Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	504	445.00	2,243	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	438.00	2,190	31
Medium and Large 1	547	394.34	2,157	50
Medium and Large 2	574	383.52	2,200	33
Medium and Large 3	537	372.56	2,001	22

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	441.21/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,458	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	407.68/cwt	350.00–412.00	2,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	644.32/cwt	510.00–680.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	369.33/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	440.53/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	370.72/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	440.22/cwt	280.00–455.00	2,109	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	477.96/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,065	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	328.82/cwt	300.00–339.00	2,364	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,182	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,210	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	961	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	351.68/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	499.88/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,134	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	483.00/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,574	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	549.13/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,345	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	601.79/cwt	555.00–605.00	2,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	345.42/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,187	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	331.34/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	534.20/cwt	440.00–547.50	2,308	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	524.37/cwt	500.00–529.00	2,512	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	423.70/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,703	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	467.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,225	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	279.41/cwt	272.50–293.00	3,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	528.38/cwt	450.00–537.50	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	327.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	458.89/cwt	325.00–477.50	2,143	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	521.25/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,944	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	644.82/cwt	635.00–655.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	446.18/cwt	420.00–463.00	1,954	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	359.98/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,297	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	850–900	858	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	798	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	372.56/cwt	325.00–378.00	2,001	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	425.86/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	426.57/cwt	417.50–455.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	406.01/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,911	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	502.15/cwt	445.00–507.50	2,822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	418.78/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,031	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	546.92/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,335	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	440.83/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,398	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	534.60/cwt	405.00–552.00	2,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	507.49/cwt	375.00–523.00	1,659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	369.07/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	500.67/cwt	405.00–525.00	1,873	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	854	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	471.51/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	383.01/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,206	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	864	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	372.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	384.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	590.44/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	384.46/cwt	343.00–425.00	2,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	811	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	674	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,838	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	573.35/cwt	480.00–595.00	2,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,190	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	511.16/cwt	497.50–532.50	1,881	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	630.18/cwt	560.00–640.00	2,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,646	5

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.

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Receipts 1,145Last week 1,296Year ago 1,233

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

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	635.00–655.00	644.82
4	300–350	311	630.00	630.00
15	350–400	373	595.00	595.00
18	400–450	432	440.00–547.50	534.20
18	450–500	476	450.00–470.00	467.41
34	550–600	557	400.00–442.50	441.21
15	600–650	630	350.00–412.00	407.68
2	700–750	738	360.00	360.00
2	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	342	560.00	560.00
15	400–450	438	420.00–463.00	446.18
2	450–500	473	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	527	417.50–455.00	426.57
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	333	610.00	610.00
10	350–400	379	480.00–595.00	573.35
11	400–450	422	405.00–552.00	534.60
10	450–500	471	470.00–475.00	471.51
17	500–550	544	440.00–455.00	440.83
3	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
9	600–650	636	380.00–385.00	384.45
3	700–750	707	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	617	357.50–375.00	369.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	642	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	368	497.50–532.50	511.16
11	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
31	500–550	500	438.00	438.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
9	300–350	330	450.00–537.50	528.38
26	350–400	373	450.00–530.00	521.25
32	400–450	427	445.00–505.00	499.88
45	450–500	467	325.00–477.50	458.89
11	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	370.72
39	550–600	551	401.00	401.00
13	600–650	633	340.00–347.50	345.42
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
6	700–750	733	320.00–330.00	327.57
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
11	800–850	824	320.00–332.50	331.34
2	950–1000	955	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
15	300–350	327	375.00–523.00	507.49
25	350–400	374	405.00–525.00	500.67
28	400–450	432	400.00–500.00	477.96
13	450–500	479	280.00–455.00	440.22
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
32	550–600	576	370.00–388.00	383.01
18	600–650	638	335.00–363.00	359.98
28	700–750	719	300.00–339.00	328.82
4	850–900	854	287.50	287.50
8	950–1000	961	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	350.00–460.00	418.78
12	450–500	458	395.00–435.00	425.86
22	500–550	537	325.00–378.00	372.56
2	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	740	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	510.00–680.00	644.32
16	350–400	384	555.00–605.00	601.79
23	400–450	427	540.00–550.00	549.13
34	450–500	479	500.00–529.00	524.37
24	500–550	533	480.00–495.00	483.00
26	600–650	638	400.00–425.00	423.70
2	650–700	673	380.00–385.00	382.58
2	700–750	728	365.00	365.00
7	750–800	766	355.00–375.00	369.33
3	800–850	817	340.00–357.50	351.68
1	850–900	870	335.00	335.00
42	900–950	936	340.00	340.00
12	1100–1150	1,110	272.50–293.00	279.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	630.00	630.00
8	300–350	331	560.00–640.00	630.18
4	350–400	377	560.00–600.00	590.44
10	400–450	427	545.00–555.00	546.92
6	450–500	494	507.50	507.50
14	500–550	538	499.00	499.00
24	550–600	562	445.00–507.50	502.15
16	600–650	621	430.00–445.00	440.53
2	650–700	673	343.00–425.00	384.46
19	700–750	717	390.00–422.50	406.01
5	750–800	777	365.00–375.00	372.99
1	800–850	840	330.00	330.00
5	850–900	864	342.00	342.00
1	900–950	905	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	525.00	525.00
5	500–550	540	490.00	490.00
7	600–650	619	446.00	446.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	560	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	665	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	674	421.00	421.00
2	750–800	798	320.00	320.00
18	800–850	811	358.00	358.00
2	850–900	858	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	719	403.00	403.00

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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