Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-06-29

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Jun 29
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
498 head
153 vs last sale 651 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 196, Bulls 140)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.51/cwt on 45 head, up $12.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +12.31 against this barn's trailing median of $372.20.
Average price
$384.51
12.31 vs prior sale
45 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,137
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$128
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs VA average
36.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545390.002,12617thin
Medium and Large 1548382.922,10013thin
Medium and Large 3554381.582,1148thin
Medium and Large 1-2597377.502,2547thin
One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$128 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
442395349302median 372.2012/2903/0204/2706/2208/17
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 sale45 hd
384.51
VA average5 barns · 382 hd
384.14
+0.38
National average35 barns · 2,897 hd
421.17
−36.66
This barn, trailing median31 sales
372.20
+12.31
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

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334493.15/cwt455.00–502.501,6479
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1127
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476444.75/cwt345.00–468.002,11711
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7081
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1717
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,12617
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900863272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3522
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3872
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378510.15/cwt485.00–520.001,92816
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4464
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350341425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4494
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300267481.67/cwt430.00–500.001,2864
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added550–600558465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5956
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9752
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422490.83/cwt475.00–502.502,07124
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1222
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500471460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1675
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8602
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350337506.63/cwt500.00–510.001,7076
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3365
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450439444.20/cwt340.00–460.001,9507
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400384453.60/cwt435.00–472.501,74210
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750715307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,1992
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350332467.44/cwt455.00–510.001,5524
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2402
HeifersSmall 1450–500465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6511
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600554381.58/cwt365.00–384.002,1148
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474475.23/cwt475.00–477.502,25311
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900886356.00/cwt356.00–356.003,15442
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368534.72/cwt515.00–550.001,9684
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350327573.89/cwt480.00–605.001,8774
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural600–650623440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,74122
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural700–750706417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,9484
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366479.26/cwt475.00–485.001,7545
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960317.50/cwt317.50–317.503,0481
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5521
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0162
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,3836
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765415.00/cwt415.00–415.003,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550533479.22/cwt475.00–480.002,5546
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428480.71/cwt460.00–485.002,05712
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600589390.22/cwt360.00–405.002,2983
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5412
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618389.02/cwt375.00–392.502,4045
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900853325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550545384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,09312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600597377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2547
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550538452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,43416
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421505.23/cwt462.50–515.002,12716
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,3198
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464483.10/cwt435.00–495.002,2425
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422506.86/cwt435.00–525.002,1395
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added800–850847335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8376
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
SteersMedium and Large 2Natural500–550510530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,7039
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350337506.00/cwt506.00–506.001,70510
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350346470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6265
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650649410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6614
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381519.75/cwt445.00–545.001,9804
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950905327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,14415
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700696395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,74911
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433460.71/cwt460.00–465.001,9957
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375481.94/cwt480.00–492.501,80713
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550539495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,6685
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600551450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,48010
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480414.45/cwt385.00–440.001,9898

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.