Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-09-15

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,231 head
▼ 404 vs last sale 1,635▲ 517 vs year ago 714 · +72.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 386, Heifers 480, Bulls 365)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.23/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.12 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$342.23
146 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.50
vs VA average
−17.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546347.611,89677
Medium and Large 2545338.591,84557
Medium and Large 3570325.001,85312thin
One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale146 hd
342.23
—
VA average8 barns · 600 hd
345.73
−3.50
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−17.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−27.12
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

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318452.61/cwt385.00–470.001,4395
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7346
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,93011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430472.93/cwt415.00–477.502,03432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,05525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476465.70/cwt405.00–469.002,21731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477439.45/cwt427.50–442.502,09610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542399.80/cwt350.00–405.002,16722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544416.74/cwt390.00–418.002,267128
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3553340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628340.99/cwt325.00–347.502,14111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638359.31/cwt357.00–360.002,29257
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2712330.04/cwt280.00–342.502,3505
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742357.19/cwt355.00–357.502,65016
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8657
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1903322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,9122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,2418
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,40215
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,4465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366366.82/cwt285.00–395.001,3434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,61027
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384419.77/cwt390.00–422.501,61219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431425.18/cwt375.00–430.001,83344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432420.17/cwt400.00–425.001,81520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472394.51/cwt385.00–395.001,86240
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472383.89/cwt370.00–385.001,81241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1544350.22/cwt332.50–351.001,90569
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545338.59/cwt300.00–344.001,84557
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559325.11/cwt285.00–331.001,8178
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,85312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640347.48/cwt300.00–350.002,22435
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2649339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,20010
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3704326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,29512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733312.65/cwt285.00–320.002,2925
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2737325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,39519
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3795205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5161
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6259
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1856305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6115
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5762
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1291440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2806
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,6778
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324469.16/cwt430.00–475.001,52015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378467.59/cwt385.00–475.001,76719
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380477.15/cwt410.00–490.001,8139
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430450.55/cwt425.00–455.001,93725
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,00124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473419.88/cwt380.00–425.001,98631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479447.55/cwt420.00–450.002,14422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540392.62/cwt392.50–395.002,12062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543369.80/cwt360.00–370.002,00848
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3634282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2641338.77/cwt320.00–340.002,17224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1649340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,20730
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2739292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1628
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1741305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2608
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1829280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3214

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.