Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 8)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.83/cwt on 43 head, up $12.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +8.89 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$380.83

▲ 12.32 vs prior sale

43 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.88

vs VA average

+6.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	385.79	2,147	19thin
Medium and Large 1	560	378.88	2,121	22
Medium and Large 3	560	355.27	1,990	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $321.01, 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

380.83

—

VA average6 barns · 244 hd

365.95

+14.88

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+6.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

+8.89

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

76 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	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	341.05/cwt	327.50–400.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	373.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	322.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,211	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	448.92/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	416.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	453.15/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	344.95/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	468.25/cwt	467.50–470.00	1,775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	436.12/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	450.05/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	355.74/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,273	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,307	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	456.87/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	724	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	355.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	432.68/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	450.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	413.01/cwt	345.00–430.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.73/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	462.52/cwt	445.00–466.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,026	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,180	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	246.52/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	789	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,572	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Receipts 394Last week 503Year ago 675

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 8)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	388	475.00	475.00
7	400–450	430	450.00–455.00	450.73
8	450–500	472	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	627	356.00	356.00
2	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	343	490.00	490.00
10	350–400	379	467.50–470.00	468.25
5	400–450	419	430.00–455.00	450.05
5	450–500	464	380.00–450.00	436.12
5	500–550	514	415.00–425.00	416.97
17	550–600	556	415.00	415.00
17	600–650	639	335.00–360.00	355.74
4	650–700	671	320.00–370.00	344.95
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	290.00	290.00
3	900–950	933	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	724	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	707	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
10	300–350	326	495.00	495.00
8	350–400	373	425.00–470.00	453.15
11	400–450	426	430.00–452.50	448.92
6	450–500	474	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	535	327.50–400.00	341.05
17	550–600	567	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	647	370.00–375.00	373.75
4	750–800	763	320.00–330.00	322.48
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	935	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	560	340.00–370.00	355.27
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	490.00	490.00
10	300–350	329	492.50	492.50
6	350–400	367	445.00–466.00	462.52
5	400–450	420	345.00–430.00	413.01
9	450–500	474	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
18	550–600	559	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
7	700–750	705	240.00–285.00	246.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	789	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	443	445.00	445.00
8	450–500	482	455.00–460.00	456.87
12	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	595	387.50	387.50
7	650–700	653	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	758	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	815	347.50	347.50
1	850–900	860	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00–435.00	432.68
2	300–350	343	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	421	450.00–455.00	450.70
2	450–500	478	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	652	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00

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