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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 7

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Receipts

694 head

▼ 795 vs last sale 1,489▼ 671 vs year ago 1,365 · −49.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 300, Bulls 149)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned

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 $304.69/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.66 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$304.69

87 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs VA average

−11.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	319.93	1,724	41
Medium and Large 1-2	538	305.00	1,641	8thin
Medium and Large 1	554	288.82	1,600	32
Medium and Large 3	512	284.75	1,457	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $267 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 sale87 hd

304.69

—

VA average9 barns · 488 hd

298.92

+5.77

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−11.86

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−64.66

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

97 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	372.81/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,193	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,550	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	393.29/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,691	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,644	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	355.87/cwt	355.00–356.00	1,669	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	363.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,750	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,964	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	308.01/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,602	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	367.74/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,037	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	359.47/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,009	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,201	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,959	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	297.65/cwt	260.00–319.00	1,866	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,026	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	302.63/cwt	280.00–317.50	2,031	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	675	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,072	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,043	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,091	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,228	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	259.72/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,015	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,166	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,500	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,359	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,563	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,166	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,078	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,111	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	310.53/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,130	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	355.41/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,336	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	337.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,272	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	348.86/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,479	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	351.13/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,527	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,391	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	326.59/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,558	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,589	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,488	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	526	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,736	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,717	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	538	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,641	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Natural	541	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,780	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	288.82/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,600	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,630	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	275.76/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,699	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	236.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,694	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,927	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	897	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,117	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,139	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	211	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	965	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	400.00/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,160	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	403.66/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,304	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	387.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,316	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	351	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,237	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	370.06/cwt	305.00–380.00	1,395	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	367.82/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,405	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.37/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,532	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	373.85/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,611	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	328.60/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,521	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	356.14/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,656	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	354.60/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,681	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	537	332.05/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,783	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	328.68/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,778	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	328.65/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,840	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	589	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,738	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,680	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	256.88/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,703	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	227.81/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,647	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,918	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,675	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Receipts 694Last week 1,489Year ago 1,365

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 300, Bulls 149)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	631	321.00	321.00
6	900–950	940	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	320.00–385.00	372.81
2	350–400	390	390.00–405.00	397.50
3	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	481	355.00–365.00	363.90
9	550–600	559	335.00–362.50	359.47
8	600–650	627	260.00–319.00	297.65
4	650–700	671	280.00–317.50	302.63
2	700–750	740	282.50	282.50
6	750–800	776	240.00–270.00	259.72
3	800–850	833	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	925	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	393.29
16	450–500	469	355.00–356.00	355.87
37	550–600	554	355.00–376.00	367.74
15	600–650	618	317.00	317.00
9	700–750	717	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	775	287.50	287.50
5	850–900	862	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00	255.00
4	1200–1250	1,220	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	463	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	520	275.00–325.00	308.01
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
40	450–500	491	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	590	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	675	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	322	345.00	345.00
11	350–400	377	320.00–340.00	337.37
22	400–450	435	345.00–357.50	351.13
16	450–500	477	285.00–345.00	326.59
32	550–600	554	250.00–292.50	288.82
14	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	717	235.00–240.00	236.22
5	800–850	838	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	860	215.00	215.00
4	900–950	940	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	897	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	340.00	340.00
11	350–400	376	310.00–360.00	355.41
13	400–450	424	335.00–350.00	348.86
13	450–500	478	332.50	332.50
15	500–550	535	321.00	321.00
6	550–600	572	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	616	252.50–282.50	275.76
12	650–700	655	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
9	800–850	828	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
13	350–400	364	277.50–330.00	310.53
3	400–450	428	225.00	225.00
14	450–500	456	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	500	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	570	221.00	221.00
2	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	526	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	360.00–420.00	400.00
3	300–350	340	370.00–395.00	387.04
8	350–400	382	315.00–380.00	367.82
12	400–450	431	350.00–385.00	373.85
5	450–500	465	300.00–370.00	356.14
11	550–600	560	327.50–340.00	328.65
6	600–650	615	260.00–280.00	273.19
3	750–800	752	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	330.00–337.50	332.05
4	550–600	589	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	643	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	335.00–415.00	403.66
7	350–400	377	305.00–380.00	370.06
10	400–450	425	300.00–375.00	360.37
7	450–500	474	290.00–365.00	354.60
6	500–550	541	327.50–335.00	328.68
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	663	210.00–265.00	256.88
5	700–750	723	215.00–231.00	227.81
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	845	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	352.50	352.50
13	450–500	463	310.00–335.00	328.60
2	500–550	540	290.00	290.00

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.