Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 222, Bulls 108)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.15/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −35.05 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$337.15

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.70

vs VA average

−3.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	338.92	1,817	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	336.50	1,841	20
Medium and Large 3	539	335.51	1,808	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale37 hd

337.15

—

VA average8 barns · 527 hd

327.45

+9.70

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−3.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−35.05

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

70 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	400–450	432	387.38/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	404.24/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	351.49/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	361.07/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,730	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	241.25/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	409.87/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	356.23/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	408.10/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	305.09/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	467	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	342.95/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	335.51/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	367.38/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	407.51/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	424.86/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	357.04/cwt	315.00–367.50	2,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	338.92/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	340.74/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,048	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,090	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	550–600	554	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,884	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	404.57/cwt	310.00–435.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	403.46/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	401.03/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	379.84/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.31/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	376.58/cwt	367.50–381.00	2,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	772	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Receipts 394Last week 555Year ago 460

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 222, Bulls 108)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	348	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	350	377.50	377.50
14	400–450	432	375.00–405.00	387.38
4	450–500	458	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	539	325.00–380.00	335.51
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	385.00–407.50	404.24
11	350–400	377	417.50	417.50
18	400–450	422	380.00–415.00	409.87
26	450–500	479	355.00–362.50	361.07
4	500–550	524	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	551	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	672	285.00–310.00	305.09
2	700–750	725	230.00–252.50	241.25
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
6	850–900	897	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	272	385.00–410.00	403.46
5	300–350	325	380.00–405.00	400.31
5	350–400	378	355.00–395.00	379.84
11	400–450	418	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	536	337.00–340.00	338.92
14	600–650	645	324.00	324.00
2	700–750	730	260.00–265.00	262.53
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	848	267.50	267.50
2	900–950	918	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	554	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	772	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	433	395.00–402.50	401.03
2	450–500	470	305.00–400.00	351.49
9	500–550	534	367.50–381.00	376.58
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	486	370.00–415.00	407.51
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	364	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	471	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
12	550–600	565	393.00	393.00
5	600–650	607	315.00–367.50	357.04
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	813	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	310.00–435.00	404.57
6	350–400	373	425.00	425.00
11	400–450	433	402.50	402.50
4	450–500	468	330.00–370.00	356.23
11	500–550	543	322.50–360.00	342.95
2	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	728	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	358	375.00–415.00	408.10
2	400–450	440	375.00–380.00	377.50
6	500–550	536	275.00–385.00	367.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	340	385.00–435.00	424.86
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	430	417.50	417.50
9	450–500	482	395.00	395.00
15	500–550	546	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	633	330.00–342.50	340.74
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00

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