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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Mar 2

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Receipts

1,319 head

▲ 1,049 vs last sale 270▲ 39 vs year ago 1,280 · +3.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 552, Bulls 463)

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 $402.88/cwt on 181 head. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +33.53 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$402.88

181 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$45.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs VA average

−18.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	426.90	2,380	51
Medium and Large 1-2	595	402.50	2,395	21
Medium and Large 2	549	393.42	2,158	94
Medium and Large 3	548	381.00	2,089	15thin

One grade step is worth $45.90/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale181 hd

402.88

—

VA average6 barns · 558 hd

391.67

+11.21

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−18.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+33.53

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

99 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	596.84/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,922	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,039	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	568.29/cwt	568.00–570.00	2,137	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,187	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	558.97/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,124	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,146	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,241	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,385	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,395	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	431.85/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,267	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,706	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,486	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,858	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	408.35/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,548	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	391.74/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,460	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,422	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	412.00/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,699	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,432	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,841	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	360.97/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,631	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,786	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	351.27/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,642	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	335.62/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,729	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	843	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,891	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,848	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,922	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	317.40/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,914	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,091	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	979	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,108	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,693	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	468.67/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,608	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,678	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	495.36/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,848	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,910	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	462.59/cwt	380.00–469.00	1,971	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,030	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,997	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	435.78/cwt	397.50–455.00	2,066	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,165	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	440.12/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,117	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	398.66/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,145	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,388	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	352.49/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,974	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	576	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,275	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	407.45/cwt	340.00–422.00	2,355	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,395	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,336	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,258	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	353.49/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,269	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,318	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,311	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,445	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	344.23/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,537	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,577	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,702	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,683	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	951	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,663	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,820	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,660	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	299	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,659	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	599.00/cwt	599.00–599.00	1,953	22
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	596.27/cwt	575.00–599.00	1,968	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,098	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,854	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	555.81/cwt	490.00–565.00	2,084	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,113	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	522.31/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,230	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	488.30/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,095	31
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,095	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,242	34
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,247	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	434.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,356	38
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	414.60/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,247	34
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	581	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,440	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	355.42/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,246	37
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,355	37
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,185	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,418	24
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,412	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,369	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	286.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,381	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,595	3

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Receipts 1,319Last week 270Year ago 1,280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 552, Bulls 463)

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
8	300–350	330	575.00–599.00	596.27
12	350–400	368	570.00	570.00
31	400–450	429	450.00–490.00	488.30
27	450–500	478	470.00	470.00
34	500–550	542	395.00–418.00	414.60
9	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
37	600–650	632	340.00–362.50	355.42
24	650–700	668	362.00	362.00
13	750–800	752	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	832	270.00–290.00	286.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	299	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	369	502.50	502.50
9	400–450	443	473.00	473.00
1	450–500	485	432.50	432.50
6	500–550	542	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	638	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	581	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	635	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	395	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	595.00	595.00
22	300–350	326	599.00	599.00
21	350–400	375	490.00–565.00	555.81
25	400–450	427	475.00–530.00	522.31
34	450–500	477	470.00	470.00
38	500–550	542	430.00–435.00	434.61
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
37	600–650	633	372.00	372.00
9	700–750	748	322.50	322.50
3	850–900	858	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	510.00	510.00
20	350–400	373	465.00–500.00	495.36
39	400–450	426	380.00–469.00	462.59
30	450–500	481	400.00–445.00	440.12
64	500–550	538	372.50–405.00	398.66
9	550–600	560	327.50–370.00	352.49
38	600–650	642	337.50–365.00	353.49
17	700–750	737	340.00–349.00	344.23
5	800–850	845	317.50	317.50
5	950–1000	951	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	343	467.50–475.00	468.67
11	350–400	357	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	439	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	474	397.50–455.00	435.78
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
14	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	636	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	730	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	576	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	450.00	450.00
10	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
16	350–400	376	508.00	508.00
18	400–450	432	470.00	470.00
16	450–500	478	453.00	453.00
36	500–550	549	435.00	435.00
15	550–600	578	340.00–422.00	407.45
24	600–650	644	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	670	335.00–355.00	344.93
14	700–750	749	344.00	344.00
3	850–900	850	305.00	305.00
8	950–1000	981	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	445.00	445.00
12	600–650	623	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	595	402.50	402.50
12	700–750	719	340.00	340.00
6	750–800	772	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	580.00–605.00	596.84
7	350–400	376	568.00–570.00	568.29
9	400–450	431	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	477	500.00	500.00
13	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
17	600–650	624	407.50–415.00	408.35
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	748	372.50	372.50
3	850–900	850	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	555.00–560.00	558.97
7	400–450	425	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	525	395.00–450.00	431.85
4	600–650	629	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	690	352.50	352.50
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	605.00	605.00
11	350–400	377	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
22	450–500	481	498.00	498.00
28	550–600	555	487.50	487.50
3	600–650	628	385.00–395.00	391.74
19	650–700	655	401.00–415.00	412.00
18	700–750	729	342.50–365.00	360.97
4	750–800	752	325.00–360.00	351.27
3	800–850	813	325.00–341.00	335.62
3	850–900	852	343.00	343.00
2	900–950	918	305.00–330.00	317.40
3	950–1000	960	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	415.00	415.00
35	600–650	624	458.00	458.00
21	650–700	693	410.00	410.00
8	800–850	843	343.00	343.00
7	950–1000	979	317.50	317.50

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.