Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 356, Bulls 204)

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 $343.76/cwt on 97 head, down $0.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.19 against this barn's trailing median of $371.95.

Average price

$343.76

▼ 0.98 vs prior sale

97 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs VA average

−9.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	356.82	1,883	11thin
Medium and Large 1	544	345.91	1,882	52
Medium and Large 2	551	337.17	1,857	26
Medium and Large 3	536	333.22	1,786	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $97 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 sale97 hd

343.76

—

VA average7 barns · 353 hd

337.28

+6.48

National average129 barns · 8,268 hd

353.70

−9.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.95

−28.19

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

87 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	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	361.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,957	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	288.56/cwt	255.00–305.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	345.29/cwt	322.50–348.00	1,878	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	419.07/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	451.97/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	494.15/cwt	350.00–515.00	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	737	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	399.52/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	738	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	586	391.32/cwt	330.00–407.50	2,293	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	369.17/cwt	285.00–425.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	393.43/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	479	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	506	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	333.22/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	339.05/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	656	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	364.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,352	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	433.52/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	314.66/cwt	275.00–321.00	2,590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	354.17/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,679	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	413.86/cwt	370.00–423.00	2,210	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	410.34/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	367.07/cwt	327.50–375.00	2,342	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	312.55/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	373.21/cwt	295.00–450.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	317.56/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,004	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	389.48/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	303.06/cwt	282.50–320.00	2,173	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	436.58/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,860	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	396.15/cwt	265.00–480.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,234	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	390.00/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,153	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,361	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	335.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,067	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	312.03/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,960	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	459.33/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	411.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,956	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	349.71/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,397	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	370.05/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,569	29

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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 777Last week 652Year ago 1,399

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 356, Bulls 204)

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
4	250–300	281	380.00–440.00	419.07
9	300–350	324	420.00	420.00
16	350–400	375	372.50	372.50
29	400–450	424	340.00–373.00	370.05
31	450–500	474	342.50–360.00	354.17
43	500–550	544	322.50–348.00	345.29
3	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	316.64
44	600–650	631	311.00–330.00	317.56
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
13	700–750	717	282.50–320.00	303.06
2	750–800	783	292.50	292.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	390.00–400.00	393.43
4	300–350	316	415.00	415.00
11	350–400	371	350.00–370.00	364.31
11	400–450	426	370.00	370.00
10	450–500	472	347.50–355.00	349.71
2	500–550	523	300.00–330.00	314.64
24	550–600	553	315.00–342.50	339.05
11	600–650	618	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	365.00	365.00
24	600–650	616	330.00–345.00	335.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
6	700–750	737	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	451	358.00	358.00
8	500–550	536	295.00–345.00	333.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	474	362.50	362.50
6	500–550	528	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	285.00–425.00	369.17
8	300–350	327	350.00–515.00	494.15
13	350–400	372	445.00–455.00	451.97
11	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
13	450–500	477	395.00	395.00
14	500–550	542	360.00–365.00	361.04
9	600–650	628	295.00–325.00	312.03
4	700–750	738	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	295.00–450.00	373.21
13	300–350	327	515.00	515.00
7	350–400	386	445.00–465.00	459.33
18	400–450	426	420.00–440.00	436.58
15	450–500	478	410.00–415.00	410.34
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
30	550–600	552	385.00–392.50	390.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
13	650–700	657	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	734	305.00–315.00	312.55
3	850–900	888	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	265.00–480.00	396.15
6	400–450	429	420.00–460.00	433.52
9	450–500	475	395.00–420.00	411.78
26	500–550	534	370.00–423.00	413.86
7	550–600	595	355.00–395.00	389.48
32	600–650	638	327.50–375.00	367.07
2	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	725	255.00–305.00	288.56
10	750–800	750	342.50	342.50
9	800–850	823	275.00–321.00	314.66
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	428	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	476	405.00	405.00
9	500–550	539	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	568	350.00–410.00	399.52
9	650–700	674	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	733	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	506	415.00	415.00
19	550–600	586	330.00–407.50	391.32
7	650–700	656	322.50	322.50
6	700–750	738	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
14	450–500	482	427.50	427.50
6	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	327.50	327.50

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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