Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 336, Bulls 276)

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 $344.52/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −27.68 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$344.52

94 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$27.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs VA average

−25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	365.00	1,989	14thin
Medium and Large 2	542	350.00	1,897	17thin
Medium and Large 3	583	342.50	1,997	11thin
Medium and Large 1	538	337.65	1,815	52

One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about $174 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 sale94 hd

344.52

—

VA average6 barns · 418 hd

341.15

+3.38

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−25.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−27.68

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

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	597	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	381	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	317.54/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	304.14/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	364.51/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	514.35/cwt	455.00–525.00	1,949	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	408.50/cwt	355.00–422.50	1,712	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	509.09/cwt	395.00–530.00	1,711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,897	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	446.18/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,015	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	437.26/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,033	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,502	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	393.40/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	959	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,481	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	297.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	337.72/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,814	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	466.36/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	430.25/cwt	380.00–480.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	362.45/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	376.10/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,775	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	476.96/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	451.72/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,168	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	404.24/cwt	345.00–425.00	1,718	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	331.77/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,050	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	402.77/cwt	335.00–433.00	1,514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	442.48/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	448.12/cwt	385.00–455.00	2,115	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	349.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,199	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	467.24/cwt	420.00–472.50	2,004	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	763	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	492	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,325	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.02/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,236	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	385.68/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,044	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	408.82/cwt	250.00–430.00	1,509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,117	12

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 25, 2025

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

Receipts 787Last week 501Year ago 651

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 336, Bulls 276)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	535.00	535.00
9	450–500	492	472.50	472.50
7	550–600	597	395.00	395.00
9	750–800	763	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	336	395.00–530.00	509.09
2	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
12	400–450	413	425.00–455.00	446.18
8	450–500	466	425.00	425.00
15	500–550	523	427.50	427.50
9	600–650	628	340.00–367.50	364.51
2	750–800	788	305.00–330.00	317.54
2	800–850	810	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	870	335.00	335.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	395.00	395.00
9	400–450	412	435.00–440.00	437.26
3	550–600	563	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	633	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	420.00–510.00	466.36
4	350–400	370	450.00–535.00	476.96
10	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
15	450–500	480	425.00–455.00	451.72
2	500–550	503	380.00–480.00	430.25
11	550–600	550	451.00	451.00
6	600–650	629	360.00–367.50	362.45
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
4	1000–1050	1,003	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	323	465.00	465.00
17	350–400	369	250.00–430.00	408.82
19	400–450	419	355.00–422.50	408.50
10	450–500	489	367.50	367.50
17	500–550	542	350.00	350.00
12	600–650	630	336.00	336.00
5	700–750	735	295.00–310.00	304.14
3	850–900	883	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	395.00	395.00
9	450–500	482	355.00	355.00
11	550–600	583	342.50	342.50
4	600–650	623	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	959	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	470.00	470.00
10	300–350	327	410.00–470.00	442.48
13	350–400	376	335.00–433.00	402.77
24	400–450	425	345.00–425.00	404.24
31	450–500	472	355.00–377.50	376.10
47	500–550	537	320.00–343.00	337.72
3	550–600	553	325.00	325.00
21	600–650	618	325.00–332.50	331.77
5	650–700	678	265.00–270.00	269.02
5	700–750	719	315.00	315.00
7	850–900	863	290.00	290.00
4	900–950	944	273.00	273.00
4	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
13	350–400	379	455.00–525.00	514.35
18	400–450	424	462.50	462.50
23	450–500	474	425.00	425.00
34	500–550	542	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
12	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	738	307.50	307.50
4	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–405.00	393.40
5	400–450	444	430.00	430.00
3	650–700	672	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	515.00	515.00
10	300–350	327	547.50	547.50
14	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
26	400–450	429	420.00–472.50	467.24
22	450–500	472	385.00–455.00	448.12
32	500–550	530	365.00–400.00	385.68
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
10	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	349.05
4	650–700	651	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	729	290.00–300.00	297.96
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00

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