Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2025-11-17

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Nov 17
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
1,116 head
▲ 188 vs last sale 928▼ 30 vs year ago 1,146 · −2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 326, Heifers 501, Bulls 289)

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 $328.59/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.75 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$328.59
129 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.84
vs VA average
−28.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543336.061,82477
Medium and Large 2547321.181,75839
Medium and Large 3535306.641,64113thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $184 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 sale129 hd
328.59
—
VA average8 barns · 444 hd
323.75
+4.84
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−28.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−40.75
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

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3Value Added268335.00/cwt335.00–335.0089810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3361365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3187
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372407.14/cwt330.00–425.001,5155
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421410.94/cwt380.00–420.001,73013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,81510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6387
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,92412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481396.84/cwt360.00–402.501,90921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545399.19/cwt380.00–401.002,17623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,15730
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553386.41/cwt340.00–389.002,13738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3553355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619355.41/cwt315.00–362.502,20026
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643336.27/cwt325.00–337.502,16210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,37420
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added656325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1328
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,31815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,37011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,49417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2753320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4106
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4654
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,69019
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1948267.50/cwt250.00–285.002,5362
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3Value Added258340.00/cwt340.00–340.008775
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3Value Added313417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,30714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2106
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333368.09/cwt355.00–375.001,2269
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3359359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,2898
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368361.14/cwt335.00–367.501,32910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370366.24/cwt345.00–370.001,3557
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added384408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,56712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3Value Added391369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,4436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added402416.50/cwt416.50–416.501,67426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428335.18/cwt260.00–350.001,43531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429332.74/cwt270.00–340.001,42728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3446325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4508
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479338.78/cwt326.00–340.001,62323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487336.76/cwt305.00–340.001,64049
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535306.64/cwt275.00–320.001,64113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539275.10/cwt265.00–295.001,4839
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540336.96/cwt300.00–341.001,82063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,84330
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556331.99/cwt280.00–341.001,84614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633305.37/cwt280.00–317.501,93330
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638302.57/cwt280.00–330.001,93043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added641298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2729291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,12115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1746270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,01412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3761232.46/cwt210.00–240.001,7694
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2766277.00/cwt230.00–285.002,1227
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1848225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9082
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,018217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,28812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339368.41/cwt350.00–405.001,2493
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3359391.33/cwt315.00–425.001,4057
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,59214
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6198
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423409.49/cwt335.00–423.001,73224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,54810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431400.02/cwt340.00–424.001,72417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,94515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480385.32/cwt310.00–405.001,85013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3539325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7526
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2544355.88/cwt320.00–360.001,93629
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553374.76/cwt320.00–383.002,07235
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572288.51/cwt250.00–315.001,6505
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1643255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2647301.41/cwt275.00–306.001,95020
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3651272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7745
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653303.72/cwt225.00–310.001,98332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6983
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735253.98/cwt230.00–270.001,86710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2747272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0363
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1848240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0352
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7043
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1913190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7352
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8071

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.