Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-03-10

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Mar 10
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,750 head
▲ 470 vs last sale 1,280▲ 845 vs year ago 905 · +93.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 517, Heifers 847, Bulls 386)

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 $303.49/cwt on 217 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.86 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$303.49
217 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$47.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.43
vs VA average
−11.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548317.371,73960
Medium and Large 1545307.351,67694
Medium and Large 2545286.871,56354
Medium and Large 3527270.371,4259thin
One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale217 hd
303.49
—
VA average8 barns · 679 hd
284.06
+19.43
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−11.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−65.86
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

131 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1469
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added296430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2738
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3378
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3343325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1344358.00/cwt345.00–385.001,2323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380356.69/cwt330.00–385.001,3553
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384394.71/cwt335.00–405.001,5167
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added399442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,76417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7605
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421399.90/cwt350.00–407.501,68415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3205
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added443400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7729
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,99018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,75819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480354.38/cwt335.00–357.501,7017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516254.99/cwt250.00–275.001,3165
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,90912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2547330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,80520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1554332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,84224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574349.34/cwt347.00–352.002,00515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added574349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,00323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,03144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Natural596340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,02626
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3603270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,95010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,07711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added638319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,03512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,07114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,16723
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,05913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8306
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0668
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770272.66/cwt270.00–275.002,09915
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added824267.37/cwt263.00–268.502,20325
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835265.20/cwt265.00–266.002,21429
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836249.75/cwt247.50–250.002,08810
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873236.48/cwt225.00–247.502,0642
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Natural894247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2138
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9301
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,019228.37/cwt220.00–232.502,3273
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,123210.50/cwt210.50–210.502,3643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added258370.00/cwt370.00–370.009556
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272337.89/cwt325.00–345.009193
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Value Added290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1465
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3Value Added295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,03311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326364.72/cwt340.00–375.001,1899
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,19211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added338420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4208
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3348381.55/cwt305.00–385.001,32822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,35821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375369.19/cwt350.00–372.501,38413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422357.66/cwt340.00–360.001,50934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,53728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,74818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,55812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477339.90/cwt307.50–343.001,62144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477327.02/cwt300.00–331.001,56030
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527270.37/cwt245.00–277.501,4259
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537319.92/cwt310.00–325.001,71843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,61732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,72831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Natural540317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,71520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545286.87/cwt265.00–290.001,56354
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562278.94/cwt237.50–319.001,56812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8309
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added597312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,85412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608301.54/cwt270.00–308.001,83312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639260.71/cwt245.00–270.001,66633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,82332
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,81018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3661219.50/cwt215.00–220.001,45110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,81216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681245.58/cwt185.00–256.001,67221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,74019
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732217.72/cwt217.50–220.001,59411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737223.50/cwt223.00–225.001,64712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added744235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,74822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5392
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8119
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added778235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,82817
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833214.17/cwt213.00–225.001,78420
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6704
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added844212.78/cwt212.50–213.001,79636
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8712
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,94914
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1941180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6944
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added958150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4375
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,32812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336392.66/cwt335.00–402.501,31914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,52210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2087
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,56528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6398
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434394.67/cwt385.00–395.001,71331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458337.97/cwt250.00–345.001,54814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,68626
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480329.96/cwt275.00–340.001,58414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1542330.20/cwt327.50–335.001,79050
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2551312.66/cwt255.00–318.001,72336
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563271.92/cwt250.00–315.001,5313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,59012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6144
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640296.96/cwt265.00–300.001,90136
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2644266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,71317
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,91515
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2724212.94/cwt190.00–235.001,5424
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6685
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8565
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780250.75/cwt247.50–257.501,9563
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828233.28/cwt232.00–242.501,9328
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830230.70/cwt185.00–238.001,9157
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1893230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0545
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691

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.