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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Feb 24

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Receipts

961 head

▲ 549 vs last sale 412▲ 304 vs year ago 657 · +46.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 421, Bulls 300)

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 $277.50/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −91.85 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$277.50

121 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs VA average

−29.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	279.00	1,585	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	278.95	1,523	76
Medium and Large 1	554	275.00	1,524	31
Medium and Large 3	551	270.00	1,488	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $97 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 sale121 hd

277.50

—

VA average7 barns · 367 hd

270.04

+7.45

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−29.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−91.85

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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	347	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,206	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	367.73/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,574	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	352.93/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,676	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	357.20/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,700	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,720	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,812	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,777	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,864	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	303.85/cwt	302.50–304.00	1,945	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	304.62/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,965	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,037	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	256.90/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,837	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,871	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,091	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	250.00/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,100	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	844	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,237	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	933	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,053	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,135	2
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,308	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	294	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,000	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,090	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,136	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	329.84/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,240	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	328.86/cwt	312.50–334.00	1,237	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,261	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	421	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,385	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	326.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,383	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,404	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,394	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	309.94/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,457	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,491	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	278.95/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,523	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	551	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,488	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,524	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,585	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,628	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,723	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	659	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,766	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,681	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	229.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,677	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,673	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	792	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,853	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	204.93/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,691	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,873	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,859	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	887	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,925	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,591	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,043	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,256	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	375.88/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,267	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,217	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,421	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	371.65/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,409	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	369.64/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,552	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,583	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,440	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	358.38/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,684	36
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.40/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,600	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,602	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	305.66/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,678	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,702	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	269.81/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,738	24
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	255.45/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,706	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	714	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,624	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	228.43/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,679	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,715	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,852	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,866	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	933	196.17/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,830	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,755	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 24, 2025

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

Receipts 961Last week 412Year ago 657

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 421, Bulls 300)

Value Added 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
16	300–350	334	340.00	340.00
15	350–400	376	312.50–334.00	328.86
20	400–450	424	320.00–330.00	326.10
17	450–500	484	308.00	308.00
76	500–550	546	275.00–279.00	278.95
16	600–650	619	263.00	263.00
15	700–750	737	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	840	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	875	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	950	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	294	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
10	450–500	457	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	551	270.00	270.00
17	650–700	659	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	421	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	792	234.00	234.00
10	850–900	887	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
12	300–350	323	337.50	337.50
15	350–400	376	297.50–335.00	329.84
16	400–450	432	325.00	325.00
20	450–500	470	295.00–313.00	309.94
31	550–600	554	275.00	275.00
24	600–650	644	265.00–270.00	267.50
3	650–700	668	250.00	250.00
9	700–750	731	225.00–230.00	229.46
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	825	190.00–215.00	204.93
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	568	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	428	345.00–372.50	367.73
10	450–500	476	345.00–362.50	357.20
3	500–550	532	320.00–325.00	323.37
30	550–600	551	322.50	322.50
20	600–650	640	302.50–304.00	303.85
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
8	700–750	731	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	840	235.00–265.00	250.00
2	950–1000	993	215.00	215.00
3	1250–1300	1,282	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	750–800	773	270.50	270.50
10	800–850	844	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	475	325.00–360.00	352.93
1	500–550	545	332.50	332.50
17	550–600	553	337.00	337.00
20	600–650	645	301.00–305.00	304.62
4	700–750	715	247.50–260.00	256.90
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	933	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	695	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	655	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	443	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
8	650–700	668	225.00–260.00	255.45
4	700–750	714	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	322	390.00	390.00
17	350–400	374	380.00	380.00
25	400–450	422	375.00	375.00
36	450–500	470	337.50–365.00	358.38
30	500–550	549	305.00–315.00	305.66
24	600–650	644	265.00–270.00	269.81
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
7	700–750	749	229.00	229.00
5	800–850	842	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	367.50–380.00	375.88
9	350–400	379	365.00–372.50	371.65
14	400–450	420	365.00–370.00	369.64
13	450–500	470	335.00–345.00	340.40
25	500–550	527	304.00	304.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
22	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	735	217.50–230.00	228.43
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
8	850–900	860	217.00	217.00
2	900–950	933	190.00–202.50	196.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	577	295.00	295.00

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.