Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 318, Bulls 204)

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 $349.41/cwt on 117 head, up $33.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.79 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$349.41

▲ 33.18 vs prior sale

117 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs VA average

−60.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	500	372.50	1,863	17thin
Medium and Large 1	549	348.04	1,910	48
Medium and Large 2	544	344.22	1,873	48
Medium and Large 3	546	330.00	1,802	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale117 hd

349.41

—

VA average3 barns · 251 hd

355.74

−6.33

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−60.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

−22.79

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

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,646	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	321.22/cwt	305.00–323.00	2,024	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	388.67/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,815	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	389.65/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.53/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.45/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	363.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	414.49/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	411.33/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,110	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	424.99/cwt	315.00–450.00	1,832	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	346	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	546	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	334.90/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	263.04/cwt	245.00–267.50	2,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,902	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	483.51/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,759	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	381.04/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,219	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,222	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	333.71/cwt	300.00–338.00	2,176	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	439.99/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,099	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	273.95/cwt	252.50–281.00	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	322.72/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	318.11/cwt	285.00–322.50	2,252	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	438.25/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	439.10/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,102	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	631	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	390.26/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	399.44/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,137	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	297.91/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	420.95/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	344.22/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,873	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	316.71/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,620	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

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Receipts 651Last week 217Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 318, Bulls 204)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	392.50	392.50
7	450–500	453	386.00	386.00
4	500–550	546	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	667	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	728	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
17	500–550	500	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	407.50	407.50
6	350–400	376	375.00–415.00	408.53
10	400–450	431	407.50	407.50
24	450–500	467	367.50–397.50	388.67
48	500–550	544	295.00–365.00	344.22
14	600–650	630	305.00–323.00	321.22
6	700–750	717	297.50–300.00	297.91
2	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
4	800–850	848	287.00	287.00
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	377	415.00	415.00
20	400–450	429	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	476	350.00–385.00	381.04
8	500–550	536	352.00	352.00
35	550–600	553	344.00	344.00
19	600–650	637	330.00	330.00
9	650–700	669	315.00–325.00	322.72
12	700–750	747	297.50	297.50
5	800–850	828	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	863	275.00	275.00
4	900–950	909	252.50–281.00	273.95
2	950–1000	950	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	480	325.00–340.00	334.90
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	579	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	647	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00–490.00	430.45
5	350–400	377	375.00–455.00	439.10
12	400–450	431	315.00–450.00	424.99
17	450–500	471	330.00–405.00	389.65
12	500–550	541	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	578	300.00–325.00	316.71
2	600–650	613	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	664	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	535.00	535.00
6	300–350	333	525.00	525.00
7	350–400	369	475.00–485.00	483.51
7	400–450	424	365.00–450.00	438.25
17	450–500	477	400.00–442.50	439.99
35	500–550	535	355.00–405.00	399.44
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
18	650–700	652	300.00–338.00	333.71
9	700–750	708	285.00–322.50	318.11
4	750–800	773	285.00	285.00
5	800–850	847	245.00–267.50	263.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	375.00–470.00	420.95
3	400–450	432	375.00–430.00	411.33
11	450–500	481	390.00–427.50	414.49
7	500–550	535	360.00–405.00	390.26
7	600–650	645	360.00–370.00	363.55
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	782	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	758	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	484	460.00	460.00
16	500–550	548	405.00	405.00
17	600–650	646	388.00	388.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	763	347.50	347.50
2	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
3	950–1000	968	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	806	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	365.00	365.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	205.00	205.00

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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