Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 95, Bulls 105)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $475.45/cwt on 11 head, up $10.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +57.31 against this barn's trailing median of $418.14.

Average price

$475.45

▲ 10.11 vs prior sale

11 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+51.55

vs VA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	485.00	2,474	2thin
Medium and Large 1	531	473.33	2,512	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.67/cwt here — about −$38 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $475.45, low $350.03, median $418.14 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 sale11 hd

475.45

—

VA average8 barns · 163 hd

423.91

+51.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

418.14

+57.31

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

61 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	450–500	479	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	366.74/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,562	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	534.28/cwt	465.00–545.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	485.27/cwt	435.00–494.00	2,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	426.44/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	903	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	442.00/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	569.95/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	487.35/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	394.89/cwt	355.00–407.50	2,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	438.63/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	853	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	776	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,832	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	485.40/cwt	410.00–510.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	582.37/cwt	460.00–610.00	2,172	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	535.17/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	527.01/cwt	440.00–540.00	2,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	4

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Receipts 270Last week 543Year ago 961

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 95, Bulls 105)

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
3	300–350	328	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	385	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	430	520.00–540.00	535.17
6	450–500	479	535.00	535.00
14	550–600	551	465.00	465.00
7	600–650	625	420.00–427.50	426.44
4	700–750	715	375.00	375.00
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	630.00	630.00
7	400–450	441	540.00–575.00	569.95
1	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	510	480.00–495.00	487.35
3	550–600	558	465.00	465.00
2	650–700	650	430.00	430.00
2	850–900	878	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	975	285.00	285.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	853	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	465.00–545.00	534.28
8	350–400	376	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	429	535.00	535.00
7	450–500	478	435.00–494.00	485.27
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	559	430.00	430.00
7	600–650	642	340.00–377.50	366.74
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–475.00	442.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
3	900–950	903	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	329	535.00	535.00
8	350–400	378	542.50	542.50
2	400–450	400	542.50	542.50
6	450–500	478	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	533	432.50–445.00	438.63
9	650–700	658	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	733	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	570.00	570.00
11	350–400	373	460.00–610.00	582.37
7	400–450	416	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	468	410.00–510.00	485.40
2	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
3	600–650	637	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	380	610.00	610.00
8	400–450	428	440.00–540.00	527.01
11	450–500	475	517.50	517.50
8	500–550	527	477.50	477.50
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	630	355.00–407.50	394.89
1	900–950	900	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	657	415.00	415.00
12	750–800	776	365.00	365.00

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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