Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 351, Bulls 255)

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 $284.82/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.38 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$284.82

83 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs VA average

−29.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	287.98	1,594	42
Medium and Large 1	536	281.72	1,510	33
Medium and Large 3	522	281.07	1,467	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $127 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 sale83 hd

284.82

—

VA average10 barns · 740 hd

282.21

+2.61

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−29.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−87.38

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

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	249.28/cwt	249.00–250.00	2,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	386.79/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	325.79/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,078	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	562	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	418.10/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	323.71/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,127	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	918	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	293.14/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,337	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,315	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	373.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,793	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	257.31/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	281.07/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	334.40/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,078	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	788	270.21/cwt	266.00–271.00	2,129	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	306.20/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,448	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	952	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	381.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	373.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	697	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.86/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,192	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	286.93/cwt	230.00–315.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.86/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,619	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,772	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	344.70/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,834	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	338.61/cwt	325.00–340.50	1,642	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	396.80/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,516	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	354.23/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,495	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	372.62/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,237	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	321.48/cwt	270.00–342.50	1,530	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	340.52/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,869	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	309.08/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,437	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	859	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,570	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	333.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	334.70/cwt	275.00–348.00	1,406	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,129	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	289.93/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,505	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	803	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.04/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	742	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	802	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,917	12

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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Receipts 900Last week 1,750Year ago 1,543

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 351, Bulls 255)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
10	350–400	385	415.00–420.00	418.10
2	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
43	450–500	480	350.00–380.00	373.60
3	500–550	507	350.00	350.00
15	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	623	333.00	333.00
12	650–700	657	300.00–326.00	323.71
13	750–800	774	255.00–257.50	257.31
2	800–850	835	255.00	255.00
14	850–900	890	249.00–250.00	249.28
7	950–1000	997	236.00	236.00
6	1050–1100	1,069	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	375.00–385.00	381.70
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	421	350.00–400.00	386.79
6	450–500	471	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	543	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	655	275.00–297.50	292.86
2	750–800	758	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	564	357.50	357.50
15	750–800	769	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	697	311.00	311.00
16	700–750	729	285.00	285.00
31	750–800	788	266.00–271.00	270.21
7	900–950	918	243.00	243.00
7	950–1000	952	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	784	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	365.00–375.00	373.54
2	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	345.13
3	600–650	617	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	280.00–335.00	325.79
3	350–400	352	290.00	290.00
25	450–500	456	280.00–295.00	293.14
8	500–550	522	275.00–283.00	281.07
6	600–650	628	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	718	165.00–175.00	170.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	562	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	402	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	310.00–337.50	334.40
8	350–400	371	330.00	330.00
10	400–450	427	310.00–340.00	333.96
14	450–500	473	295.00–312.50	306.20
26	500–550	546	287.50	287.50
4	550–600	578	255.00	255.00
15	650–700	651	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	845	182.50	182.50
4	850–900	859	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00	340.00
16	300–350	332	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	372	332.50	332.50
31	400–450	420	275.00–348.00	334.70
15	450–500	472	285.00–319.00	312.04
16	500–550	519	250.00–295.00	289.93
17	550–600	552	274.00	274.00
11	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
4	700–750	723	232.50	232.50
10	800–850	842	228.00	228.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00	180.00
6	1300–1350	1,323	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	742	241.00	241.00
12	800–850	802	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	397.50	397.50
9	300–350	332	340.00–385.00	372.62
14	350–400	382	355.00–400.00	396.80
20	400–450	425	325.00–385.00	380.86
24	450–500	485	325.00–340.50	338.61
26	500–550	532	335.00–347.50	344.70
3	550–600	570	230.00–315.00	286.93
16	600–650	633	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	738	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	823	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	970	150.00	150.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	366	395.00	395.00
12	400–450	422	275.00–370.00	354.23
13	450–500	476	270.00–342.50	321.48
32	500–550	549	270.00–345.00	340.52
12	600–650	633	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	865	207.50	207.50
2	900–950	923	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,015	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	354	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	465	275.00–332.50	309.08
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	564	287.50	287.50
3	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
6	800–850	803	200.00	200.00

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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