Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 215, Bulls 167)

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 $341.10/cwt on 70 head, down $10.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −30.85 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$341.10

▼ 10.29 vs prior sale

70 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.97

vs VA average

+3.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	343.22	1,933	56
Medium and Large 2	536	334.32	1,792	13thin
Medium and Large 3	525	310.00	1,628	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.83, low $321.01, median $371.95 across 32 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 sale70 hd

341.10

—

VA average7 barns · 344 hd

348.06

−6.97

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+3.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

−30.85

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

83 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	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	417	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	317.12/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	402.29/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	336.01/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	368.87/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	432.37/cwt	325.00–450.00	1,820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	418.02/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	373.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,019	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	454.75/cwt	310.00–490.00	1,678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,403	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,425	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	343.85/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,936	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	367.38/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,580	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	347.74/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	360.15/cwt	265.00–375.00	2,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	404.99/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	645	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	491	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	351.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	900–950	903	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	873	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	364.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	401.95/cwt	357.50–485.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	374.86/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1

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

Receipts 515Last week 365Year ago 787

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 215, Bulls 167)

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
3	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
8	300–350	317	380.00	380.00
14	350–400	373	365.00	365.00
14	400–450	426	365.00–377.50	374.86
8	450–500	474	360.00–365.00	364.35
11	500–550	534	320.00–337.50	336.01
12	600–650	635	304.00	304.00
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	360.00–390.00	368.87
11	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
9	350–400	375	367.50	367.50
21	400–450	430	365.00–367.50	367.38
10	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	533	320.00	320.00
43	550–600	563	320.00–345.00	343.85
7	600–650	624	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	995	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	443	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	491	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	357.50–485.00	401.95
2	400–450	428	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	636	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	750	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	467.50	467.50
16	750–800	773	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	873	280.00	280.00
8	900–950	903	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
6	450–500	462	400.00–407.50	404.99
16	550–600	550	452.50	452.50
9	650–700	664	265.00–375.00	360.15
6	700–750	728	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	847	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	910	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	558	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	663	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	645	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	372	460.00	460.00
8	400–450	431	365.00–435.00	418.02
10	450–500	470	372.50	372.50
21	500–550	540	360.00–380.00	373.84
8	600–650	624	290.00–321.00	317.12
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	890	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	457.50	457.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
7	350–400	369	310.00–490.00	454.75
16	400–450	421	325.00–450.00	432.37
16	450–500	471	380.00–407.50	402.29
19	500–550	534	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	585	320.00–375.00	347.74
15	600–650	632	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	843	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	345.00–355.00	351.63
4	500–550	538	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	345.00	345.00

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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