Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-09-08

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,635 head
▲ 721 vs last sale 914▲ 652 vs year ago 983 · +66.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 614, Heifers 562, Bulls 459)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $415.90/cwt on 243 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.52 against this barn's trailing median of $463.42.
Average price
$415.90
243 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,263
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$715
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$123.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.65
vs VA average
+2.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543425.252,311189
Medium and Large 2554417.262,31338
Medium and Large 3528302.231,59616thin
One grade step is worth $123.02/cwt here — about $715 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 sale243 hd
415.90
—
VA average8 barns · 636 hd
408.25
+7.65
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
+2.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
463.42
−47.52
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
507456404353median 463.4203/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.16, low $366.76, median $463.42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,53616
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322494.99/cwt415.00–550.001,5945
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368379.16/cwt325.00–445.001,3959
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9268
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,90011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added406405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,08320
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,03023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462480.24/cwt465.00–482.502,21916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480478.84/cwt420.00–485.002,29832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,29214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528302.23/cwt270.00–367.501,59616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544424.90/cwt405.00–425.502,311170
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,32037
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4029
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added618365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,25615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631382.89/cwt345.00–387.502,41646
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,29113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Natural643385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,47614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2656342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2474
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663384.86/cwt370.00–392.502,55224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added729370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6975
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added731355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5958
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2742354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,62712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1744353.92/cwt315.00–360.002,63326
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2827350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,89515
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843318.40/cwt285.00–325.002,6846
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920332.50/cwt332.50–332.503,0593
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1973315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0655
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2989320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1656
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,004285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277378.59/cwt300.00–425.001,0496
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327431.97/cwt365.00–440.001,41320
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,47016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3341402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,37311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376431.28/cwt355.00–438.001,62242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377425.28/cwt400.00–427.501,60325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added378418.74/cwt395.00–430.001,5839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424401.30/cwt300.00–415.001,70253
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427424.34/cwt415.00–425.001,81230
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439326.10/cwt300.00–365.001,43214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475382.23/cwt350.00–385.001,81647
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479374.34/cwt305.00–379.001,79334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520314.95/cwt310.00–325.001,6383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535301.47/cwt280.00–315.001,6133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3542310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6807
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554350.89/cwt265.00–357.001,94489
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2554348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,92833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3557335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3619312.99/cwt240.00–330.001,9378
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,20224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645337.09/cwt320.00–340.002,17439
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3659325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1426
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738317.47/cwt310.00–318.002,34315
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2739332.50/cwt325.00–334.002,4576
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2831320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6594
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5742
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6403
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7725
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5377
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327526.44/cwt455.00–552.501,72111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,71613
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,85312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,98816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426459.83/cwt445.00–462.501,95941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427455.29/cwt420.00–470.001,94420
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,09117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475477.95/cwt465.00–479.002,27041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,00313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3514240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2344
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1544412.70/cwt405.00–417.502,245129
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2551405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,23233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645301.61/cwt295.00–315.001,9453
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650349.56/cwt310.00–352.502,27229
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,11324
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3688255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7548
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723269.98/cwt265.00–280.001,9523
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2744297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2136
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3748230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7202
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2415
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2833265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2072

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.