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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Feb 16

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Receipts

543 head

▲ 438 vs last sale 105▲ 131 vs year ago 412 · +31.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 217, Bulls 147)

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 $407.89/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 35 of 34 comparable sales and sits +38.54 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$407.89

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$59.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.09

vs VA average

−21.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	429.25	2,371	24
Medium and Large 2	547	399.07	2,182	27
Medium and Large 1-2	508	396.00	2,012	4thin
Medium and Large 3	551	370.00	2,039	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about $332 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 sale61 hd

407.89

—

VA average7 barns · 305 hd

389.80

+18.09

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−21.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+38.54

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

86 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,927	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	558.65/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,067	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	373	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,275	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,163	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,436	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,570	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	492.07/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,342	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,361	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,475	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,407	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,747	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,530	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,862	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	342.60/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,107	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,668	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,616	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,894	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,704	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	356.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,793	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,842	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	337.17/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,775	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,971	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	458.50/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,453	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,698	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	377.96/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,395	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	485.26/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,844	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	487.51/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,052	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	484.33/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,087	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,915	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,100	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	430.45/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,058	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	369.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,817	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,012	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,199	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,371	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	551	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,039	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,371	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	556	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,141	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,318	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	366.47/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,404	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	732	318.66/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,333	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,555	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	324.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,732	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,807	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,093	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,842	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	551.43/cwt	455.00–600.00	1,511	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	538.54/cwt	445.00–575.00	1,809	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,995	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,051	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	523.41/cwt	400.00–560.00	1,973	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	536.09/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,203	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	420.18/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,765	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	492.66/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,350	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	464.75/cwt	405.00–495.00	2,231	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	460.77/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,497	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	474.55/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,586	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,507	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,880	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,539	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	332.93/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,730	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,601	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Receipts 543Last week 105Year ago 412

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 217, Bulls 147)

Value Added 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	330	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	367	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	420	515.00	515.00
7	450–500	476	445.00–500.00	492.07
16	500–550	541	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
8	600–650	642	407.50	407.50
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	784	345.00–360.00	356.24
4	850–900	855	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	540.00	540.00
15	650–700	673	430.00	430.00
22	750–800	785	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	615	330.00–355.00	342.60
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	370	530.00–575.00	558.65
2	400–450	435	560.00	560.00
6	450–500	477	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	538	460.00	460.00
9	550–600	556	455.00	455.00
6	600–650	639	417.50	417.50
4	750–800	751	360.00	360.00
5	800–850	823	325.00–355.00	337.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	610.00	610.00
14	500–550	544	505.00	505.00
7	600–650	609	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	680	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	445.00–575.00	538.54
5	350–400	377	400.00–560.00	523.41
5	400–450	411	485.00–550.00	536.09
12	450–500	480	405.00–495.00	464.75
14	500–550	545	400.00–480.00	474.55
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
7	600–650	619	405.00	405.00
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	420	415.00–425.00	420.18
5	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	455.00–600.00	551.43
4	300–350	344	580.00	580.00
9	350–400	363	565.00	565.00
20	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
13	450–500	477	490.00–495.00	492.66
15	500–550	542	435.00–470.00	460.77
5	650–700	662	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	758	335.00	335.00
3	800–850	820	300.00–350.00	332.93
1	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	431	465.00–490.00	484.33
13	450–500	472	445.00	445.00
19	500–550	543	405.00	405.00
10	600–650	644	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	556	385.00	385.00
14	700–750	732	307.50–325.00	318.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	369	340.00–390.00	377.96
3	400–450	448	427.50	427.50
8	450–500	492	365.00–400.00	369.27
6	550–600	551	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
6	300–350	317	420.00–470.00	458.50
6	350–400	380	435.00–495.00	485.26
12	400–450	421	465.00–495.00	487.51
11	450–500	478	405.00–440.00	430.45
14	550–600	554	428.00	428.00
8	650–700	656	352.50–375.00	366.47
9	700–750	746	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
9	800–850	842	320.00–325.00	324.47
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00
6	900–950	913	307.50	307.50
2	1050–1100	1,093	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	550	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	396.00	396.00

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.