Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-07-14

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Jul 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
477 head
126 vs last sale 351 34 vs year ago 443 · +7.7%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 222, Bulls 145)

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 $331.34/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 40.86 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.
Average price
$331.34
58 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1
$19.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.88
vs VA average
7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3520345.001,7947thin
Medium and Large 2523334.761,75120
Medium and Large 3546327.501,7888thin
Medium and Large 1545325.541,77423
One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale58 hd
331.34
VA average9 barns · 320 hd
325.46
+5.88
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−7.40
This barn, trailing median31 sales
372.20
−40.86
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

69 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 1550–600558312.49/cwt310.00–317.501,7443
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4885
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4922
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,63714
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7402
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675250.69/cwt245.00–252.501,6924
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750730252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,8432
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550524320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6775
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485357.50/cwt325.00–390.001,7342
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,96614
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,67117
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,19810
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500455345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5703
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9502
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3319
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750729287.22/cwt255.00–297.502,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650643310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9934
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550546327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7888
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400395345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7947
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450434365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5849
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650649347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2554
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500488300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4644
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650635275.20/cwt265.00–280.001,7483
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378421.65/cwt420.00–425.001,5943
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850843270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2762
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680295.04/cwt290.00–300.002,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8041
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,70813
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,28411
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,03523
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482394.27/cwt375.00–397.501,9007
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328422.15/cwt320.00–435.001,3859
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435398.60/cwt397.50–402.501,7349
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478347.21/cwt345.00–347.501,6609
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1173
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477383.37/cwt320.00–392.501,8298
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3616
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281351.03/cwt315.00–360.009865
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550543327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,77820
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628312.22/cwt310.00–312.501,96118
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850837290.70/cwt285.00–292.502,4334
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650618385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3795
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400389430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6738
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424355.69/cwt347.50–357.501,50811
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7789
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850838264.99/cwt260.00–270.002,2212
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,38815
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4512
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550542362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,96515
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650646325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1009
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428360.72/cwt355.00–365.001,54423
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523334.76/cwt330.00–335.001,75120
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479362.60/cwt325.00–375.001,7374
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850834307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,56017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500484325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5735
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550542336.40/cwt320.00–340.001,82316
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650643305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9612
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2032

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.