Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 509, Bulls 383)

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 $330.91/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.29 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$330.91

122 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

vs VA average

−38.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	334.06	1,820	86
Medium and Large 2	537	326.08	1,749	30
Medium and Large 3	556	310.00	1,724	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $96 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 sale122 hd

330.91

—

VA average8 barns · 412 hd

320.80

+10.11

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−38.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−41.29

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

91 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 1	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	311.04/cwt	277.50–335.00	1,788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	313.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	338.99/cwt	300.00–347.50	2,173	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	396.36/cwt	250.00–419.00	2,196	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	434.54/cwt	325.00–442.50	2,034	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	427.02/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	331.83/cwt	265.00–357.00	1,755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	381.55/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,431	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,752	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	464.59/cwt	340.00–485.00	1,524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,312	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,653	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	383.86/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,643	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	313.33/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	284.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,114	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,111	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,184	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	300.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	552	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	617	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	442.69/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,921	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	346.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	332.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,260	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	381.74/cwt	275.00–395.00	1,619	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	468.13/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	408.05/cwt	395.00–409.00	1,551	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	393.92/cwt	300.00–417.50	1,280	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	460.25/cwt	430.00–463.00	2,002	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,827	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	313.99/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	347.76/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,659	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,973	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	349.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	450.20/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,702	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	412.90/cwt	345.00–445.00	1,734	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	243.33/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,988	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,808	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,794	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,197	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	363.29/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,278	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	497.94/cwt	380.00–527.50	1,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	462.19/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,738	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	401.30/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,926	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	365.73/cwt	320.00–374.00	2,001	66

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 Sep 29, 2025

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

Receipts 1,277Last week 1,399Year ago 608

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 509, Bulls 383)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	277	380.00–527.50	497.94
5	300–350	334	470.00	470.00
15	350–400	376	415.00–470.00	462.19
38	400–450	434	350.00–450.00	442.69
32	450–500	480	300.00–420.00	401.30
66	500–550	547	320.00–374.00	365.73
11	550–600	575	277.50–335.00	311.04
27	600–650	641	300.00–347.50	338.99
4	650–700	672	310.00–315.00	313.75
5	700–750	726	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	845	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	410.00–430.00	427.02
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	554	302.50	302.50
9	600–650	627	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	328	340.00–485.00	464.59
23	350–400	378	400.00–460.00	450.20
31	400–450	420	345.00–445.00	412.90
18	450–500	478	400.00	400.00
24	500–550	529	265.00–357.00	331.83
3	550–600	560	230.00–250.00	243.33
13	650–700	652	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	995	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	490.00	490.00
9	350–400	375	452.50–470.00	468.13
19	400–450	435	430.00–463.00	460.25
30	450–500	468	325.00–442.50	434.54
60	550–600	554	250.00–419.00	396.36
35	600–650	633	357.00	357.00
15	650–700	682	330.00–350.00	346.72
18	700–750	721	320.00–340.00	332.84
3	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	300.00	300.00
2	1100–1150	1,103	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	480.00	480.00
11	350–400	377	470.00	470.00
17	400–450	429	460.00	460.00
16	450–500	486	435.00	435.00
35	500–550	544	388.00	388.00
6	600–650	638	345.00–350.00	349.17
7	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	950	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	552	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	633	280.00–290.00	284.92
3	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	547	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	627	345.00–372.50	363.29
30	800–850	821	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	344	408.00	408.00
25	350–400	375	300.00–400.00	381.55
30	400–450	428	300.00–395.00	383.86
26	450–500	479	345.00	345.00
27	500–550	535	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	550	290.00–325.00	313.33
14	600–650	635	313.00	313.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	738	275.00–295.00	284.90
15	750–800	752	307.50	307.50
3	800–850	813	270.00–275.00	273.36
2	900–950	930	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	643	319.00	319.00
8	650–700	688	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	402.50	402.50
6	450–500	451	327.50	327.50
6	550–600	556	310.00	310.00
15	650–700	664	295.00–302.50	300.47
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	617	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	445.00	445.00
17	300–350	325	300.00–417.50	393.92
24	350–400	380	395.00–409.00	408.05
47	400–450	424	275.00–395.00	381.74
35	450–500	477	250.00–360.00	347.76
75	500–550	542	337.00	337.00
11	550–600	563	307.50–325.00	313.99
18	600–650	644	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	975	245.00	245.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	443	405.00	405.00
22	650–700	678	324.00	324.00
9	800–850	812	305.00	305.00

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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