Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-09-16

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 16
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
714 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 983▼ 215 vs year ago 929 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 275, Bulls 190)

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 $223.00/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −146.34 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$223.00
89 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.00
vs VA average
−14.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542228.451,23851
Medium and Large 2546221.111,20733
Medium and Large 3558179.931,0045thin
One grade step is worth $48.52/cwt here — about $234 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 sale89 hd
223.00
—
VA average8 barns · 510 hd
229.01
−6.00
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−14.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−146.34
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

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290297.50/cwt297.50–297.508632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2309267.50/cwt267.50–267.508276
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355313.43/cwt310.00–320.001,1133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0446
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,27711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465288.47/cwt260.00–291.001,34124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484271.91/cwt260.00–276.001,3168
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,57149
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,57918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566290.63/cwt288.00–294.001,64518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6366
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,71421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638239.10/cwt235.00–240.001,5258
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,67514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7257
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719232.54/cwt225.00–234.001,6726
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758227.02/cwt225.00–229.001,7212
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,86215
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2839214.16/cwt200.00–221.001,7973
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1947199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284270.00/cwt270.00–270.007675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320258.79/cwt227.50–262.508289
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323264.68/cwt220.00–274.008556
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372253.43/cwt222.50–257.509439
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374265.00/cwt265.00–265.009919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,06010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,09717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438200.00/cwt200.00–200.008762
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477242.22/cwt205.00–244.001,15532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486223.33/cwt212.50–225.001,08515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541229.80/cwt227.50–230.001,24347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543222.60/cwt220.00–223.001,20930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553212.57/cwt197.50–227.501,1764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558179.93/cwt175.00–200.001,0045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574206.26/cwt185.00–217.501,1843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623223.14/cwt223.00–225.001,39014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665214.18/cwt205.00–217.001,42423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5996
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3718175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5847
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5154
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2822175.01/cwt170.00–177.501,4393
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6835
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295245.00/cwt245.00–245.007231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312307.50/cwt307.50–307.509599
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328293.93/cwt245.00–317.5096411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,02412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1846
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422252.82/cwt225.00–265.001,06710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432282.99/cwt272.50–285.001,22312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3448208.58/cwt200.00–210.009347
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467260.25/cwt247.50–263.001,21517
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469285.09/cwt255.00–290.001,3377
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557261.11/cwt261.00–265.001,45438
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,36215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,45412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5026
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3734178.85/cwt138.00–192.501,3134
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2743162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1744210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,56210
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813181.23/cwt180.00–182.501,4732
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3537177.50/cwt177.50–177.509537

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.