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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

844 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 1,104▼ 205 vs year ago 1,049 · −19.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 346, Bulls 175)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.47/cwt on 102 head, up $7.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.88 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$325.47

▲ 7.74 vs prior sale

102 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs VA average

−42.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	328.46	1,818	68
Medium and Large 2	546	321.85	1,757	23
Medium and Large 3	549	314.55	1,727	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $91 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

325.47

—

VA average9 barns · 443 hd

324.90

+0.56

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−42.44

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−43.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.91, low $315.56, median $369.35 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,516	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	448.73/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,687	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	444.58/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,689	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	422.49/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,825	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	356.66/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,676	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	411.36/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,970	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	371.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,960	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	384.97/cwt	307.50–391.00	2,098	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,991	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,111	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	408.51/cwt	370.00–421.00	2,284	91
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	357.83/cwt	317.50–362.50	2,294	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	351.95/cwt	277.50–361.00	2,274	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,398	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	668	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,221	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	313.66/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,268	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,430	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,495	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	811	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,538	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,373	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,415	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,545	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	400.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,532	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	391.32/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,655	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	383.09/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,640	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,502	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,785	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	544	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,741	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	321.85/cwt	275.00–326.00	1,757	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	322.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,764	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	328.83/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,822	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,007	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,032	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,171	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	294.67/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,139	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,214	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,358	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,103	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,537	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,373	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,344	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,516	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	434.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,653	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,785	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,857	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	404.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,921	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,860	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,890	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	331.68/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,784	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,110	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	351.76/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,998	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,647	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	324.84/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,998	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	325.89/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,066	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	328.71/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,100	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	342.67/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,231	24
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,282	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	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

Mon Oct 5, 2026

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

Receipts 844Last week 1,104Year ago 1,049

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 346, Bulls 175)

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
5	250–300	286	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	326	465.00	465.00
8	350–400	380	400.00–440.00	434.93
8	400–450	441	421.00	421.00
5	450–500	477	390.00	390.00
19	500–550	538	300.00–335.00	331.68
2	550–600	568	285.00–295.00	290.02
13	600–650	639	327.00–329.00	328.71
2	750–800	763	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
9	400–450	424	421.00	421.00
10	450–500	475	400.00–405.00	404.51
24	500–550	541	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	568	322.50–365.00	351.76
3	600–650	634	317.50–330.00	325.89
24	650–700	651	317.50–345.00	342.67
5	700–750	736	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	491	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	615	315.00–330.00	324.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	465.00	465.00
12	350–400	380	400.00–460.00	444.58
3	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
10	450–500	470	345.00–400.00	356.66
20	500–550	545	307.50–391.00	384.97
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	646	277.50–361.00	351.95
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
9	700–750	732	332.00	332.00
4	800–850	811	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	376	425.00–457.50	448.73
26	400–450	432	385.00–430.00	422.49
35	450–500	479	385.00–417.50	411.36
5	500–550	527	370.00–375.00	371.99
91	550–600	559	370.00–421.00	408.51
33	600–650	641	317.50–362.50	357.83
2	700–750	723	310.00–317.50	313.66
3	750–800	787	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	547	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
12	550–600	552	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	666	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
11	300–350	333	425.00	425.00
14	350–400	377	400.00–405.00	400.33
30	400–450	428	355.00–385.00	383.09
22	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	547	315.00–325.00	322.51
64	550–600	554	305.00–330.00	328.83
25	600–650	641	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
10	700–750	726	292.50–315.00	294.67
2	1100–1150	1,103	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	385	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	763	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
15	300–350	323	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	374	413.00	413.00
17	400–450	423	340.00–400.00	391.32
5	450–500	476	375.00	375.00
23	500–550	546	275.00–326.00	321.85
21	600–650	637	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	668	325.00	325.00
9	700–750	732	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	429	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	544	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	558	305.00	305.00

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.