Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 204, Bulls 183)

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 $334.08/cwt on 44 head, down $7.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.87 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$334.08

▼ 7.02 vs prior sale

44 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$35.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs VA average

+2.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	335.38	1,804	33
Medium and Large 2	534	333.19	1,779	10thin
Medium and Large 3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.38/cwt here — about $214 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 sale44 hd

334.08

—

VA average5 barns · 201 hd

337.69

−3.61

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+2.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

−37.87

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

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	352.05/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	464.12/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	310.78/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	359.17/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,322	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	279.11/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	412.34/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	375.85/cwt	347.50–390.00	2,015	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	363.15/cwt	305.00–374.00	1,551	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	335.38/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,804	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	354.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	410.35/cwt	370.00–416.00	1,904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.03/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	331.65/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	975	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	344.27/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	436	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	328.18/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,097	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	418.58/cwt	320.00–432.50	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	404.43/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	651	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	420.80/cwt	420.00–421.00	1,818	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	333.21/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	306.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	351.25/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	393.20/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,868	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	367.88/cwt	305.00–380.00	1,365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	453	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	336.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	383.33/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	347.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	333.19/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.96/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	348.51/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,868	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	248.75/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	365.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,212	6

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 31, 2026

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

Receipts 559Last week 515Year ago 914

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 204, Bulls 183)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	325.00–355.00	344.27
15	350–400	368	345.00–362.50	359.17
20	400–450	427	305.00–374.00	363.15
16	450–500	476	320.00–360.00	352.05
33	500–550	538	325.00–356.00	335.38
8	600–650	613	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	718	270.00–292.50	279.11
2	850–900	853	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	436	379.00	379.00
4	650–700	651	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	305.00–310.00	306.32
2	400–450	448	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	340.00–350.00	347.31
8	300–350	328	310.00–365.00	351.25
9	350–400	370	320.00–345.00	336.56
13	400–450	430	310.00–350.00	340.96
9	450–500	471	345.00	345.00
10	500–550	534	333.00–335.00	333.19
3	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	699	245.00–252.50	248.75
3	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
2	850–900	858	282.50	282.50
3	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	435.00–475.00	464.12
11	400–450	426	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	471	385.00–417.50	412.34
43	500–550	536	347.50–390.00	375.85
6	550–600	593	357.50	357.50
13	650–700	654	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	710	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
5	800–850	828	310.00–314.00	310.78
1	950–1000	970	255.00	255.00
3	1000–1050	1,007	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	768	330.00	330.00
5	950–1000	975	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
7	450–500	469	395.00–408.00	404.43
6	500–550	539	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	627	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	920	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
7	500–550	526	322.50–352.50	333.21
2	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	778	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	437.50	437.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	374	490.00	490.00
15	400–450	432	420.00–421.00	420.80
16	450–500	464	370.00–416.00	410.35
22	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	556	350.00–360.00	354.24
3	600–650	628	331.00–333.00	331.65
7	650–700	670	317.50–327.50	326.03
3	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	447.50	447.50
10	500–550	513	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	350.00–400.00	383.33
6	300–350	332	355.00–370.00	365.06
8	350–400	373	485.00	485.00
8	400–450	424	320.00–432.50	418.58
11	450–500	475	390.00–395.00	393.20
20	500–550	536	340.00–350.00	348.51
11	600–650	639	328.00–330.00	328.18
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	305.00–380.00	367.88
2	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	515	350.00	350.00

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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