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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, May 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

529 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 599▲ 58 vs year ago 471 · +12.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 247, Bulls 116)

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 $255.33/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −114.02 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$255.33

71 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs VA average

−21.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	567	261.67	1,484	16thin
Medium and Large 1	549	254.56	1,399	46
Medium and Large 3	550	248.00	1,364	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $120 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 sale71 hd

255.33

—

VA average8 barns · 430 hd

250.74

+4.59

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−21.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−114.02

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

74 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,089	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,296	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,369	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,442	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,471	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,571	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,549	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,573	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,725	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,708	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,727	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,812	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	284.19/cwt	247.50–291.00	1,830	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,842	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,843	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	236.99/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,976	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,096	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,885	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,023	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	287.52/cwt	245.00–295.00	960	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	293.02/cwt	250.00–304.00	993	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	290.42/cwt	262.50–299.00	1,089	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	294.36/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,122	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	285.16/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,189	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,220	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	277.64/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,235	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	269.25/cwt	250.00–270.50	1,279	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	239.71/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,235	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,364	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	255.23/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,406	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	261.67/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,484	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	203.56/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,291	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,533	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,596	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	237.51/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,622	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	229.35/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,649	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	223.72/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,846	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	853	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,621	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	323.70/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,013	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,114	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,113	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	298.35/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,101	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,286	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,460	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,428	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,493	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	277.34/cwt	247.50–307.50	1,326	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,312	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	276.36/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,481	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	302.02/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,652	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,649	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,569	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,663	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,636	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,449	1

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Receipts 529Last week 599Year ago 471

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 247, Bulls 116)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	369	292.50–310.00	298.35
10	400–450	436	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	478	247.50–307.50	277.34
20	500–550	536	267.50–282.00	276.36
5	600–650	630	249.00	249.00
3	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	920	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	317.50–330.00	323.70
5	350–400	381	337.50	337.50
10	400–450	427	342.00	342.00
7	450–500	474	315.00	315.00
22	500–550	547	302.00–302.50	302.02
5	600–650	628	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
7	750–800	763	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	850	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	530	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	342.50	342.50
5	350–400	383	357.50	357.50
9	400–450	425	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	476	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	520	302.50	302.50
20	550–600	550	314.00	314.00
22	600–650	644	247.50–291.00	284.19
8	700–750	743	248.00	248.00
12	800–850	834	228.00–240.00	236.99
9	850–900	877	239.00	239.00
2	950–1000	968	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
2	350–400	373	347.50	347.50
4	400–450	421	342.50	342.50
7	450–500	478	324.00	324.00
11	500–550	544	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	626	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	725	254.00	254.00
2	850–900	860	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	915	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	568	319.00	319.00
6	750–800	790	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	568	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	245.00–295.00	287.52
7	350–400	381	277.50–297.00	294.36
11	400–450	422	289.00	289.00
31	450–500	475	250.00–270.50	269.25
2	500–550	515	230.00–250.00	239.71
44	550–600	551	245.00–256.00	255.23
17	600–650	636	241.00	241.00
25	700–750	719	220.00–233.00	229.35
17	800–850	825	219.00–227.00	223.72
1	900–950	945	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	272.50–281.00	277.64
9	550–600	550	248.00	248.00
3	600–650	634	170.00–220.00	203.56
3	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	250.00–304.00	293.02
7	350–400	375	262.50–299.00	290.42
6	400–450	417	262.50–290.00	285.16
3	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
16	550–600	567	255.00–264.00	261.67
10	600–650	646	247.00	247.00
12	650–700	683	235.00–238.00	237.51
3	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	853	190.00	190.00

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.