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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Dec 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 29 →

Receipts

391 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 507▼ 185 vs year ago 576 · −32.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 174, Bulls 91)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.78/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −25.56 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$343.78

48 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

vs VA average

−46.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	349.28	1,892	25
Medium and Large 1	551	341.23	1,881	20
Medium and Large 3	533	315.00	1,679	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.28/cwt here — about $213 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 sale48 hd

343.78

—

VA average8 barns · 332 hd

339.24

+4.54

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−46.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−25.56

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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,513	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,975	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,042	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	454.58/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,137	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	447.92/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,141	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	364.11/cwt	347.50–400.00	1,919	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,181	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	552	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,015	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,139	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	339.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,919	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,046	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,087	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,272	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,333	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,312	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,581	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	983	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	370.94/cwt	335.00–392.50	1,217	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,249	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,355	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	386.51/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,446	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	403.90/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,547	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	385.90/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,601	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	368.86/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,579	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	367.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,722	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,716	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	348.48/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,861	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	341.29/cwt	295.00–347.00	1,891	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,016	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	327.95/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,050	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	320.72/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,056	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	315.07/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,332	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,283	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,085	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	430.57/cwt	325.00–465.00	1,576	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,701	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	403.74/cwt	300.00–455.00	1,728	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,900	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	418.15/cwt	380.00–437.50	1,986	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,063	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	362.51/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,929	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,981	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,017	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	330.48/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,115	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,012	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,174	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	276.63/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,089	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,892	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon Dec 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 391Last week 507Year ago 576

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 174, Bulls 91)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
12	350–400	366	325.00–465.00	430.57
3	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	477	432.50	432.50
8	500–550	532	355.00–365.00	362.51
2	600–650	615	328.00	328.00
4	650–700	650	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	725	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	380	447.50	447.50
3	400–450	428	300.00–455.00	403.74
3	450–500	475	380.00–437.50	418.15
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	558	355.00	355.00
8	600–650	640	320.00–334.00	330.48
6	700–750	747	291.00	291.00
3	750–800	755	265.00–282.50	276.63
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	335.00–392.50	370.94
24	350–400	383	390.00–420.00	403.90
12	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
22	450–500	469	350.00–370.00	367.14
20	500–550	534	340.00–352.00	348.48
5	550–600	572	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.95
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	359	377.50	377.50
7	400–450	428	355.00–380.00	368.86
3	500–550	533	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	357.50	357.50
4	350–400	374	375.00–395.00	386.51
4	400–450	415	350.00–397.50	385.90
4	450–500	478	359.00	359.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
19	550–600	554	295.00–347.00	341.29
14	600–650	641	320.00–322.50	320.72
4	700–750	740	305.00–325.00	315.07
1	800–850	830	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	865	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	435.00–455.00	445.00
4	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
7	400–450	422	468.00	468.00
9	450–500	470	430.00–457.50	454.58
16	500–550	544	401.00	401.00
6	550–600	566	335.00–340.00	339.13
11	600–650	626	363.00	363.00
2	700–750	748	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	552	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	623	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	429	476.00	476.00
6	450–500	478	447.50–450.00	447.92
3	500–550	527	347.50–400.00	364.11
20	550–600	563	380.00	380.00
14	600–650	648	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	675	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	765	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	345.00	345.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.