Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-04-22

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 22
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,108 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 1,121▼ 239 vs year ago 1,347 · −17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 317, Heifers 545, Bulls 246)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.05/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −116.29 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$253.05
130 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.44
vs VA average
−17.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562257.001,44419thin
Medium and Large 1531253.001,34374
Small 1597253.001,5102thin
Medium and Large 3541253.001,36911thin
Medium and Large 2560250.121,40024
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale130 hd
253.05
—
VA average9 barns · 511 hd
244.61
+8.44
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−17.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−116.29
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
420380341302median 369.3503/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
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

93 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305292.50/cwt292.50–292.508921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313300.00/cwt300.00–300.009393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,4535
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,49014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5778
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6258
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added529329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,74019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1547291.61/cwt252.50–295.001,59532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3549280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5377
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,75510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,75221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627278.92/cwt277.50–283.001,74924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6405
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2648276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7887
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,8898
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3708219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added718270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,75712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8239
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8698
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,81811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added780241.50/cwt241.00–242.001,88412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2828217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7978
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,93418
Steers850–900Large 1-2850214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8191
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8664
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added904221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,99827
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,017218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,2178
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1426
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311277.00/cwt277.00–277.0086110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330270.00/cwt270.00–270.0089111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3359279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,00213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379269.33/cwt237.50–274.001,02115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,06510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,16130
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,18820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,19028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470264.31/cwt225.00–266.001,24246
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,26224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,34472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3541253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,36911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561250.39/cwt240.00–253.001,40523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,44419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3352
Heifers550–600Small 1597253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,47015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632227.39/cwt220.00–228.001,43713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3642232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4898
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,57817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3721196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4135
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,70668
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2736218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6046
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,60712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7338
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,71823
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5361
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866196.08/cwt192.50–197.001,6985
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added902208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,87611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1929209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9427
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1958194.70/cwt193.00–198.001,8653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,03413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0719
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3341290.00/cwt290.00–290.009898
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379319.08/cwt317.50–322.501,20921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389309.25/cwt265.00–320.001,20310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416320.96/cwt312.50–327.501,3359
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422324.75/cwt290.00–337.501,37022
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435222.50/cwt222.50–222.509681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3446285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475312.70/cwt255.00–327.501,48517
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477294.12/cwt270.00–298.001,40322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534284.56/cwt247.50–287.001,52033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2541281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,52022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3557254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4157
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570254.23/cwt250.00–257.501,4493
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643243.23/cwt242.00–258.001,56413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1646244.58/cwt240.00–245.001,58012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4983
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3203

This sale against other markets

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.