Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 329, Bulls 203)

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 $351.61/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.59 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$351.61

97 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs VA average

−39.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	352.23	1,920	33
Medium and Large 1	540	351.98	1,901	62
Medium and Large 3	508	330.00	1,676	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale97 hd

351.61

—

VA average8 barns · 350 hd

342.43

+9.18

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−39.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−20.59

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

77 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	700–750	730	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	313.94/cwt	275.00–352.50	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	362.55/cwt	335.00–368.00	2,009	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	420.72/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,946	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,158	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	378.82/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	480.55/cwt	350.00–507.50	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	380.07/cwt	320.00–389.00	1,600	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	369.61/cwt	320.00–373.00	1,770	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	351.98/cwt	320.00–354.00	1,901	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	498.15/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	384.61/cwt	345.00–397.50	1,450	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,939	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	334.80/cwt	290.00–341.00	2,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	326.58/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,067	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	434.64/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	287.55/cwt	265.00–302.50	2,171	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	404.63/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,189	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	325.05/cwt	289.00–337.50	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,395	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	702	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	378.26/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	369.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,388	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,924	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	973	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	387.21/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	293.71/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	424.73/cwt	350.00–447.50	1,809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	365.16/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,322	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	688	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	382.18/cwt	325.00–388.00	1,636	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	366.10/cwt	327.50–369.00	1,732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	405.89/cwt	402.50–406.00	2,236	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	349.56/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	254.82/cwt	175.00–285.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,245	3

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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Receipts 787Last week 891Year ago 1,043

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 329, Bulls 203)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	350.00–460.00	378.26
11	350–400	371	360.00–425.00	387.21
9	400–450	426	350.00–447.50	424.73
9	450–500	467	375.00–407.50	378.82
2	500–550	523	275.00–352.50	313.94
29	550–600	552	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
17	650–700	654	330.00	330.00
8	700–750	730	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	495.00	495.00
11	300–350	327	495.00–500.00	498.15
11	350–400	379	350.00–507.50	480.55
10	400–450	418	350.00–455.00	434.64
11	450–500	470	412.50	412.50
34	550–600	554	335.00–368.00	362.55
8	600–650	617	290.00–341.00	334.80
6	700–750	718	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	780	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	833	277.50	277.50
2	950–1000	990	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	457	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	527	175.00–285.00	254.82
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	350.00–455.00	420.72
11	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
15	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
32	550–600	551	402.50–406.00	405.89
10	600–650	636	364.00–370.00	365.16
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
4	800–850	834	327.50	327.50
2	950–1000	973	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	495.00	495.00
12	400–450	432	454.00	454.00
7	450–500	488	427.50	427.50
44	500–550	541	380.00–408.00	404.63
2	550–600	573	415.00	415.00
47	600–650	647	350.00–370.00	369.15
2	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	319.96
5	700–750	716	289.00–337.50	325.05
2	800–850	828	272.50	272.50
2	1000–1050	1,005	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	577	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	688	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	519	340.00–345.00	341.23
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	333	435.00	435.00
12	350–400	377	345.00–397.50	384.61
22	400–450	421	320.00–389.00	380.07
41	450–500	479	320.00–373.00	369.61
62	500–550	540	320.00–354.00	351.98
20	600–650	633	305.00–330.00	326.58
3	650–700	667	292.50	292.50
14	750–800	755	265.00–302.50	287.55
4	800–850	833	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	853	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	373	395.00	395.00
21	400–450	428	325.00–388.00	382.18
15	450–500	473	327.50–369.00	366.10
32	500–550	545	353.00	353.00
1	550–600	550	327.50	327.50
19	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
8	700–750	733	285.00–310.00	293.71
2	800–850	808	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	465	320.00–360.00	349.56
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	629	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	702	225.00	225.00

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