43
27	600–650	631	240.00–297.00	284.65
9	700–750	719	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
3	800–850	805	210.00–215.00	211.68
1	950–1000	980	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
11	350–400	381	390.00	390.00
19	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	365.29
21	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
33	500–550	541	235.00–304.00	298.81
17	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	758	210.00–212.50	210.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
4	500–550	515	235.00–290.00	275.99
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00

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