Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 210, Heifers 248, Bulls 194)

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 $344.74/cwt on 56 head, up $23.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.20 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$344.74

▲ 23.74 vs prior sale

56 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.44

vs VA average

−9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	351.14	1,906	31
Medium and Large 2	556	336.97	1,873	23
Medium and Large 3	520	335.00	1,742	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $164 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 $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 sale56 hd

344.74

—

VA average7 barns · 440 hd

336.30

+8.44

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−9.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

−27.20

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

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,341	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	418.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,760	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	396.81/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,893	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	326.53/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,041	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	481	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	354.44/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	377.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,418	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	361.25/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,543	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	898	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.71/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,652	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	352.18/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,909	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	352.79/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,951	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	336.54/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	434.48/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	367.77/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,460	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	328.07/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,103	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	287.68/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	396.06/cwt	360.00–404.00	2,222	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	452.91/cwt	435.00–457.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	372.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	420.93/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	294.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	581	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	498	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	676	348.32/cwt	307.50–383.00	2,355	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	352.43/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	354.46/cwt	250.00–375.00	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	338.90/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,844	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	391.53/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.88/cwt	312.50–313.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,873	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	396.67/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	338.24/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	387.76/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,164	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,003	10

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Receipts 652Last week 522Year ago 1,231

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 210, Heifers 248, Bulls 194)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	388	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	472	350.00–400.00	391.53
17	550–600	558	355.00–395.00	387.76
10	600–650	634	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	720	312.50–313.00	312.88
3	850–900	868	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	671	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	733	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	423	467.50	467.50
15	450–500	477	400.00–440.00	434.48
3	500–550	544	360.00–365.00	363.33
42	550–600	561	360.00–404.00	396.06
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
41	650–700	669	355.00–375.00	367.77
12	700–750	724	315.00–355.00	336.54
4	800–850	821	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	445	365.00–380.00	372.50
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	581	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	717	326.50	326.50
7	850–900	898	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	481	345.00	345.00
5	550–600	598	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	676	307.50–383.00	348.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
5	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
13	350–400	376	360.00–380.00	377.03
19	400–450	427	335.00–365.00	361.25
22	450–500	475	335.00–349.00	347.71
30	500–550	542	337.50–355.00	352.18
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
19	600–650	641	307.50–330.00	328.07
2	700–750	723	280.00–295.00	287.68
10	750–800	754	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	453	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
8	300–350	332	250.00–375.00	354.46
9	350–400	380	290.00–375.00	352.43
12	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	468	305.00–345.00	338.24
18	500–550	544	335.00–340.00	338.90
9	600–650	622	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	685	285.00–305.00	294.93
3	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	840	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	334	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	373	435.00–457.00	452.91
14	400–450	420	400.00–425.00	418.96
15	450–500	477	365.00–405.00	396.81
13	500–550	529	330.00–380.00	354.44
37	550–600	553	335.00–355.00	352.79
24	600–650	625	307.50–330.00	326.53
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	753	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	985	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	455.00	455.00
4	350–400	386	442.50	442.50
12	400–450	431	360.00–430.00	420.93
9	450–500	474	390.00–397.50	396.67
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
19	550–600	551	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	641	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	740	235.50	235.50
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00

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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