Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 614, Heifers 562, Bulls 459)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.90/cwt on 243 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.49 against this barn's trailing median of $466.40.

Average price

$415.90

243 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$715

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

$123.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs VA average

+2.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	425.25	2,311	189
Medium and Large 2	554	417.26	2,313	38
Medium and Large 3	528	302.23	1,596	16thin

One grade step is worth $123.02/cwt here — about $715 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.16, low $388.95, median $466.40 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 sale243 hd

415.90

—

VA average8 barns · 636 hd

408.25

+7.65

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+2.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

466.40

−50.49

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

92 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 3	500–550	528	302.23/cwt	270.00–367.50	1,596	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,232	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,291	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	332.50/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	831	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,004	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	424.34/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,812	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	314.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	425.28/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,603	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	480.24/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,219	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	431.97/cwt	365.00–440.00	1,413	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	374.34/cwt	305.00–379.00	1,793	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,202	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	379.16/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	659	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	459.83/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,959	41
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	312.99/cwt	240.00–330.00	1,937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	326.10/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,432	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,988	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	526.44/cwt	455.00–552.50	1,721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	269.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	301.61/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	317.47/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,343	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	318.40/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	382.89/cwt	345.00–387.50	2,416	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	478.84/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,298	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	431.28/cwt	355.00–438.00	1,622	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	384.86/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,552	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	353.92/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,633	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	477.95/cwt	465.00–479.00	2,270	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	378.59/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	424.90/cwt	405.00–425.50	2,311	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	350.89/cwt	265.00–357.00	1,944	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	301.47/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	349.56/cwt	310.00–352.50	2,272	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	643	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	337.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,174	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,928	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,895	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,320	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,091	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	731	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,003	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	401.30/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,702	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	989	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,030	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,402	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,292	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	455.29/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,944	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,256	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	418.74/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	412.70/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,245	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	382.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,816	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	494.99/cwt	415.00–550.00	1,594	5

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

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

Receipts 1,635Last week 914Year ago 983

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 614, Heifers 562, Bulls 459)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	368	325.00–445.00	379.16
16	500–550	528	270.00–367.50	302.23
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
11	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
23	400–450	432	470.00	470.00
16	450–500	462	465.00–482.50	480.24
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
37	550–600	555	418.00	418.00
13	600–650	632	362.50	362.50
4	650–700	656	342.50	342.50
12	700–750	742	354.00	354.00
2	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
15	800–850	827	350.00	350.00
6	950–1000	989	320.00	320.00
5	1000–1050	1,004	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	415.00–550.00	494.99
8	350–400	374	515.00	515.00
20	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
32	450–500	480	420.00–485.00	478.84
170	500–550	544	405.00–425.50	424.90
5	550–600	567	410.00	410.00
46	600–650	631	345.00–387.50	382.89
24	650–700	663	370.00–392.50	384.86
26	700–750	744	315.00–360.00	353.92
6	800–850	843	285.00–325.00	318.40
3	900–950	920	332.50	332.50
5	950–1000	973	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	406	405.00	405.00
14	500–550	527	435.00	435.00
9	600–650	608	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	729	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	618	365.00	365.00
8	700–750	731	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
12	350–400	380	487.50	487.50
41	400–450	426	445.00–462.50	459.83
13	450–500	477	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	531	325.00	325.00
33	550–600	551	405.00	405.00
24	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	744	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	833	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	434	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	514	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	688	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	748	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	545.00	545.00
11	300–350	327	455.00–552.50	526.44
16	350–400	386	515.00	515.00
20	400–450	427	420.00–470.00	455.29
41	450–500	475	465.00–479.00	477.95
129	500–550	544	405.00–417.50	412.70
3	600–650	645	295.00–315.00	301.61
29	650–700	650	310.00–352.50	349.56
3	700–750	723	265.00–280.00	269.98
5	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	438	477.50	477.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	327	365.00–440.00	431.97
25	350–400	377	400.00–427.50	425.28
30	400–450	427	415.00–425.00	424.34
34	450–500	479	305.00–379.00	374.34
3	500–550	520	310.00–325.00	314.95
33	550–600	554	348.00	348.00
24	600–650	643	342.50	342.50
6	700–750	739	325.00–334.00	332.50
4	800–850	831	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	402.50	402.50
14	400–450	439	300.00–365.00	326.10
7	500–550	542	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	557	335.00	335.00
8	600–650	619	240.00–330.00	312.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	659	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	300.00–425.00	378.59
16	300–350	334	440.00	440.00
42	350–400	376	355.00–438.00	431.28
53	400–450	424	300.00–415.00	401.30
47	450–500	475	350.00–385.00	382.23
3	500–550	535	280.00–315.00	301.47
89	550–600	554	265.00–357.00	350.89
39	600–650	645	320.00–340.00	337.09
15	700–750	738	310.00–318.00	317.47
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	858	300.00	300.00
5	1000–1050	1,008	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	395.00–430.00	418.74

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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