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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Oct 28

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

964 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 1,043▲ 132 vs year ago 832 · +15.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 427, Bulls 261)

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 $226.98/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.37 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$226.98

126 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$10.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs VA average

−33.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	230.00	1,272	24
Medium and Large 1	551	226.76	1,248	95
Medium and Large 3	565	219.59	1,241	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale126 hd

226.98

—

VA average10 barns · 638 hd

228.66

−1.68

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−33.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−142.37

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

86 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	937	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,231	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,155	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	251.60/cwt	225.00–277.50	956	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	265.58/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,030	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	283.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,214	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,380	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	266.01/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,282	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	230.68/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,209	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	217.13/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,140	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,619	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	267.84/cwt	227.50–272.00	1,693	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,593	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,721	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,837	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	777	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,651	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,936	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,898	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,982	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,055	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	713	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	252.65/cwt	240.00–257.50	806	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	255.90/cwt	240.00–264.00	847	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	243.45/cwt	227.50–248.00	874	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	964	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	955	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	241.13/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,027	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	238.51/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,035	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	988	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	225.84/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,073	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	229.72/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,107	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	226.99/cwt	210.00–227.75	1,251	94
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	219.59/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,241	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,332	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,447	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,476	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,317	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,644	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	197.46/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,392	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,468	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	214.31/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,614	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	216.58/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,666	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	193.58/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,597	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	836	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,831	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	947	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,894	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,006	176.44/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,775	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	898	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	288.96/cwt	255.00–305.00	916	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	274.65/cwt	245.00–307.50	879	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	266.86/cwt	232.50–280.00	998	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	253.17/cwt	227.50–277.50	949	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	291.69/cwt	272.50–294.00	1,100	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,245	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	278.66/cwt	235.00–281.00	1,198	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	240.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,051	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	241.60/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,152	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,365	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,283	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	252.06/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,369	54
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	227.33/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,266	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	245.00/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,521	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,302	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,502	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	220.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,612	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	194.92/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,439	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,537	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Receipts 964Last week 1,043Year ago 832

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 427, Bulls 261)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	359	227.50–248.00	243.45
12	400–450	437	226.00	226.00
7	550–600	565	214.00–222.00	219.59
5	600–650	642	207.50	207.50
2	650–700	660	197.50	197.50
2	700–750	705	192.50–202.50	197.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	240.00–257.50	252.65
16	350–400	379	252.00	252.00
20	400–450	434	210.00–240.00	238.51
22	450–500	475	185.00–230.00	225.84
24	550–600	553	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	212.50	212.50
17	650–700	656	225.00	225.00
11	750–800	769	202.50–218.00	216.58
11	800–850	836	219.00	219.00
1	950–1000	960	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	947	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	688	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	264.00	264.00
9	300–350	331	240.00–264.00	255.90
18	350–400	378	255.00	255.00
16	400–450	426	232.50–252.50	241.13
23	450–500	482	205.00–232.00	229.72
1	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
94	550–600	551	210.00–227.75	226.99
38	600–650	646	224.00	224.00
4	650–700	667	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	725	202.50	202.50
13	750–800	753	212.00–215.00	214.31
4	800–850	825	185.00–207.00	193.58
11	1000–1050	1,006	174.00–177.00	176.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	380	225.00–277.50	251.60
4	400–450	440	289.00	289.00
17	450–500	480	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	524	225.00–252.00	230.68
30	550–600	565	286.50	286.50
34	600–650	632	227.50–272.00	267.84
10	700–750	732	251.00	251.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
6	850–900	858	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	965	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	297.50	297.50
10	350–400	380	304.00	304.00
21	400–450	428	270.00–285.00	283.69
9	450–500	482	242.50–272.50	266.01
6	500–550	525	207.50–235.00	217.13
22	550–600	557	260.00	260.00
13	600–650	632	252.00	252.00
17	700–750	726	237.00	237.00
2	800–850	840	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	990	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	200.00–280.00	265.58
3	400–450	443	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	641	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	777	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	373	330.00	330.00
12	750–800	787	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	245.00–307.50	274.65
7	350–400	374	232.50–280.00	266.86
19	400–450	430	235.00–281.00	278.66
3	450–500	477	225.00–275.00	241.60
11	500–550	537	239.00	239.00
11	600–650	647	230.00	230.00
8	650–700	656	229.00	229.00
9	700–750	738	182.50–197.00	194.92
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	227.50–277.50	253.17
9	400–450	437	240.00–245.00	240.51
1	500–550	515	170.00	170.00
14	550–600	557	225.00–228.00	227.33
3	600–650	643	202.50	202.50
8	650–700	650	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	307.50	307.50
3	300–350	317	255.00–305.00	288.96
9	350–400	377	272.50–294.00	291.69
9	400–450	428	291.00	291.00
24	450–500	479	285.00	285.00
54	500–550	543	227.50–260.00	252.06
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
24	600–650	621	235.00–254.00	245.00
9	700–750	732	220.00–222.50	220.28
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	831	185.00	185.00

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.