Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-11-18

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Nov 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,146 head
▲ 420 vs last sale 726▲ 524 vs year ago 622 · +84.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 399, Heifers 460, Bulls 287)

Value Added and Natural 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 $234.49/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.85 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$234.49
227 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,318
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.66
vs VA average
−32.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563246.001,3856thin
Medium and Large 1562238.211,340160
Medium and Large 3566225.421,27520
Medium and Large 2558222.751,24241
One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $143 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 sale227 hd
234.49
—
VA average9 barns · 761 hd
229.83
+4.66
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−32.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−134.85
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

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333312.39/cwt297.50–317.501,0404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,0742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427286.70/cwt245.00–295.001,2246
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429264.02/cwt225.00–283.001,1337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475274.35/cwt240.00–276.001,30322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475197.50/cwt197.50–197.509381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481272.87/cwt247.50–280.001,3139
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,61317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added546284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2551262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,44420
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569287.67/cwt279.00–293.001,63743
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580284.88/cwt282.00–290.001,65227
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3896
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added603270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,62812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,74218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630219.84/cwt200.00–240.001,3852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639277.93/cwt262.00–287.001,77670
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2649253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,64211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added699245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,71311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,83015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3722185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3363
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733254.56/cwt248.00–257.001,86630
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8059
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added762247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8829
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840234.00/cwt230.00–238.001,96610
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1848243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,06110
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1856233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9944
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9123
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276235.00/cwt235.00–235.006494
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318235.00/cwt235.00–235.007473
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330229.92/cwt227.50–232.507592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3336230.00/cwt230.00–230.007734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381236.79/cwt230.00–237.5090211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392237.46/cwt202.50–242.509318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428229.00/cwt229.00–229.0098013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429244.62/cwt220.00–248.001,04922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429233.30/cwt200.00–238.001,00130
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,15412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,13518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524198.31/cwt193.00–220.001,0395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525206.65/cwt185.00–227.501,0852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530205.79/cwt190.00–222.501,0912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2552229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,26429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556239.15/cwt239.15–239.151,330114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3856
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Value Added571230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,31317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Natural580208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,20610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585240.45/cwt238.00–241.001,40741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4272
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,46425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642218.06/cwt195.00–220.501,40021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667188.29/cwt172.50–220.001,2563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Natural726184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3368
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6089
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5419
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5647
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2911151.23/cwt140.00–155.001,3784
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1938175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280286.15/cwt225.00–317.508013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3312262.50/cwt262.50–262.508195
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325246.48/cwt235.00–250.008014
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,08513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,16222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427277.57/cwt240.00–283.001,18536
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432243.50/cwt215.00–255.001,0527
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,33213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480254.78/cwt235.00–259.001,22310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2541250.40/cwt250.00–255.001,35512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1544262.63/cwt215.00–272.001,42942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1636252.84/cwt200.00–259.001,60848
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3637202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2903
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,40811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4598
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,61013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3741187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3894
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3793132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0516
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1802195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5643
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,168132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,5483

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.