Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 273, Bulls 206)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.96/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.25 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$341.96

73 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs VA average

−8.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	342.75	1,876	30
Medium and Large 3	534	342.50	1,829	8thin
Medium and Large 1	557	341.15	1,899	35

One grade step is worth $1.60/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale73 hd

341.96

—

VA average8 barns · 461 hd

339.31

+2.65

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−8.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−30.25

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

86 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 2	850–900	887	196.81/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	423.76/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	321.24/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	831	281.52/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,339	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	435.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	328.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,095	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	377.84/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	402.52/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	357.49/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,109	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	342.93/cwt	305.00–348.00	1,872	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	381.31/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,112	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	245.11/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	347.23/cwt	245.00–367.50	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1150–1200	1,171	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	3,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	351.85/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,048	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	751	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,659	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,329	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	333.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	344.44/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	323.08/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	429.73/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,866	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	381.88/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,615	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	459.39/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,127	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	464.72/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1150–1200	1,183	271.80/cwt	270.00–280.00	3,215	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	290.12/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	615	360.25/cwt	360.25–360.25	2,216	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,955	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	444.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	372.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,037	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.82/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	632	375.63/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,374	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,069	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	353.98/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,975	13

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Receipts 675Last week 330Year ago 438

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 273, Bulls 206)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	447.50	447.50
11	350–400	385	440.00–445.00	444.55
10	400–450	418	435.00–440.00	435.48
9	450–500	480	350.00–385.00	381.31
28	500–550	547	350.00–375.00	372.42
18	600–650	629	333.00	333.00
10	700–750	716	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	887	185.00–202.50	196.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	537	336.00	336.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	634	225.00–250.00	245.11
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00–480.00	464.72
6	300–350	333	430.00–465.00	459.39
7	350–400	375	482.50	482.50
10	400–450	436	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	467	395.00	395.00
30	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	608	280.00–305.00	290.12
10	650–700	652	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	842	240.00	240.00
3	900–950	927	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	395.00–407.50	402.52
8	350–400	380	335.00–405.00	377.84
20	400–450	421	391.00	391.00
22	450–500	481	310.00–370.00	357.49
29	500–550	546	305.00–348.00	342.93
1	550–600	585	337.50	337.50
12	600–650	625	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
10	800–850	831	280.00–282.50	281.52
1	900–950	905	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
6	450–500	458	245.00–367.50	347.23
8	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	672	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	582	315.00–360.00	351.85
5	600–650	601	343.00	343.00
5	1050–1100	1,069	255.00	255.00
8	1150–1200	1,171	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	410.00	410.00
7	350–400	377	407.50	407.50
21	400–450	423	300.00–400.00	381.88
13	450–500	471	371.00	371.00
21	500–550	541	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	573	275.00	275.00
10	600–650	638	315.00–325.00	323.08
3	750–800	760	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	615	360.25	360.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	943	267.50	267.50
7	950–1000	975	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	375	365.00–425.00	405.82
4	400–450	433	422.50–425.00	423.76
5	450–500	477	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
13	550–600	558	335.00–360.00	353.98
4	650–700	660	325.00–340.00	328.75
4	700–750	729	310.00–325.00	321.24
3	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	551	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,020	272.50	272.50
11	1150–1200	1,183	270.00–280.00	271.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	750–800	751	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
8	400–450	424	355.00–440.00	429.73
6	450–500	468	410.00	410.00
17	550–600	556	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	628	325.00–365.00	344.44
19	650–700	656	355.00	355.00
8	700–750	743	330.00–360.00	333.56
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	845	270.00	270.00
6	1000–1050	1,038	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	632	374.00–377.00	375.63

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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