Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 552, Bulls 463)

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 $402.88/cwt on 181 head, down $24.95 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +30.67 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$402.88

▼ 24.95 vs prior sale

181 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$45.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs VA average

−18.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	426.90	2,380	51
Medium and Large 1-2	595	402.50	2,395	21
Medium and Large 2	549	393.42	2,158	94
Medium and Large 3	548	381.00	2,089	15thin

One grade step is worth $45.90/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale181 hd

402.88

—

VA average6 barns · 558 hd

391.67

+11.21

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−18.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

+30.67

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

99 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	750–800	752	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,369	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,247	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,418	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	488.30/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,095	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,098	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	352.49/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	951	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	353.49/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,269	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	440.12/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,117	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	398.66/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,145	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	596.84/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	435.78/cwt	397.50–455.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	576	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,275	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	431.85/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	495.36/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,848	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	581	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	299	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,113	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	558.97/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	468.67/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	555.81/cwt	490.00–565.00	2,084	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	434.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,356	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,355	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,242	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	522.31/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,230	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	599.00/cwt	599.00–599.00	1,953	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,030	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	317.40/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,706	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,388	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	391.74/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	335.62/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,165	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	351.27/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,910	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,395	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	360.97/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,858	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,841	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	407.45/cwt	340.00–422.00	2,355	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	355.42/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,246	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	414.60/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,247	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	286.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,318	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	412.00/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	408.35/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,548	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	462.59/cwt	380.00–469.00	1,971	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	344.23/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,693	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	568.29/cwt	568.00–570.00	2,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,395	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	596.27/cwt	575.00–599.00	1,968	8

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Receipts 1,319Last week 270Year ago 1,280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 552, Bulls 463)

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
8	300–350	330	575.00–599.00	596.27
12	350–400	368	570.00	570.00
31	400–450	429	450.00–490.00	488.30
27	450–500	478	470.00	470.00
34	500–550	542	395.00–418.00	414.60
9	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
37	600–650	632	340.00–362.50	355.42
24	650–700	668	362.00	362.00
13	750–800	752	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	832	270.00–290.00	286.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	299	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	369	502.50	502.50
9	400–450	443	473.00	473.00
1	450–500	485	432.50	432.50
6	500–550	542	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	638	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	581	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	395	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	595.00	595.00
22	300–350	326	599.00	599.00
21	350–400	375	490.00–565.00	555.81
25	400–450	427	475.00–530.00	522.31
34	450–500	477	470.00	470.00
38	500–550	542	430.00–435.00	434.61
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
37	600–650	633	372.00	372.00
9	700–750	748	322.50	322.50
3	850–900	858	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	510.00	510.00
20	350–400	373	465.00–500.00	495.36
39	400–450	426	380.00–469.00	462.59
30	450–500	481	400.00–445.00	440.12
64	500–550	538	372.50–405.00	398.66
9	550–600	560	327.50–370.00	352.49
38	600–650	642	337.50–365.00	353.49
17	700–750	737	340.00–349.00	344.23
5	800–850	845	317.50	317.50
5	950–1000	951	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	343	467.50–475.00	468.67
11	350–400	357	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	439	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	474	397.50–455.00	435.78
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
14	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	636	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	576	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	450.00	450.00
10	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
16	350–400	376	508.00	508.00
18	400–450	432	470.00	470.00
16	450–500	478	453.00	453.00
36	500–550	549	435.00	435.00
15	550–600	578	340.00–422.00	407.45
24	600–650	644	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	670	335.00–355.00	344.93
14	700–750	749	344.00	344.00
3	850–900	850	305.00	305.00
8	950–1000	981	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	445.00	445.00
12	600–650	623	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	595	402.50	402.50
12	700–750	719	340.00	340.00
6	750–800	772	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	580.00–605.00	596.84
7	350–400	376	568.00–570.00	568.29
9	400–450	431	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	477	500.00	500.00
13	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
17	600–650	624	407.50–415.00	408.35
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	748	372.50	372.50
3	850–900	850	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	555.00–560.00	558.97
7	400–450	425	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	525	395.00–450.00	431.85
4	600–650	629	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	690	352.50	352.50
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	605.00	605.00
11	350–400	377	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
22	450–500	481	498.00	498.00
28	550–600	555	487.50	487.50
3	600–650	628	385.00–395.00	391.74
19	650–700	655	401.00–415.00	412.00
18	700–750	729	342.50–365.00	360.97
4	750–800	752	325.00–360.00	351.27
3	800–850	813	325.00–341.00	335.62
3	850–900	852	343.00	343.00
2	900–950	918	305.00–330.00	317.40
3	950–1000	960	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	415.00	415.00
35	600–650	624	458.00	458.00
21	650–700	693	410.00	410.00
8	800–850	843	343.00	343.00
7	950–1000	979	317.50	317.50

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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