Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 389, Bulls 272)

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 $373.11/cwt on 81 head, down $16.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.90 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$373.11

▼ 16.31 vs prior sale

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$47.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs VA average

−43.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	383.92	2,089	45
Medium and Large 1	550	362.50	1,994	32
Medium and Large 3	531	336.33	1,787	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.59/cwt here — about $302 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 sale81 hd

373.11

—

VA average7 barns · 568 hd

375.77

−2.67

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−43.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

+0.90

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

84 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 2	450–500	475	448.73/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,131	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	321.40/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,186	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	447.40/cwt	355.00–475.00	1,897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	300.50/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	496.51/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	478.42/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	557.65/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,846	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	454.71/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	383.92/cwt	340.00–386.00	2,089	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	933	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	482.37/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	485.72/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	441.41/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	351	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	338.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.45/cwt	410.00–495.00	2,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,248	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	836	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	592.01/cwt	535.00–600.00	2,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,873	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	347.01/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,301	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	332.79/cwt	328.00–337.50	2,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,351	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	506.15/cwt	435.00–510.00	1,721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	486.20/cwt	445.00–492.50	1,814	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	313.05/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	353.27/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,261	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,764	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,902	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	342.05/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	456.61/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,187	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	453	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	479.59/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	498.41/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	329.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,646	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	391.61/cwt	340.00–396.00	2,518	23

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 16, 2026

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

Receipts 906Last week 1,775Year ago 900

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 389, Bulls 272)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	460.00–485.00	478.42
10	300–350	321	425.00–490.00	482.37
10	350–400	383	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	424	355.00–475.00	447.40
27	450–500	475	440.00–465.00	448.73
45	500–550	544	340.00–386.00	383.92
3	600–650	619	325.00–340.00	329.93
22	650–700	680	310.00–322.50	321.40
10	700–750	747	300.00–302.50	300.50
3	800–850	837	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	480.00	480.00
13	400–450	440	420.00–445.00	441.41
3	500–550	525	330.00–350.00	338.44
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	663	339.00	339.00
6	800–850	836	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
23	300–350	340	435.00–510.00	506.15
21	350–400	373	445.00–492.50	486.20
30	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
12	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
32	550–600	550	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
15	650–700	663	340.00–347.50	347.01
11	700–750	747	310.00	310.00
4	800–850	848	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	463	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	565.00	565.00
5	350–400	379	560.00	560.00
9	400–450	424	460.00–515.00	498.41
7	450–500	466	475.00–500.00	496.51
11	500–550	540	400.00–500.00	479.59
24	550–600	563	470.00	470.00
23	600–650	643	340.00–396.00	391.61
7	700–750	722	325.00–350.00	342.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	383	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	506	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	750	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	371	535.00–600.00	592.01
12	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	474	520.00	520.00
26	500–550	542	530.00	530.00
13	600–650	645	409.00	409.00
8	700–750	724	361.00	361.00
4	800–850	837	328.00–337.50	332.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	749	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	497.50	497.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	575.00	575.00
13	300–350	331	500.00–565.00	557.65
10	350–400	383	415.00–500.00	485.72
11	400–450	429	405.00–465.00	454.71
22	450–500	479	395.00–465.00	456.61
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
27	550–600	551	415.00	415.00
24	600–650	640	320.00–360.00	353.27
2	650–700	675	312.50	312.50
3	700–750	738	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	933	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	447	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	551	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	642	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	742	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
11	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
16	350–400	373	510.00	510.00
18	400–450	425	410.00–495.00	490.45
13	450–500	474	467.50	467.50
26	500–550	548	429.00	429.00
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	638	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	733	300.00–317.50	313.05
2	800–850	820	275.00	275.00

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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