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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Mar 24

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

1,048 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 900▲ 204 vs year ago 844 · +24.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 444, Bulls 288)

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 $294.64/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −74.70 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$294.64

108 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs VA average

−27.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	535	303.30	1,623	8thin
Medium and Large 1	547	298.92	1,634	47
Medium and Large 2	555	293.03	1,625	44
Medium and Large 1-2	532	272.50	1,450	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

294.64

—

VA average8 barns · 415 hd

286.96

+7.69

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−27.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−74.70

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

92 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,239	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	427.32/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,620	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	404.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,541	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,704	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	371.67/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,632	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	360.35/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,708	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	351.96/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,897	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,812	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	335.34/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,858	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,673	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,012	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	310.52/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,938	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,953	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	245.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,561	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	319.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,031	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,753	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	277.12/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,857	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,964	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	294.28/cwt	280.00–303.00	2,098	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	266.28/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,962	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	769	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,207	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,159	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	234.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,258	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	980	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,352	10
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,019	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,334	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,029	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,120	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,145	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	317.02/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,068	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	335.95/cwt	305.00–346.00	1,240	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	343.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,315	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	336.59/cwt	305.00–341.00	1,404	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	424	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,452	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	331.37/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,418	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,428	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,517	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	318.22/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,524	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,571	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,450	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	303.30/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,623	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	299.52/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,620	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	292.45/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,629	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,699	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,715	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,681	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,813	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,853	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,720	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,790	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	246.28/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,613	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,935	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	232.39/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,757	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,766	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	220.38/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,878	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,566	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,966	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,024	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,150	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,215	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,620	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	353.74/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,507	30
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	330.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,518	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	334.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,599	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	323.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,553	40
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,652	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	310.42/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,667	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	321.80/cwt	321.78–322.50	1,763	36
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	260.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,682	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,807	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,963	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,600	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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Receipts 1,048Last week 900Year ago 844

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 444, Bulls 288)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	280	367.50	367.50
16	300–350	328	349.00	349.00
19	350–400	369	305.00–346.00	335.95
38	400–450	417	305.00–341.00	336.59
38	450–500	479	305.00–320.00	318.22
39	500–550	541	280.00–301.00	299.52
8	550–600	574	296.00	296.00
8	600–650	643	282.00	282.00
17	650–700	651	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	756	230.00–233.00	232.39
5	850–900	852	210.00–223.00	220.38
2	900–950	935	167.50	167.50
2	1000–1050	1,008	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	617	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	648	286.00	286.00
10	650–700	686	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	285.00–322.50	317.02
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
13	400–450	442	323.00	323.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	535	270.00–308.00	303.30
5	600–650	639	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	342.50	342.50
24	350–400	383	325.00–345.00	343.46
18	400–450	428	307.50–337.50	331.37
16	450–500	477	318.00	318.00
3	500–550	522	301.00	301.00
41	550–600	557	292.00–295.00	292.45
14	600–650	649	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	242.50–250.00	246.28
5	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	831	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	381	400.00–405.00	404.37
10	400–450	439	340.00–385.00	371.67
7	450–500	476	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
28	550–600	554	315.00–340.00	335.34
7	600–650	636	315.00–320.00	319.31
2	650–700	668	260.00–265.00	262.43
19	700–750	713	280.00–303.00	294.28
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	249.00	249.00
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	567	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	635	240.00–255.00	245.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	380.00–385.00	382.51
14	350–400	379	425.00–427.50	427.32
11	400–450	430	380.00–400.00	396.28
39	450–500	474	357.50–380.00	360.35
37	500–550	539	315.00–355.00	351.96
10	600–650	624	302.50–322.50	310.52
5	650–700	670	245.00–300.00	277.12
7	700–750	737	235.00–275.00	266.28
4	850–900	855	252.50	252.50
5	950–1000	965	230.00–235.00	234.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	635	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	549	330.00	330.00
8	600–650	619	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	689	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	769	287.00	287.00
10	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
9	1000–1050	1,019	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	854	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	375.00	375.00
16	300–350	333	365.00	365.00
10	350–400	379	427.50	427.50
17	400–450	428	370.00	370.00
19	450–500	478	330.00–335.00	334.49
36	500–550	548	321.78–322.50	321.80
15	600–650	646	260.00–265.00	260.32
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	818	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	955	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
14	450–500	459	325.00–335.00	330.77
10	500–550	533	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	355.00	355.00
11	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
30	400–450	426	320.00–357.50	353.74
40	450–500	480	320.00–325.00	323.44
15	500–550	537	265.00–317.50	310.42
13	650–700	663	272.50	272.50
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	167.50	167.50

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.