Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-04-27

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 27
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,145 head
151 vs last sale 1,296 88 vs year ago 1,233 · 7.1%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 501, Bulls 230)

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 $399.81/cwt on 141 head, up $8.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +27.60 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.
Average price
$399.81
8.95 vs prior sale
141 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$72.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.58
vs VA average
24.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3504445.002,2435thin
Medium and Large 1-2500438.002,19031
Medium and Large 1547394.342,15750
Medium and Large 2574383.522,20033
Medium and Large 3537372.562,00122
One grade step is worth $72.44/cwt here — about $242 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 sale141 hd
399.81
VA average7 barns · 519 hd
392.23
+7.58
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−24.26
This barn, trailing median31 sales
372.20
+27.60
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557441.21/cwt400.00–442.502,45834
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630407.68/cwt350.00–412.002,56815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650642368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,36311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750740400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,96014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,08811
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4582
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324644.32/cwt510.00–680.002,0885
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800766369.33/cwt355.00–375.002,8297
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538499.00/cwt499.00–499.002,68514
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650621440.53/cwt430.00–445.002,73616
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950905325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9411
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533370.72/cwt350.00–385.001,97611
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673382.58/cwt380.00–385.002,5752
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6572
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479440.22/cwt280.00–455.002,10913
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432477.96/cwt400.00–500.002,06528
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750719328.82/cwt300.00–339.002,36428
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950936340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,18242
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600551401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,21039
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000961300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8838
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5124
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817351.68/cwt340.00–357.502,8733
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427499.88/cwt445.00–505.002,13432
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533483.00/cwt480.00–495.002,57424
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427549.13/cwt540.00–550.002,34523
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384601.79/cwt555.00–605.002,31116
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633345.42/cwt340.00–347.502,18713
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850824331.34/cwt320.00–332.502,73011
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432534.20/cwt440.00–547.502,30818
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479524.37/cwt500.00–529.002,51234
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650638423.70/cwt400.00–425.002,70326
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500472525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,4789
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476467.41/cwt450.00–470.002,22518
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7462
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,110279.41/cwt272.50–293.003,10112
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330528.38/cwt450.00–537.501,7449
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733327.57/cwt320.00–330.002,4016
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467458.89/cwt325.00–477.502,14345
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373521.25/cwt450.00–530.001,94426
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,21915
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350311630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9594
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,028255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6212
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2532
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750738360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6572
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285644.82/cwt635.00–655.001,8382
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0864
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4922
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700665425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8261
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450438446.18/cwt420.00–463.001,95415
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1805
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650638359.98/cwt335.00–363.002,29718
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added850–900858300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5742
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added750–800798320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5542
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550537372.56/cwt325.00–378.002,00122
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500458425.86/cwt395.00–435.001,95012
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550527426.57/cwt417.50–455.002,2484
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850840330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7721
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750717406.01/cwt390.00–422.502,91119
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600562502.15/cwt445.00–507.502,82224
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400368418.78/cwt350.00–460.001,5416
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2502
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350342560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9155
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,03111
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750707330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3333
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427546.92/cwt545.00–555.002,33510
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750723265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9162
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8922
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550544440.83/cwt440.00–455.002,39817
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422534.60/cwt405.00–552.002,25611
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327507.49/cwt375.00–523.001,65915
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650617369.07/cwt357.50–375.002,2779
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550504445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2435
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374500.67/cwt405.00–525.001,87325
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900854287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,4554
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471471.51/cwt470.00–475.002,22110
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576383.01/cwt370.00–388.002,20632
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900864342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,9555
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800777372.99/cwt365.00–375.002,8985
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650636384.45/cwt380.00–385.002,4459
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400377590.44/cwt560.00–600.002,2264
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300293630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8463
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673384.46/cwt343.00–425.002,5872
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added800–850811358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,90318
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700674421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,83816
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379573.35/cwt480.00–595.002,17310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,19031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,89819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368511.16/cwt497.50–532.501,88127
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350331630.18/cwt560.00–640.002,0868
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500494507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,5076
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3593
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,7617
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550540490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,6465

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.