Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-10-21

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 21
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,043 head
▼ 450 vs last sale 1,493▼ 121 vs year ago 1,164 · −10.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 293, Heifers 416, Bulls 334)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.12/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.23 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$226.12
137 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs VA average
−33.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545226.651,235111
Medium and Large 3560224.001,2548thin
Medium and Large 2554223.781,23918thin
One grade step is worth $2.87/cwt here — about −$4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale137 hd
226.12
—
VA average9 barns · 660 hd
224.35
+1.77
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−33.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−143.23
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

83 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338235.00/cwt235.00–235.007943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380259.58/cwt240.00–262.509868
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423277.84/cwt265.00–280.001,1759
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,17315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475278.62/cwt260.00–283.001,32321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475246.92/cwt245.00–247.501,1739
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530218.33/cwt205.00–225.001,1573
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,42324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552277.78/cwt260.00–280.001,53363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added624268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,67217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627261.97/cwt232.50–273.001,64357
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Natural633248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5708
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5164
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Natural667250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6688
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added690187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added744242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8004
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1744236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7566
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2764242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,84912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9422
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Value Added846240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0304
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2848235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9932
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1123
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,9591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280247.50/cwt247.50–247.506932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336232.98/cwt200.00–261.007838
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342263.00/cwt263.00–263.0089913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367254.56/cwt249.00–255.0093414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376220.00/cwt220.00–220.008276
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381258.15/cwt222.50–260.0098421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425250.00/cwt200.00–254.001,06326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431242.14/cwt210.00–248.001,04430
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1189
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0399
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475234.06/cwt207.50–238.001,11214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476229.56/cwt200.00–231.001,09343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545226.65/cwt188.00–230.001,235111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,24317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2548
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Natural618218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3477
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629210.19/cwt182.50–218.001,32231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Natural699233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,62915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2746223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6649
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8663
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2867214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8556
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288265.00/cwt265.00–265.007634
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334252.50/cwt252.50–252.508437
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3344232.50/cwt232.50–232.508007
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1346265.00/cwt265.00–265.009175
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374280.33/cwt262.50–282.501,0489
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377260.94/cwt260.00–261.0098416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422259.66/cwt252.50–260.001,09623
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429252.36/cwt247.50–254.001,08328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,30117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479270.49/cwt225.00–275.001,29639
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530246.90/cwt245.00–247.501,3094
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2544255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,38727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3548217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1898
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553250.24/cwt250.00–257.501,38453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557240.47/cwt222.50–245.001,3395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636227.90/cwt227.50–228.001,44915
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2808
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645237.95/cwt235.00–241.001,53535
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6154
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2751207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5585
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5622
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5042
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6331

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.