Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-10-07

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 7
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
873 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 608▼ 603 vs year ago 1,476 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 381, Bulls 227)

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 $228.79/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.56 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$228.79
129 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.94
vs VA average
−23.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541233.311,26285
Medium and Large 2545221.001,20432
Medium and Large 3554217.501,20512thin
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale129 hd
228.79
—
VA average10 barns · 504 hd
227.85
+0.94
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−23.89
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−140.56
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

82 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330262.50/cwt262.50–262.508662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340255.00/cwt255.00–255.008671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377259.88/cwt240.00–262.509809
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430272.34/cwt237.50–281.001,1718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,27118
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482285.86/cwt227.50–290.001,37838
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540191.63/cwt187.50–200.001,0353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,46625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556282.91/cwt262.50–284.001,57359
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3577205.15/cwt185.00–210.001,1845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3616175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0784
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,48513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637235.78/cwt227.50–240.001,5023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1651246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,60126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6507
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2748222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7309
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2842220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8525
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9052
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7481
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1956209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9986
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2979191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8704
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285229.00/cwt215.00–232.506535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315247.46/cwt242.50–250.007793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338250.00/cwt250.00–250.0084511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3346215.82/cwt205.00–217.507477
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382257.00/cwt257.00–257.0098218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384257.00/cwt257.00–257.009879
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422239.51/cwt232.50–240.001,01130
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434252.17/cwt230.00–254.001,09426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458200.00/cwt200.00–200.009168
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,15849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,14021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541233.31/cwt185.00–240.001,26285
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,20432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3554217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,20512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,41621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,43715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2734203.72/cwt190.00–209.001,4958
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6052
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6533
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6383
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4261
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978159.05/cwt135.00–182.501,5562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315237.54/cwt235.00–240.007482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330275.73/cwt227.50–282.509108
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3349275.00/cwt275.00–275.009608
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376283.50/cwt230.00–294.001,06610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378250.00/cwt250.00–250.009459
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431266.30/cwt247.50–270.001,14812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,08917
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,01510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472257.30/cwt227.50–263.001,21412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,30515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2539241.11/cwt205.00–247.001,30029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1548248.84/cwt217.50–250.001,36443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,25010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630199.41/cwt195.00–212.501,2564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1639231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4768
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2659224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4767
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3778192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4982
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4773
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2948135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2803
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3101

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.