Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 200, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.99/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.22 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$269.99

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs VA average

−27.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	273.50	1,458	15thin
Medium and Large 1	557	269.04	1,499	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	261.71	1,452	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale32 hd

269.99

—

VA average4 barns · 102 hd

260.02

+9.96

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−27.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−102.22

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

80 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	629	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	822	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	307.84/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,006	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	750–800	779	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,103	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	643	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	320.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	248.88/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	247.58/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	291.69/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	311.95/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	317.70/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	311.96/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	215.24/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	189.51/cwt	188.00–192.50	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	283.88/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	704	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,781	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	286.74/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	261.71/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	909	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	314.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,949	18

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 412Last week 580Year ago 538

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 200, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural 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
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	465	280.00–289.00	286.74
15	500–550	533	273.50	273.50
4	600–650	629	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	726	161.00	161.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
3	850–900	862	188.00–192.50	189.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	627	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	689	227.50	227.50
11	700–750	732	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	822	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	453	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	555	230.00–270.00	261.71
1	700–750	700	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	372	280.00–317.50	311.96
7	400–450	434	302.50	302.50
5	450–500	478	270.00–287.50	283.88
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
11	550–600	560	271.00	271.00
17	600–650	644	249.00	249.00
8	700–750	744	220.00	220.00
19	800–850	839	212.50–219.00	215.24
3	850–900	872	195.00	195.00
4	1000–1050	1,039	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	704	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	417	310.00–325.00	320.08
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
11	500–550	538	275.00–315.00	307.84
6	650–700	657	270.00–297.50	291.69
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	838	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	945	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	457	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	314.39
22	750–800	754	266.00	266.00
10	800–850	801	232.50–253.00	248.88
8	900–950	909	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	426	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	543	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
5	650–700	664	282.50	282.50
6	700–750	731	247.00–250.00	247.58
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	643	305.00	305.00
12	750–800	779	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	297.50
5	400–450	448	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	383	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
6	700–750	732	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	270.00–340.00	311.95
4	350–400	381	280.00–330.00	317.70
4	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	830	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	313	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

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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