Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-07-15

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Jul 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
443 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 565▼ 58 vs year ago 501 · −11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Dairy Steers 4, Heifers 185, Bulls 148)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Dairy Steers are Jerseys

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.40/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.94 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$246.40
48 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,336
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.67
vs VA average
−11.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542251.001,36017thin
Medium and Large 1548250.761,37327
Medium and Large 3507197.481,0014thin
One grade step is worth $53.52/cwt here — about $359 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd
246.40
—
VA average10 barns · 641 hd
249.08
−2.67
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−11.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−122.94
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

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374280.42/cwt255.00–307.501,0495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2865
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1066
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472268.87/cwt230.00–287.501,2699
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515276.77/cwt250.00–282.501,4256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3529239.14/cwt217.50–250.001,2653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,67719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3633202.29/cwt185.00–220.001,2802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,67810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7591
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671253.69/cwt252.50–254.001,7025
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8984
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3793172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3682
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805202.98/cwt195.00–207.001,6343
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820217.56/cwt212.50–220.001,7843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310275.00/cwt275.00–275.008532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007875
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337277.50/cwt277.50–277.509357
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379277.59/cwt250.00–280.001,05212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,14118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,16711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433220.52/cwt162.50–242.009556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,24414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3507197.48/cwt190.00–205.001,0014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,36017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,37922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559240.89/cwt212.50–248.001,3475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,50013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659229.72/cwt229.00–230.001,51418
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718235.25/cwt235.00–236.001,6898
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7431
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332285.00/cwt285.00–285.009463
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0799
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,17917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432220.27/cwt210.00–230.009524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,20614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2079
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530213.88/cwt200.00–227.501,1342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2547241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,31815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552250.41/cwt215.00–254.001,38222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630234.67/cwt228.00–245.001,4785
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1644236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,52016
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670209.55/cwt165.00–225.001,4044
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5824
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3743142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825164.73/cwt150.00–180.001,3592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3271
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1943152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3Value Added413147.50/cwt147.50–147.506094

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.