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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Mar 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Receipts

906 head

▼ 869 vs last sale 1,775▲ 6 vs year ago 900 · +0.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 389, Bulls 272)

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 $373.11/cwt on 81 head, down $16.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +3.76 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$373.11

▼ 16.31 vs prior sale

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$47.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs VA average

−43.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	383.92	2,089	45
Medium and Large 1	550	362.50	1,994	32
Medium and Large 3	531	336.33	1,787	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.59/cwt here — about $302 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 sale81 hd

373.11

—

VA average7 barns · 568 hd

375.77

−2.67

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−43.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+3.76

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

84 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	332	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,876	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,932	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	592.01/cwt	535.00–600.00	2,196	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,122	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	498.41/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,113	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	453	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,254	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	496.51/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,314	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,465	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	479.59/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,590	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,873	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,646	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	391.61/cwt	340.00–396.00	2,518	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,638	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,127	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	342.05/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,470	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,614	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,764	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,835	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	332.79/cwt	328.00–337.50	2,785	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	478.42/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,340	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	482.37/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,548	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	506.15/cwt	435.00–510.00	1,721	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	351	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,685	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	486.20/cwt	445.00–492.50	1,814	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,877	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	447.40/cwt	355.00–475.00	1,897	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	441.41/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,942	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	448.73/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,131	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	338.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,777	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	383.92/cwt	340.00–386.00	2,089	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	329.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,042	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	347.01/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,301	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,248	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	321.40/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,186	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,316	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	300.50/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,245	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	836	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,667	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,302	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,586	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,616	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	12
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,599	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	557.65/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,846	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,902	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	485.72/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,860	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	490.45/cwt	410.00–495.00	2,084	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	454.71/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,951	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,922	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,216	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	456.61/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,187	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,351	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	551	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,121	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	353.27/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,261	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,151	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,109	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	313.05/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,295	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,343	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	742	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,263	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	933	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,519	2

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 16, 2026

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

Receipts 906Last week 1,775Year ago 900

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 389, Bulls 272)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	460.00–485.00	478.42
10	300–350	321	425.00–490.00	482.37
10	350–400	383	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	424	355.00–475.00	447.40
27	450–500	475	440.00–465.00	448.73
45	500–550	544	340.00–386.00	383.92
3	600–650	619	325.00–340.00	329.93
22	650–700	680	310.00–322.50	321.40
10	700–750	747	300.00–302.50	300.50
3	800–850	837	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	480.00	480.00
13	400–450	440	420.00–445.00	441.41
3	500–550	525	330.00–350.00	338.44
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	663	339.00	339.00
6	800–850	836	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
23	300–350	340	435.00–510.00	506.15
21	350–400	373	445.00–492.50	486.20
30	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
12	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
32	550–600	550	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
15	650–700	663	340.00–347.50	347.01
11	700–750	747	310.00	310.00
4	800–850	848	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	463	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	565.00	565.00
5	350–400	379	560.00	560.00
9	400–450	424	460.00–515.00	498.41
7	450–500	466	475.00–500.00	496.51
11	500–550	540	400.00–500.00	479.59
24	550–600	563	470.00	470.00
23	600–650	643	340.00–396.00	391.61
7	700–750	722	325.00–350.00	342.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	383	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	506	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	750	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	371	535.00–600.00	592.01
12	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	474	520.00	520.00
26	500–550	542	530.00	530.00
13	600–650	645	409.00	409.00
8	700–750	724	361.00	361.00
4	800–850	837	328.00–337.50	332.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	749	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	575.00	575.00
13	300–350	331	500.00–565.00	557.65
10	350–400	383	415.00–500.00	485.72
11	400–450	429	405.00–465.00	454.71
22	450–500	479	395.00–465.00	456.61
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
27	550–600	551	415.00	415.00
24	600–650	640	320.00–360.00	353.27
2	650–700	675	312.50	312.50
3	700–750	738	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	933	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	447	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	551	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	642	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	742	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
11	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
16	350–400	373	510.00	510.00
18	400–450	425	410.00–495.00	490.45
13	450–500	474	467.50	467.50
26	500–550	548	429.00	429.00
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	638	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	733	300.00–317.50	313.05
2	800–850	820	275.00	275.00

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.