Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Dairy Steers 8, Heifers 269, Bulls 233)

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 $405.91/cwt on 60 head, up $25.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.70 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.

Average price

$405.91

▲ 25.35 vs prior sale

60 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$66.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs VA average

−12.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	417.42	2,271	27
Medium and Large 1	536	411.16	2,204	25
Medium and Large 3	572	350.63	2,006	8thin

One grade step is worth $66.80/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd

405.91

—

VA average7 barns · 550 hd

397.99

+7.91

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−12.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

372.20

+33.70

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

91 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 2	500–550	545	427.36/cwt	380.00–432.50	2,329	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	458.32/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	417.42/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,271	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	512.46/cwt	485.00–519.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	372.39/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,354	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,974	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	479.80/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	462	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	2,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	649	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	412.14/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,029	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	476.41/cwt	405.00–490.00	1,839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	333.27/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	771	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,168	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	573.60/cwt	510.00–625.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	334.95/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,317	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	448.74/cwt	448.00–465.00	2,132	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	346.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	411.16/cwt	411.00–415.00	2,204	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	377.59/cwt	329.00–385.00	2,409	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	472.93/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,015	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,452	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	496.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,390	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,354	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,220	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	487	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	701	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,702	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	646	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	1,961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	497.82/cwt	475.00–503.00	2,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	445.49/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,641	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	487.57/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,326	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,742	9

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 May 18, 2026

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

Receipts 755Last week 624Year ago 645

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Dairy Steers 8, Heifers 269, Bulls 233)

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
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
13	300–350	329	600.00	600.00
8	350–400	381	555.00	555.00
8	400–450	423	445.00–485.00	479.80
12	450–500	474	445.00–462.50	458.32
35	500–550	545	380.00–432.50	427.36
14	600–650	632	340.00–385.00	372.39
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
5	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	422	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	468	400.00	400.00
14	550–600	553	392.50–420.00	412.14
4	600–650	649	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	510.00–625.00	573.60
9	350–400	377	575.00	575.00
19	400–450	427	520.00	520.00
15	450–500	481	470.00–500.00	496.95
31	550–600	551	445.00	445.00
15	600–650	638	329.00–385.00	377.59
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
6	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	890	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
5	300–350	338	485.00–519.00	512.46
11	350–400	375	523.00	523.00
11	400–450	421	475.00–503.00	497.82
8	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
27	500–550	544	380.00–422.00	417.42
15	650–700	653	367.00	367.00
6	700–750	718	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	915	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	405.00–490.00	476.41
4	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
20	450–500	455	446.00	446.00
2	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	581	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	333.27
4	750–800	771	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	346	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	375	512.50	512.50
11	400–450	426	425.00–480.00	472.93
22	450–500	475	448.00–465.00	448.74
25	500–550	536	411.00–415.00	411.16
20	600–650	648	357.50	357.50
5	650–700	685	330.00–350.00	346.00
8	700–750	738	300.00–340.00	334.95
6	800–850	832	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	410.00	410.00
14	600–650	646	378.50	378.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	526.00	526.00
6	700–750	701	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	655.00	655.00
3	300–350	343	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	431	535.00	535.00
21	450–500	477	455.00–490.00	487.57
28	500–550	549	481.00	481.00
1	550–600	565	445.00	445.00
17	600–650	620	425.00–455.00	445.49
1	650–700	675	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	735	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	542.50	542.50
7	450–500	476	525.00	525.00
3	500–550	533	490.00	490.00
14	550–600	598	477.50	477.50
13	850–900	876	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	520.00	520.00
13	700–750	702	414.00	414.00
17	800–850	828	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	570.00	570.00
5	350–400	379	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	429	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	468	485.00	485.00
16	550–600	563	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
12	650–700	652	455.00	455.00
5	700–750	736	397.00	397.00
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

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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