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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Feb 17

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Receipts

412 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 580▼ 126 vs year ago 538 · −23.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 200, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural 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 $269.99/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −99.36 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$269.99

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs VA average

−27.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	273.50	1,458	15thin
Medium and Large 1	557	269.04	1,499	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	261.71	1,452	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale32 hd

269.99

—

VA average4 barns · 102 hd

260.02

+9.96

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−27.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−99.36

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

80 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,166	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,086	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	320.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,335	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,385	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,355	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,691	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	307.84/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,656	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,710	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	314.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,949	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	643	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,961	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	291.69/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,916	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,876	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	247.58/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,810	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	754	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,006	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	779	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,103	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	248.88/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,994	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,003	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	909	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,263	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,259	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	311.96/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,160	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,313	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,291	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	286.74/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,333	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	283.88/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,357	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,458	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	261.71/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,452	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,568	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,557	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,604	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	689	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,567	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	704	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,781	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,169	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,720	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,637	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	822	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,841	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	215.24/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,806	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	862	189.51/cwt	188.00–192.50	1,634	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,700	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,974	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,017	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	311.95/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,051	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,166	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	317.70/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,210	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,777	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,647	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,764	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Receipts 412Last week 580Year ago 538

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 200, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	465	280.00–289.00	286.74
15	500–550	533	273.50	273.50
4	600–650	629	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	726	161.00	161.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
3	850–900	862	188.00–192.50	189.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	627	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	689	227.50	227.50
11	700–750	732	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	822	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	453	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	555	230.00–270.00	261.71
1	700–750	700	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	372	280.00–317.50	311.96
7	400–450	434	302.50	302.50
5	450–500	478	270.00–287.50	283.88
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
11	550–600	560	271.00	271.00
17	600–650	644	249.00	249.00
8	700–750	744	220.00	220.00
19	800–850	839	212.50–219.00	215.24
3	850–900	872	195.00	195.00
4	1000–1050	1,039	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	704	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	417	310.00–325.00	320.08
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
11	500–550	538	275.00–315.00	307.84
6	650–700	657	270.00–297.50	291.69
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	838	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	945	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	457	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	314.39
22	750–800	754	266.00	266.00
10	800–850	801	232.50–253.00	248.88
8	900–950	909	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	426	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	543	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
5	650–700	664	282.50	282.50
6	700–750	731	247.00–250.00	247.58
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	643	305.00	305.00
12	750–800	779	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	297.50
5	400–450	448	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	653	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	383	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
6	700–750	732	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	270.00–340.00	311.95
4	350–400	381	280.00–330.00	317.70
4	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	830	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	313	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

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.