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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Receipts

490 head

▼ 706 vs last sale 1,196▼ 618 vs year ago 1,108 · −55.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 215, Bulls 117)

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 $311.85/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.50 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$311.85

55 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs VA average

−18.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	546	318.44	1,739	16thin
Medium and Large 1	533	312.11	1,664	19thin
Medium and Large 2	552	306.33	1,690	20

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale55 hd

311.85

—

VA average8 barns · 338 hd

308.49

+3.36

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−18.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−57.50

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

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	404.44/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,351	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	344.74/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,327	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	381.39/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,781	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	395.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,902	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,095	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	359.67/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,025	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,120	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	331.08/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,159	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,213	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	803	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,272	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,254	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,253	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,196	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	335.54/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,228	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,354	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	361.46/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,352	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	348.35/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,435	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,306	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,463	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	321.29/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,497	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	339.54/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,603	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	338.68/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,626	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	312.11/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,664	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	312.03/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,726	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,781	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,889	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	649	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,866	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	262.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,755	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	265.54/cwt	250.00–271.00	2,018	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,096	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,943	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	229.87/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,926	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	425.17/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,386	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,477	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	413.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,566	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	417.62/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,595	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,494	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	394.02/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,671	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,689	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	360.94/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,545	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	375.57/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,799	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	365.01/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	357.65/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,906	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	336.33/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,883	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	316.32/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,993	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,912	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,952	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 490Last week 1,196Year ago 1,108

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 215, Bulls 117)

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
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	374	325.00–370.00	361.46
11	400–450	424	345.00	345.00
22	450–500	472	310.00–342.50	339.54
19	500–550	533	310.00–315.00	312.11
6	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
14	750–800	760	250.00–271.00	265.54
2	800–850	818	235.00–240.00	237.52
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	371	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	412	325.00–352.50	348.35
17	450–500	480	310.00–342.50	338.68
2	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
18	550–600	553	297.50–315.00	312.03
12	600–650	636	297.00	297.00
4	650–700	669	250.00–270.00	262.30
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	769	272.50	272.50
4	800–850	838	215.00–245.00	229.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	290.00–355.00	335.54
2	400–450	418	312.50	312.50
14	450–500	466	275.00–330.00	321.29
6	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	561	317.50	317.50
5	600–650	649	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	395.00–425.00	404.44
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	467	370.00–385.00	381.39
11	550–600	555	377.50	377.50
8	600–650	620	342.00	342.00
4	750–800	763	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	875	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	925	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	385	325.00–365.00	344.74
2	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	553	377.50	377.50
5	600–650	640	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
8	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
12	450–500	481	395.00–400.00	395.39
31	550–600	563	355.00–360.00	359.67
18	650–700	652	331.00–332.50	331.08
3	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
4	800–850	838	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	865	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	803	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	395.00–430.00	425.17
11	350–400	382	385.00–425.00	417.62
10	400–450	424	370.00–400.00	394.02
3	450–500	479	360.00–375.00	365.01
25	500–550	533	335.00–365.00	357.65
2	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	630	290.00–325.00	316.32
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	379	400.00–420.00	413.17
9	400–450	425	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	479	372.50–385.00	375.57
11	550–600	560	305.00–350.00	336.33
2	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	428	332.50–375.00	360.94
2	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	708	270.00	270.00

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.