Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Heifers 432, Bulls 300)

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 $309.86/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.35 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$309.86

118 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$37.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.93

vs VA average

−65.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	315.31	1,719	74
Medium and Large 2	554	307.50	1,704	34
Medium and Large 3	530	277.50	1,471	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.81/cwt here — about $248 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

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 sale118 hd

309.86

—

VA average10 barns · 723 hd

328.79

−18.93

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−65.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−62.35

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

85 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 2	300–350	326	379.78/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	286.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,704	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	332.82/cwt	275.00–337.50	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	271.76/cwt	242.50–278.00	1,750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	327.57/cwt	265.00–332.00	1,576	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	352.85/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,330	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,377	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	288.34/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	920	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	759	205.69/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	281.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	826	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	1050–1100	1,072	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	983	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,396	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	330.13/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,133	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	421.55/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.76/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,771	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	393.44/cwt	320.00–397.50	1,700	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	403.84/cwt	337.50–422.50	1,535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	367.00/cwt	300.00–435.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	372.08/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,065	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	321.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	233.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	316.07/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,723	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	342.37/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,177	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,288	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	385.25/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,441	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,279	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	376.25/cwt	317.50–402.50	1,821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,110	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,329	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	348.36/cwt	265.00–359.00	1,853	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	390.28/cwt	285.00–395.00	1,862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	365.57/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	765	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	350.98/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,619	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,648	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	357.37/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,980	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	345.47/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,479	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	282.60/cwt	235.00–289.00	1,778	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	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 27, 2025

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

Receipts 1,012Last week 787Year ago 964

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Heifers 432, Bulls 300)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	340.00–390.00	379.78
9	350–400	375	390.00–395.00	390.58
15	400–450	429	377.50	377.50
23	450–500	477	285.00–395.00	390.28
28	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
12	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	737	316.00	316.00
3	800–850	823	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	568	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00–435.00	367.00
9	350–400	380	337.50–422.50	403.84
19	400–450	432	320.00–397.50	393.44
13	450–500	484	317.50–402.50	376.25
3	500–550	528	375.00	375.00
54	550–600	555	370.00–392.50	372.08
37	600–650	636	340.00–342.50	342.37
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	742	290.00–330.00	321.92
3	800–850	817	280.00	280.00
4	1050–1100	1,074	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	765	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	395.00	395.00
12	350–400	377	330.00–380.00	352.85
13	400–450	431	275.00–337.50	332.82
31	450–500	481	265.00–332.00	327.57
34	550–600	554	307.50	307.50
11	600–650	644	242.50–278.00	271.76
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
10	700–750	734	287.50	287.50
4	800–850	826	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	250.00–325.00	288.34
8	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	474	275.00–285.00	281.80
10	500–550	530	277.50	277.50
6	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
6	750–800	759	185.00–210.00	205.69
8	800–850	826	170.00	170.00
10	900–950	920	202.50	202.50
10	950–1000	983	142.00	142.00
7	1050–1100	1,072	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
13	300–350	328	390.00	390.00
20	350–400	374	385.00–390.00	385.25
32	400–450	428	300.00–347.00	345.47
29	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
73	500–550	545	260.00–320.00	316.07
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
40	600–650	629	235.00–289.00	282.60
6	700–750	733	220.00–240.00	233.43
6	750–800	783	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	839	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	395.00	395.00
7	350–400	371	300.00–370.00	350.98
16	400–450	418	335.00–370.00	365.57
13	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
27	500–550	532	265.00–359.00	348.36
3	550–600	572	280.00–300.00	286.88
11	600–650	630	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
11	700–750	735	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	463	297.50	297.50
2	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	718	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	330.00–450.00	421.55
10	300–350	322	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
15	400–450	428	385.00	385.00
29	450–500	470	300.00–390.00	376.76
2	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
46	550–600	554	330.00–358.00	357.37
50	600–650	646	290.00–335.00	330.13
9	700–750	738	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	850	235.00	235.00

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