Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-11-03

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Nov 3
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
884 head
128 vs last sale 1,012 73 vs year ago 957 · 7.6%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Heifers 364, Bulls 271)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

*CORRECTION: REMOVES THIN FLESHED DESIGNATION FROM 419-LB HEIFER LOT*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.23/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 42.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.
Average price
$329.23
116 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.40
vs VA average
36.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2543336.541,82739
Medium and Large 1548329.021,80565
Medium and Large 3536306.671,64312thin
One grade step is worth $29.87/cwt here — about $184 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
442395349302median 372.2012/2903/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale116 hd
329.23
VA average7 barns · 418 hd
322.83
+6.40
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−36.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
372.20
−42.97
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400376353.60/cwt335.00–360.001,3304
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850823205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6872
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,50514
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750742252.50/cwt205.00–270.001,87411
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5765
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350321407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,3088
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650641322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,06713
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,58017
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,40816
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750726336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,43910
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550543336.54/cwt270.00–340.001,82739
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4814
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850843295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4876
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350326355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1577
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650628355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2296
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7245
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950935282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,6411
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900860305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6232
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000968282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,7352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800793330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6174
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3722
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474333.14/cwt270.00–340.001,57921
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,48417
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8286
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550544342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8636
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,46310
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5162
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650638301.16/cwt285.00–302.501,92113
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550548275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5072
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550531319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,69410
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470331.84/cwt295.00–345.001,5604
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700664295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9594
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9382
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1063
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500453414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,8756
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,043185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9302
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2865
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5584
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9609
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383375.54/cwt305.00–410.001,4384
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538369.94/cwt360.00–375.001,9903
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738260.41/cwt260.00–265.001,92212
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900856285.98/cwt280.00–287.502,4485
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750743334.81/cwt330.00–335.002,48825
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550548330.25/cwt255.00–335.001,81064
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420356.11/cwt315.00–358.001,49632
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424405.33/cwt380.00–410.001,71916
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,40920
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,87214
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340390.57/cwt370.00–397.501,3288
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,15533
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,62220
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375355.11/cwt305.00–362.501,33216
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650638322.68/cwt320.00–330.002,05911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940282.51/cwt280.00–285.002,6566
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400371402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4939
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600556385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,14119
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600554333.62/cwt315.00–340.001,8484
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750734275.05/cwt245.00–285.002,0194
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850831250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0784
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750742300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2267
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483373.40/cwt340.00–407.501,8044
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700657325.70/cwt205.00–357.502,1405
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800792332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6299
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400383435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6668
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286346.75/cwt315.00–355.009925
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635314.44/cwt285.00–318.001,99726
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481382.83/cwt350.00–390.001,84123
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550544362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,97229
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656325.00/cwt320.00–330.002,13224
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550542367.43/cwt365.00–367.501,99134
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700697352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,45713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500458417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,91011
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425414.96/cwt395.00–417.001,76419
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2903
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6551

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.