Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2024-12-02

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Dec 2
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,062 head
▲ 453 vs last sale 609▲ 464 vs year ago 598 · +77.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 447, Bulls 210)

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 $241.27/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.07 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$241.27
160 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs VA average
−42.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544241.981,317138
Medium and Large 2547237.001,29620
Medium and Large 3553235.001,3002thin
One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about $18 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 sale160 hd
241.27
—
VA average3 barns · 302 hd
241.18
+0.10
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−42.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−128.07
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

89 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1054
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3342305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0433
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2595
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,3593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,41910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473286.74/cwt227.50–294.001,3569
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480281.72/cwt200.00–295.001,35212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536287.94/cwt267.50–301.001,54395
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,63912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5467
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573234.36/cwt225.00–237.501,3434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627286.50/cwt286.50–286.501,79613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8469
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632283.14/cwt239.00–289.501,78975
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737247.36/cwt247.00–249.001,82353
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760244.14/cwt241.00–249.001,85523
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6232
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8561
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1856235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,01214
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1007
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0143
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added964229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,20823
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,382137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,9003
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283237.21/cwt200.00–272.506712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323265.00/cwt265.00–265.008562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366275.20/cwt257.50–280.001,00717
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377258.16/cwt200.00–277.509739
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424255.09/cwt197.50–264.001,08210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425260.09/cwt257.50–263.001,10513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,16514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478252.50/cwt200.00–255.001,20740
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,30318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1544242.27/cwt200.00–251.001,318136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3553235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630218.82/cwt175.00–223.001,37917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632229.91/cwt200.00–235.001,45375
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664224.49/cwt185.00–231.001,49115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728212.97/cwt197.50–216.001,55036
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5732
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818192.45/cwt175.00–210.001,5742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1843201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6945
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,80515
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282314.70/cwt285.00–323.008875
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330333.30/cwt315.00–336.001,1008
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382325.98/cwt245.00–338.001,2458
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426303.56/cwt257.50–324.001,29312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,38711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473275.97/cwt250.00–280.001,30530
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478265.24/cwt247.50–271.001,26812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1546259.62/cwt237.50–261.001,41831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2548247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,35412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3562
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2639231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,47613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1641230.14/cwt210.00–240.001,47520
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2103
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2739213.21/cwt170.00–221.001,5767
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745223.82/cwt207.50–225.001,66714
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7174
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7121
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6905
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1857202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7353
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3882

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.