Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 209, Bulls 157)

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 $355.57/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −16.64 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$355.57

54 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$34.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.91

vs VA average

−4.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	359.64	1,923	37
Medium and Large 2	542	349.59	1,895	15thin
Medium and Large 3	543	325.00	1,765	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

355.57

—

VA average8 barns · 380 hd

338.65

+16.91

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−4.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−16.64

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

76 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	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	493.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	368.77/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	349.59/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,895	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	377.83/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,063	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	397.87/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	407.32/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	309.32/cwt	270.00–319.00	2,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	366.45/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,341	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	368.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,975	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.51/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	323.85/cwt	302.50–329.00	2,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	371.52/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,794	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,131	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,407	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	321.60/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,026	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	415.34/cwt	355.00–427.50	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	362.97/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	423.20/cwt	350.00–437.50	1,832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	355.42/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,898	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,315	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	469.34/cwt	395.00–497.50	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	494.89/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	412.97/cwt	375.00–417.50	2,218	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	317.19/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	438.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	459.88/cwt	355.00–485.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	359.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	428.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,439	6

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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 501Last week 482Year ago 508

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 209, Bulls 157)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	543	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	634	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	430.00–440.00	438.52
4	300–350	334	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	391	355.00–427.50	415.34
12	400–450	433	350.00–437.50	423.20
38	450–500	483	300.00–380.00	371.52
25	500–550	534	325.00–357.50	355.42
15	600–650	630	307.50–325.00	321.60
10	650–700	690	302.50–329.00	323.85
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	765	307.50	307.50
3	850–900	868	300.00	300.00
4	900–950	933	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	420.00–430.00	428.29
8	350–400	381	350.00–415.00	407.32
8	400–450	428	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	469	345.00–365.00	359.34
15	500–550	542	340.00–351.00	349.59
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	652	329.00	329.00
5	700–750	714	270.00–319.00	309.32
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	536	360.00–370.00	368.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	355.00–485.00	459.88
11	350–400	374	487.50	487.50
6	400–450	423	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	487	395.00–405.00	397.87
15	500–550	546	377.50–380.00	377.83
16	650–700	671	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	340.00–380.00	366.45
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	512.50	512.50
4	300–350	331	465.00–505.00	494.89
7	350–400	372	395.00–497.50	469.34
9	400–450	425	462.50	462.50
9	450–500	477	420.00	420.00
19	500–550	537	375.00–417.50	412.97
3	550–600	569	325.00–360.00	348.51
12	600–650	637	367.50	367.50
7	700–750	725	315.00–322.50	317.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	485.00–495.00	493.09
6	400–450	432	447.50	447.50
4	450–500	483	405.00	405.00
7	500–550	536	423.00	423.00
4	600–650	620	365.00–370.00	368.77
3	750–800	758	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	510	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
10	350–400	380	502.50	502.50
8	400–450	419	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	473	440.00	440.00
29	500–550	547	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	640	385.00	385.00
14	700–750	733	355.00–367.50	362.97
2	750–800	768	325.00–335.00	329.92
3	950–1000	987	280.00	280.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	287.50	287.50
8	1100–1150	1,131	278.00	278.00

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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