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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 26

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

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Receipts

1,088 head

▼ 299 vs last sale 1,387▲ 76 vs year ago 1,012 · +7.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 464, Bulls 318)

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 $339.13/cwt on 142 head, up $3.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.22 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$339.13

▲ 3.74 vs prior sale

142 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs VA average

−36.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	341.39	1,883	104
Medium and Large 2	541	335.89	1,818	31
Medium and Large 3	556	320.00	1,779	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale142 hd

339.13

—

VA average10 barns · 626 hd

340.60

−1.47

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−36.30

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−30.22

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

92 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,619	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	441.00/cwt	415.00–452.50	1,865	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	440.02/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,883	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,816	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,956	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	400.10/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,920	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	395.63/cwt	355.00–415.00	2,144	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,300	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,276	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	359.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,310	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,307	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,137	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,506	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,415	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,449	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	752	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,557	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,548	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,439	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,797	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,732	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	383.38/cwt	300.00–405.00	1,043	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,190	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	381.40/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,259	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	402.77/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,470	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	370.43/cwt	285.00–388.00	1,400	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	368.28/cwt	300.00–387.50	1,584	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,735	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	321.63/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,415	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	371.89/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,763	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	376.80/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,797	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	489	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,712	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	310.46/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,658	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,823	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	345.42/cwt	315.00–346.00	1,914	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,779	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,744	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,974	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,975	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	312.67/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,989	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,027	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,988	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,168	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,002	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,194	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	263.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	2,269	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,408	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,501	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	459.20/cwt	345.00–480.00	1,295	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,532	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,515	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,564	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	424.27/cwt	355.00–450.00	1,587	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	415.06/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,739	27
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	406.92/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,933	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,004	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	378.69/cwt	310.00–397.50	1,821	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	382.94/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,045	47
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,003	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	316.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,968	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	339.16/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,181	36
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,275	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,168	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,680	2

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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 1,088Last week 1,387Year ago 1,012

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 464, Bulls 318)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
11	400–450	428	385.00–455.00	440.02
7	450–500	480	375.00–410.00	400.10
7	500–550	542	355.00–415.00	395.63
62	550–600	553	416.00	416.00
58	600–650	642	350.00–360.00	359.84
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
12	700–750	731	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	888	315.00	315.00
3	900–950	942	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
9	750–800	752	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	381	425.00	425.00
12	400–450	423	415.00–452.50	441.00
11	450–500	477	410.00	410.00
30	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
13	650–700	659	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	706	342.00	342.00
2	800–850	813	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	940	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	454	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	673	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	790	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	599	380.00	380.00
16	650–700	681	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	300.00–405.00	383.38
6	300–350	326	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	365	375.00–405.00	402.77
22	400–450	431	402.50	402.50
18	450–500	474	325.00–385.00	371.89
29	500–550	540	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	558	310.00–315.00	312.49
11	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
8	700–750	725	299.00	299.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
9	400–450	440	295.00–325.00	321.63
7	550–600	556	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	631	313.00	313.00
5	700–750	723	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	654	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
19	300–350	330	350.00–385.00	381.40
19	350–400	378	285.00–388.00	370.43
43	400–450	430	300.00–387.50	368.28
32	450–500	477	320.00–385.00	376.80
12	500–550	534	305.00–325.00	310.46
92	550–600	554	315.00–346.00	345.42
45	600–650	636	310.00–316.00	312.67
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	728	275.00	275.00
13	750–800	750	292.50	292.50
5	850–900	860	250.00–267.50	263.86
5	950–1000	991	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	611	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	282	345.00–480.00	459.20
9	300–350	333	455.00	455.00
9	350–400	368	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	423	380.00	380.00
14	450–500	481	310.00–397.50	378.69
26	500–550	545	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	621	300.00–325.00	316.98
16	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	690	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	540.00	540.00
11	300–350	326	470.00	470.00
17	350–400	374	355.00–450.00	424.27
27	400–450	419	375.00–435.00	415.06
20	450–500	475	350.00–420.00	406.92
47	500–550	534	355.00–390.00	382.94
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
36	600–650	643	330.00–340.00	339.16
10	700–750	746	305.00	305.00
8	800–850	818	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	908	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	417.50	417.50
12	550–600	568	375.00	375.00

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.