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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Mar 30

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Receipts

1,059 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 1,274▼ 430 vs year ago 1,489 · −28.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 462, Bulls 255)

Value Added and 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 $388.53/cwt on 101 head, up $24.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.19 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$388.53

▲ 24.43 vs prior sale

101 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs VA average

−34.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	393.91	2,141	58
Medium and Large 2	545	383.70	2,092	33
Medium and Large 3	542	373.31	2,023	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale101 hd

388.53

—

VA average7 barns · 398 hd

385.51

+3.02

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−34.66

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+19.19

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

102 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	515.95/cwt	435.00–565.00	1,667	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	565.88/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,845	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,740	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	582.70/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,179	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	569.46/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,187	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	561.30/cwt	505.00–565.00	2,391	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	548.10/cwt	450.00–575.00	2,351	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,371	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	502.70/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,378	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	512.99/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,447	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	486.77/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,468	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	476.03/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,585	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	492.69/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,749	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	442.73/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,537	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	447.47/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,658	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	469.12/cwt	375.00–475.00	2,829	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	420.69/cwt	325.00–450.00	2,692	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	437.89/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,811	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	362.54/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,603	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	374.83/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,762	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,929	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	355.29/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,942	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,926	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,003	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,111	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,156	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	936	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,276	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,624	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,010	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,182	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	302.99/cwt	302.50–305.00	3,084	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,068	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,204	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	287	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,162	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	474.52/cwt	375.00–515.00	1,371	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	471.01/cwt	410.00–535.00	1,559	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	517.15/cwt	415.00–539.00	1,748	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,743	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	519.27/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,947	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	507.66/cwt	350.00–525.00	1,975	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	479.84/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,025	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	473.32/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,016	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,034	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	449.33/cwt	390.00–454.00	2,143	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	443.70/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,116	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	393.84/cwt	363.00–398.00	2,115	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	389.04/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,105	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	373.31/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,023	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,239	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	371.45/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,377	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	364.73/cwt	305.00–369.00	2,353	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	340.06/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,221	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	322.56/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,203	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	698	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,488	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,397	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	317.09/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,324	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	813	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,553	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,618	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,374	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	881	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,709	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,784	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,436	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	526.51/cwt	430.00–545.00	1,532	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	577.03/cwt	505.00–595.00	1,864	17
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	542.90/cwt	425.00–560.00	1,797	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	477.51/cwt	370.00–530.00	1,600	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	583.09/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,187	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	578.00/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,196	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	533.66/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,268	26
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	531.06/cwt	470.00–535.00	2,268	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	463.15/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,121	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	482.11/cwt	390.00–502.50	2,232	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	477.64/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,264	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	435.18/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,346	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	442.10/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,387	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	397.02/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,207	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	383.70/cwt	330.00–390.00	2,137	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	374.39/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,366	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	335.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,140	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,949	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,309	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,257	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	339.01/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,492	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	842	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,568	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,682	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,714	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 30, 2026

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

Receipts 1,059Last week 1,274Year ago 1,489

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 462, Bulls 255)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	500.00–580.00	565.88
10	350–400	384	525.00–580.00	569.46
15	400–450	429	450.00–575.00	548.10
23	450–500	477	490.00–515.00	512.99
38	500–550	543	475.00–495.00	476.03
2	550–600	573	435.00–450.00	442.73
18	600–650	642	437.50–445.00	437.89
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	718	355.00–365.00	362.54
12	800–850	828	350.00–362.50	355.29
1	900–950	915	340.00	340.00
5	1000–1050	1,018	302.50–305.00	302.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	603	375.00–475.00	469.12
26	800–850	808	362.50	362.50
10	900–950	936	350.00	350.00
12	1000–1050	1,010	315.00	315.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	594	442.50–465.00	447.47
8	900–950	935	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	435.00–565.00	515.95
17	350–400	374	565.00–590.00	582.70
16	400–450	426	505.00–565.00	561.30
11	450–500	473	475.00–520.00	502.70
3	500–550	507	480.00–500.00	486.77
16	550–600	558	460.00–495.00	492.69
17	600–650	640	325.00–450.00	420.69
13	700–750	737	360.00–376.00	374.83
4	800–850	830	352.50	352.50
2	850–900	870	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	910	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	990	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	435	545.00	545.00
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	745	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	813	314.00	314.00
6	850–900	881	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	520	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
72	650–700	698	356.50	356.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	818	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	375.00–515.00	474.52
14	300–350	338	415.00–539.00	517.15
27	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	519.27
32	400–450	422	477.50–485.00	479.84
19	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	443.70
33	500–550	537	363.00–398.00	393.84
15	550–600	574	390.00	390.00
15	600–650	645	305.00–369.00	364.73
2	650–700	683	305.00–340.00	322.56
5	700–750	732	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	367	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
12	450–500	457	445.00	445.00
10	500–550	542	345.00–380.00	373.31
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	653	335.00–355.00	340.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
12	300–350	331	410.00–535.00	471.01
10	350–400	389	350.00–525.00	507.66
32	400–450	426	435.00–490.00	473.32
20	450–500	477	390.00–454.00	449.33
29	500–550	541	345.00–395.00	389.04
4	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
15	600–650	640	320.00–375.00	371.45
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	733	290.00–335.00	317.09
2	800–850	848	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	430.00–545.00	526.51
8	300–350	331	425.00–560.00	542.90
12	350–400	380	555.00–580.00	578.00
26	400–450	425	525.00–535.00	533.66
21	450–500	474	430.00–480.00	477.64
18	500–550	540	440.00–480.00	442.10
8	600–650	632	370.00–375.00	374.39
4	700–750	735	320.00–345.00	339.01
1	850–900	865	310.00	310.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00–530.00	477.51
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	458	457.50–480.00	463.15
10	550–600	557	330.00–390.00	383.70
5	600–650	637	330.00–360.00	335.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	507.50	507.50
17	300–350	323	505.00–595.00	577.03
12	350–400	375	535.00–590.00	583.09
17	400–450	427	470.00–535.00	531.06
24	450–500	463	390.00–502.50	482.11
27	500–550	539	435.00–440.00	435.18
5	550–600	556	380.00–420.00	397.02
7	600–650	639	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	342.00	342.00
2	700–750	728	310.00	310.00
5	800–850	842	305.00	305.00

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.