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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Jan 12

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

740 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 651▼ 7 vs year ago 747 · −0.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 346, Bulls 199)

Natural 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 $345.13/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.22 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$345.13

104 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs VA average

−68.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	346.68	1,909	60
Medium and Large 3	551	343.33	1,891	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	342.97	1,866	38

One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $44 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 sale104 hd

345.13

—

VA average8 barns · 485 hd

352.98

−7.85

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−68.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−24.22

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

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,823	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	497.74/cwt	400.00–550.00	1,832	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	516.69/cwt	435.00–545.00	1,984	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,237	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,069	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,318	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	464.93/cwt	435.00–472.50	2,232	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,265	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	425.74/cwt	418.00–426.00	2,380	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	424.19/cwt	410.00–426.00	2,401	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,526	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,527	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	648	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,236	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,527	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	357.19/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,375	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	361.81/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,652	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	362.77/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,677	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	319.46/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,572	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,621	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,621	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	354	448.33/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,587	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,777	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	471.69/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,807	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,958	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	413.10/cwt	315.00–455.00	1,797	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,006	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	371.49/cwt	320.00–382.50	1,768	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	386.40/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,847	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	342.97/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,866	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	347.46/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,908	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,916	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	331.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,938	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,972	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	328.02/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,057	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	634	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,124	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	329.05/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,122	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	311.90/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,261	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,297	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	836	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,408	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,571	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,536	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,377	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,427	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	563.07/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,605	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	578.20/cwt	535.00–587.50	1,902	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	540.59/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,838	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,038	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,066	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	498.10/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,117	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,136	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,718	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	444.87/cwt	380.00–455.00	2,086	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	452.80/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,151	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,109	33
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	393.10/cwt	355.00–396.00	2,182	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	346.67/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,215	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	332.98/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,201	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	326.10/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,400	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,451	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Receipts 740Last week 651Year ago 747

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 346, Bulls 199)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	368	400.00–550.00	497.74
4	400–450	420	532.50	532.50
11	450–500	478	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	533	425.00	425.00
18	550–600	566	410.00–426.00	424.19
15	600–650	643	393.00	393.00
3	650–700	665	345.00–380.00	357.19
6	700–750	733	345.00–365.00	361.81
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	648	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	384	435.00–545.00	516.69
10	400–450	432	479.00	479.00
5	450–500	480	435.00–472.50	464.93
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
31	550–600	559	418.00–426.00	425.74
7	600–650	633	399.00	399.00
28	650–700	653	387.00	387.00
28	700–750	738	362.50–370.00	362.77
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	805	315.00–332.50	319.46
2	950–1000	953	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	329	535.00–587.50	578.20
9	350–400	379	545.00	545.00
15	400–450	436	490.00	490.00
15	450–500	469	380.00–455.00	444.87
33	500–550	534	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
9	600–650	639	340.00–347.50	346.67
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	370.00–385.00	377.50
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	530.00–595.00	563.07
3	300–350	340	500.00–560.00	540.59
4	350–400	374	545.00	545.00
9	400–450	425	445.00–505.00	498.10
11	450–500	475	420.00–460.00	452.80
29	550–600	555	355.00–396.00	393.10
17	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
5	650–700	661	320.00–340.00	332.98
9	700–750	736	325.00–330.00	326.10
3	800–850	845	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	915	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
8	300–350	321	505.00	505.00
9	350–400	383	445.00–475.00	471.69
8	400–450	436	460.00	460.00
25	450–500	476	320.00–382.50	371.49
38	500–550	544	320.00–345.00	342.97
14	600–650	627	310.00–331.00	328.02
4	750–800	753	305.00	305.00
4	800–850	836	288.00	288.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	980	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	354	445.00–450.00	448.33
4	400–450	435	315.00–455.00	413.10
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	557	344.00	344.00
4	600–650	626	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	966	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
10	350–400	374	475.00	475.00
17	400–450	422	464.00	464.00
24	450–500	478	360.00–387.50	386.40
57	500–550	549	345.00–347.50	347.46
3	550–600	584	325.00–335.00	331.77
46	600–650	645	315.00–333.00	329.05
28	700–750	725	270.00–315.00	311.90
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	935	275.00	275.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	634	335.00	335.00

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.