Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 210, Bulls 181)

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 $368.51/cwt on 43 head, up $5.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.43 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$368.51

▲ 5.62 vs prior sale

43 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.84

vs VA average

+7.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	374.80	2,045	20
Medium and Large 2	534	367.89	1,966	19thin
Medium and Large 3	552	340.00	1,875	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $170 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.83, low $316.23, median $371.95 across 32 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 sale43 hd

368.51

—

VA average5 barns · 229 hd

353.67

+14.84

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+7.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

−3.43

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	457.83/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,965	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	410.58/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,430	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	455.35/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	388.34/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,421	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	437.12/cwt	385.00–442.00	1,875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	317.81/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	353.36/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,453	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	399.81/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,183	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	327.09/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,070	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,130	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	443.70/cwt	385.00–465.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,908	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	477.50/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	341.27/cwt	332.50–342.00	2,160	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	339.24/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,083	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	439.68/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	397.71/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,073	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	563	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	439.69/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	389.55/cwt	337.50–395.00	1,644	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	318.78/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,468	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,058	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	449.30/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	419.05/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,785	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon Jul 27, 2026

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

Receipts 503Last week 418Year ago 330

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 210, Bulls 181)

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
10	300–350	330	410.00–485.00	477.50
11	350–400	371	470.00	470.00
23	400–450	429	385.00–442.00	437.12
9	450–500	484	425.00	425.00
10	550–600	554	390.00	390.00
13	600–650	633	332.50–342.00	341.27
4	750–800	768	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
2	1050–1100	1,073	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	426	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	512	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	632	280.00–327.50	317.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	384	385.00–465.00	443.70
11	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	476	447.50	447.50
24	500–550	546	395.00–400.00	399.81
14	600–650	633	315.00–350.00	327.09
1	650–700	680	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	743	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	830	290.00	290.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	425.00–465.00	455.35
12	300–350	327	405.00–440.00	410.58
16	350–400	379	345.00–402.50	388.34
9	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
12	450–500	480	397.50	397.50
17	500–550	531	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	641	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	725	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	356	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	441	325.00–362.50	353.36
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	567	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	614	334.00–345.00	339.24
2	650–700	673	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	435.00–445.00	439.69
10	350–400	380	400.00–402.50	402.26
15	400–450	422	337.50–395.00	389.55
12	450–500	473	390.00	390.00
19	500–550	543	379.00	379.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	628	315.00–327.50	318.78
2	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
4	950–1000	995	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	378	400.00–450.00	439.68
3	400–450	430	385.00–425.00	397.71
7	450–500	472	455.00–465.00	457.83
11	500–550	546	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	640	372.50	372.50
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	835	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	629	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	683	370.00	370.00
15	700–750	731	362.00	362.00
4	800–850	825	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	426	410.00–425.00	419.05
4	450–500	471	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	565	445.00–450.00	449.30
9	650–700	667	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	251.00	251.00

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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