Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-07-07

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Jul 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
351 head
8 vs last sale 343 214 vs year ago 565 · 37.9%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 173, Bulls 70)

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 $322.13/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 50.08 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.
Average price
$322.13
44 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.80
vs VA average
19.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544324.141,76225
Medium and Large 3544320.001,7414thin
Medium and Large 2548319.331,75115thin
One grade step is worth $4.81/cwt here — about $12 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
442395349302median 372.2012/2903/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale44 hd
322.13
VA average3 barns · 128 hd
318.33
+3.80
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−19.40
This barn, trailing median31 sales
372.20
−50.08
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

72 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326351.86/cwt300.00–360.001,1477
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468382.86/cwt380.00–390.001,7927
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800777312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4243
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369415.13/cwt410.00–417.501,5323
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8641
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,71210
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,38013
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600564370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0878
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550548320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,75413
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,52313
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378338.69/cwt313.50–360.001,2804
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850838283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,3722
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8302
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7332
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4274
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7552
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550544320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7414
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2122
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350336375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2604
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500453320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4503
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650649272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7657
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0144
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450418325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3592
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400353365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,28810
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500458347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5926
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481377.80/cwt345.00–383.001,8177
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569353.46/cwt335.00–357.002,0116
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6896
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350338437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,4794
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0613
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550542325.15/cwt317.50–326.001,76224
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520379.67/cwt350.00–384.001,9748
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8297
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637336.08/cwt240.00–368.002,1414
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950943275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5933
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850848303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,5693
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435371.67/cwt350.00–382.501,6173
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4731
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384426.94/cwt410.00–429.001,6399
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3863
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650641293.08/cwt293.00–294.001,87912
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428344.43/cwt315.00–350.001,47411
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750714289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0635
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2075
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650648326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1128
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700690298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,0563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900850311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,64411
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650643341.32/cwt338.00–362.502,1957
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850843315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,65511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650648373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,4176
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800768316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4275
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800776311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,41311
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6714
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0371
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,9743
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8132
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1452

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.