Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 263, Bulls 200)

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 $332.37/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.84 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$332.37

79 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs VA average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	334.19	1,765	31
Medium and Large 2	532	333.94	1,777	26
Medium and Large 1-2	549	329.00	1,806	8thin
Medium and Large 3	533	327.32	1,745	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $21 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 sale79 hd

332.37

—

VA average9 barns · 539 hd

327.14

+5.23

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−7.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−39.84

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

88 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 3	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	333.94/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	389.00/cwt	355.00–394.00	1,786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	392.63/cwt	365.00–407.50	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	391.78/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	383.62/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	407.35/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,703	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	411.24/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	282.01/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	326.02/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	397.87/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	273.22/cwt	273.00–275.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	241.21/cwt	185.00–260.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	356.19/cwt	315.00–362.50	1,638	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	354.78/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	327.15/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,057	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	458.52/cwt	365.00–470.00	1,536	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	828	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	851	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,519	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	334.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,142	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,018	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	380.92/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,813	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	343.28/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	404.30/cwt	392.50–408.00	1,710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	288.26/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,762	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,010	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	353.04/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	365.48/cwt	325.00–376.00	2,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	414.82/cwt	340.00–450.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	602	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	407.29/cwt	350.00–417.50	1,556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,015	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	435.34/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	383.32/cwt	325.00–393.00	1,809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,061	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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Receipts 684Last week 778Year ago 599

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 263, Bulls 200)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	466	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	545	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	552	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	370.00–445.00	435.34
5	350–400	387	350.00–425.00	411.24
5	400–450	415	365.00–407.50	392.63
7	450–500	472	325.00–393.00	383.32
20	500–550	540	335.00–355.00	353.04
12	600–650	633	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
6	750–800	767	262.50	262.50
6	800–850	845	259.00	259.00
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	970	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	365.00–470.00	458.52
8	350–400	382	350.00–417.50	407.29
11	400–450	427	424.00	424.00
14	450–500	478	396.00	396.00
36	550–600	552	365.00	365.00
19	600–650	633	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	740	271.00	271.00
2	850–900	855	257.50	257.50
1	950–1000	995	222.50	222.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	215.00–217.50	216.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	350.00–395.00	383.62
10	350–400	368	407.50	407.50
17	400–450	418	387.50–410.00	407.35
9	450–500	482	367.50	367.50
26	500–550	532	332.50–334.00	333.94
14	650–700	656	299.00	299.00
9	700–750	732	273.00–275.00	273.22
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00–370.00	354.78
4	350–400	389	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	412	330.00	330.00
15	450–500	460	315.00–362.50	356.19
7	500–550	516	325.00–327.50	327.15
7	550–600	550	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	694	185.00–260.00	241.21
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
6	350–400	388	407.50	407.50
16	400–450	423	392.50–408.00	404.30
18	450–500	476	325.00–390.00	380.92
30	500–550	526	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
16	600–650	634	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	682	275.00–295.00	288.26
5	700–750	747	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	768	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	242.50	242.50
1	950–1000	950	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	549	329.00	329.00
12	750–800	771	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	365.00–415.00	397.87
8	450–500	459	355.00–394.00	389.00
7	550–600	551	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	340.00–450.00	414.82
5	350–400	386	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	479	325.00–400.00	391.78
15	550–600	560	325.00–376.00	365.48
6	600–650	634	305.00–330.00	326.02
5	700–750	740	306.00	306.00
5	800–850	824	277.50–290.00	282.01
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	828	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	851	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	319	462.50	462.50
2	350–400	368	405.00	405.00
12	400–450	444	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	482	392.50	392.50
35	500–550	544	371.00	371.00
4	550–600	559	320.00–367.50	343.28
37	600–650	641	325.00–335.00	334.14
2	750–800	768	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
4	950–1000	956	262.50	262.50
6	1000–1050	1,007	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	322.50	322.50

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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