Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-09-01

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 1
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
914 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 787▲ 291 vs year ago 623 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 386, Bulls 252)

Value Added 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 $364.17/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −5.18 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$364.17
91 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.45
vs VA average
−7.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543371.362,01544
Medium and Large 2533367.231,95728
Medium and Large 3559343.011,91819thin
One grade step is worth $28.35/cwt here — about $97 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 sale91 hd
364.17
—
VA average6 barns · 297 hd
340.72
+23.45
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−7.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−5.18
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

91 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5436
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8198
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2346500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7307
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360321.06/cwt300.00–365.001,1563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373507.56/cwt455.00–522.501,8938
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375489.96/cwt467.50–495.001,83711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added401450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,10713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431459.85/cwt457.50–480.001,9829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0464
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471467.70/cwt440.00–475.002,20311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472444.88/cwt440.00–490.002,10010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1897
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1928
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,60318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,47917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,77412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584479.63/cwt477.50–490.002,80117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5249
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,71614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3643335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,66411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,7722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,88614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718389.17/cwt370.00–405.002,79410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5336
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773379.01/cwt375.00–380.002,93010
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834380.00/cwt380.00–380.003,1698
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7601
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1721
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1993292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,9053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271448.50/cwt400.00–460.001,2155
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325434.30/cwt390.00–445.001,4119
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329438.62/cwt385.00–445.001,44324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383426.54/cwt425.00–440.001,63416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388422.03/cwt385.00–430.001,63722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added393365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429434.64/cwt400.00–442.501,86522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430436.58/cwt435.00–455.001,87726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437362.54/cwt360.00–385.001,5849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476418.15/cwt417.50–435.001,99026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476383.58/cwt380.00–385.001,8267
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added492375.95/cwt350.00–405.001,85015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533367.23/cwt340.00–372.501,95728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540373.70/cwt355.00–375.002,01841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561343.18/cwt320.00–352.501,92518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577339.42/cwt315.00–365.001,9583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,31416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,12711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2651346.88/cwt345.00–360.002,25824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3653327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1395
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655322.44/cwt315.00–330.002,1122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723334.82/cwt330.00–340.002,42115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730313.06/cwt300.00–325.002,2859
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782325.14/cwt315.00–330.002,5433
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4828
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818300.46/cwt290.00–307.502,4585
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5843
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,030270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325494.90/cwt415.00–520.001,60816
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326482.98/cwt395.00–535.001,5755
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372512.50/cwt475.00–517.501,9078
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,88812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,96221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424470.88/cwt470.00–475.001,99723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469421.24/cwt410.00–435.001,97619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478433.65/cwt400.00–440.002,07314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529412.77/cwt385.00–470.002,1844
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2549405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,22320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,44244
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629400.54/cwt370.00–405.002,51934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1325
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738329.78/cwt325.00–350.002,4345
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6463
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211

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.