Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-09-22

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 22
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,399 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 1,231▲ 297 vs year ago 1,102 · +27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 485, Heifers 508, Bulls 406)

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 $329.50/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.85 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$329.50
140 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.66
vs VA average
−36.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539334.801,80576
Medium and Large 2544329.351,79349
Medium and Large 3555303.151,68115thin
One grade step is worth $31.65/cwt here — about $123 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 sale140 hd
329.50
—
VA average9 barns · 585 hd
337.16
−7.66
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−36.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−39.85
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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008191
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325426.87/cwt395.00–455.001,3874
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,76215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384460.15/cwt415.00–475.001,7674
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426466.20/cwt457.50–467.501,98623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,01020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,11818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480457.32/cwt455.00–457.502,19527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3537345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2544387.02/cwt387.00–387.502,10539
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3006
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562392.03/cwt365.00–397.502,20385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637359.34/cwt300.00–364.002,28953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,31632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added706389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,74618
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737352.32/cwt350.00–352.502,59714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,62514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added813352.20/cwt345.00–355.002,86336
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1834330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7529
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8103
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added860335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,88111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added912336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,06412
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3031
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added963346.00/cwt346.00–346.003,3328
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015274.50/cwt274.50–274.502,7867
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1Value Added1,125285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,43610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4289
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,59111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382417.47/cwt335.00–422.501,59524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423408.23/cwt365.00–410.001,72738
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427401.56/cwt400.00–405.001,71532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added433350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3446344.09/cwt322.50–350.001,53514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472388.94/cwt325.00–395.001,83629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475373.17/cwt372.50–377.501,77323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513275.75/cwt220.00–305.001,4153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539334.80/cwt330.00–340.001,80576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2544329.96/cwt320.00–331.001,79547
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,75212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629312.09/cwt250.00–320.001,96318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636325.19/cwt325.00–330.002,06825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645310.21/cwt310.00–312.502,00112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,34618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714322.85/cwt322.00–324.002,30512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2728
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,32514
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,41312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2662
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,72421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835265.15/cwt250.00–270.002,2144
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4312
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,043200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0862
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,46910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,51112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5559
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6476
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372451.33/cwt415.00–465.001,6798
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383465.08/cwt440.00–469.001,78120
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,00214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7854
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,98738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475426.50/cwt330.00–442.502,02636
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477424.84/cwt370.00–430.002,02634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1547363.71/cwt320.00–377.501,98989
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2547340.14/cwt305.00–342.501,86131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628248.97/cwt220.00–275.001,5644
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,19225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1641342.04/cwt342.00–342.502,19226
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7093
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4703
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2737280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0647
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1739312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,30915
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,99810
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7751

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.