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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

704 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 844▼ 187 vs year ago 891 · −21.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 331, Bulls 172)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.56/cwt on 83 head, down $9.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.79 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$315.56

▼ 9.91 vs prior sale

83 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs VA average

−57.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	318.04	1,736	54
Medium and Large 3	572	315.44	1,804	14thin
Medium and Large 2	536	306.73	1,644	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

315.56

—

VA average8 barns · 343 hd

319.74

−4.18

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−57.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−53.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.91, low $315.56, median $369.35 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,382	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	469.87/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,541	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	440.52/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,674	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,823	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	415.85/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,772	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	404.64/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,934	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,029	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	361.31/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,951	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,083	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,337	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	588	342.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,016	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,460	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,474	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	358.65/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,364	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	322.95/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,438	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,607	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,601	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,719	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,930	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,999	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,136	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	853	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	383.02/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,229	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	370.64/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,234	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,398	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	347.81/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,294	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	350.58/cwt	260.00–370.00	1,476	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	367.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,593	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	457	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,600	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	350.03/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,659	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	331.83/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,583	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	306.73/cwt	260.00–316.00	1,644	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	318.57/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,736	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	315.44/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,804	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	305.88/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,903	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	308.76/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,958	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	648	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,652	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,815	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	707	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,121	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	283.85/cwt	240.00–290.00	2,092	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,286	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	254.42/cwt	220.00–300.00	2,081	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,181	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,613	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,311	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,502	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,492	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	436.15/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,609	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	435.86/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,639	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	408.63/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,729	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	397.52/cwt	360.00–417.50	1,701	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	389.74/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,832	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	384.12/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,828	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	328.49/cwt	260.00–345.00	1,751	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,653	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	380.42/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,073	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	290.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,816	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,137	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,855	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	222.44/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,975	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,668	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Receipts 704Last week 844Year ago 891

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 331, Bulls 172)

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
7	250–300	282	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	380	435.00–465.00	440.52
10	400–450	426	380.00–425.00	415.85
14	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	404.64
15	500–550	541	385.00	385.00
13	650–700	659	357.50–360.00	358.65
2	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	783	333.00	333.00
1	850–900	850	306.00	306.00
1	900–950	945	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	425.00–490.00	469.87
4	400–450	424	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	482	421.00	421.00
5	500–550	540	340.00–375.00	361.31
33	550–600	555	421.00	421.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
17	650–700	651	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	755	315.00–327.00	322.95
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	870	312.50	312.50
6	1000–1050	1,008	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
10	550–600	588	340.00–350.00	342.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	639	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	480.00	480.00
12	350–400	369	385.00–450.00	436.15
12	400–450	428	360.00–417.50	397.52
6	450–500	476	355.00–390.00	384.12
15	500–550	533	260.00–345.00	328.49
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	773	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	328	455.00	455.00
6	350–400	376	415.00–450.00	435.86
11	400–450	423	355.00–420.00	408.63
16	450–500	470	300.00–410.00	389.74
24	500–550	545	340.00–385.00	380.42
7	600–650	626	285.00–300.00	290.14
18	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	737	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	888	200.00–245.00	222.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	542	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	400.00	400.00
12	300–350	333	300.00–390.00	370.64
16	350–400	368	380.00	380.00
27	400–450	433	340.00–370.00	367.83
21	450–500	474	300.00–355.00	350.03
53	500–550	545	280.00–320.00	318.57
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
27	600–650	622	280.00–309.00	305.88
2	650–700	660	270.00–280.00	275.00
8	700–750	737	240.00–290.00	283.85
2	800–850	823	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	457	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	462	290.00	290.00
14	550–600	572	295.00–319.00	315.44
3	600–650	648	255.00	255.00
5	700–750	707	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	294	290.00	290.00
10	300–350	321	355.00–390.00	383.02
13	350–400	372	275.00–370.00	347.81
21	400–450	421	260.00–370.00	350.58
16	450–500	477	275.00–340.00	331.83
15	500–550	536	260.00–316.00	306.73
16	600–650	634	260.00–317.00	308.76
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
11	750–800	752	304.00	304.00
3	800–850	818	220.00–300.00	254.42
1	900–950	925	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	250.00	250.00

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.