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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Receipts

606 head

▼ 453 vs last sale 1,059▼ 88 vs year ago 694 · −12.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 232, Bulls 165)

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 $388.49/cwt on 43 head, down $0.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.14 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$388.49

▼ 0.04 vs prior sale

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs VA average

−39.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	399.06	2,119	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	385.00	2,087	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	382.36	2,121	23

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale43 hd

388.49

—

VA average8 barns · 329 hd

396.83

−8.34

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−39.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+19.14

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

88 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,997	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,042	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,332	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,282	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	592.42/cwt	582.50–598.00	2,530	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,600	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	485.01/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,270	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	506.34/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,385	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	460.97/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,429	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,687	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	487.41/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,632	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,707	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,744	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,748	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,819	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,735	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	399.91/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,675	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	698	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,932	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,839	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,717	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	391.53/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,803	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,835	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	338.86/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,796	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	834	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,982	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	844	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,996	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,518	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	1,554	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,771	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,714	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	532.08/cwt	520.00–534.00	1,995	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	523.83/cwt	455.00–535.00	1,985	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	390	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,018	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	482.90/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,014	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	486.67/cwt	465.00–494.00	2,083	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	442.27/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,919	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	455.14/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,139	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	452.83/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,196	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	399.06/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,119	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	531	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,005	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	384.37/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,176	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	367.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,327	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	370.69/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,369	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,491	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,597	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,713	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,303	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	570.34/cwt	495.00–580.00	1,563	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,668	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	588.49/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,942	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	402.73/cwt	330.00–480.00	1,329	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,023	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	567.90/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,107	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,168	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	532.49/cwt	465.00–540.00	2,236	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	530.95/cwt	455.00–550.00	2,262	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,205	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	463.84/cwt	415.00–480.00	2,194	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,330	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,409	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	454.22/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,412	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,192	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,487	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	398.45/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,494	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Receipts 606Last week 1,059Year ago 694

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 232, Bulls 165)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	605.00	605.00
2	350–400	390	585.00	585.00
5	400–450	437	595.00	595.00
4	450–500	471	495.00–510.00	506.34
14	500–550	540	485.00–500.00	487.41
1	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
10	650–700	663	412.50	412.50
12	700–750	746	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
9	450–500	468	475.00–490.00	485.01
3	500–550	527	445.00–495.00	460.97
4	650–700	669	370.00–410.00	399.91
1	700–750	715	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	615.00	615.00
8	350–400	387	602.50	602.50
28	400–450	427	582.50–598.00	592.42
19	500–550	540	497.50	497.50
1	550–600	590	465.00	465.00
6	600–650	648	435.00	435.00
6	700–750	716	370.00–400.00	391.53
6	800–850	825	320.00–342.50	338.86
1	900–950	915	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	834	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	467.50	467.50
10	800–850	844	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	698	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	455.00	455.00
18	700–750	701	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	600.00	600.00
13	300–350	330	580.00–590.00	588.49
9	350–400	377	575.00	575.00
15	400–450	420	465.00–540.00	532.49
8	450–500	473	415.00–480.00	463.84
11	500–550	526	458.00	458.00
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
4	600–650	620	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–480.00	402.73
8	350–400	358	565.00	565.00
8	400–450	441	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	562	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	495.00–580.00	570.34
3	300–350	323	600.00	600.00
11	350–400	371	545.00–580.00	567.90
16	400–450	426	455.00–550.00	530.95
10	450–500	478	487.50	487.50
11	500–550	531	445.00–465.00	454.22
2	550–600	575	425.00–440.00	432.50
7	600–650	626	375.00–402.50	398.45
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	550.00	550.00
17	300–350	331	535.00	535.00
7	350–400	375	520.00–534.00	532.08
22	400–450	417	400.00–500.00	482.90
5	450–500	485	435.00–457.00	452.83
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
17	550–600	566	384.00–385.00	384.37
10	600–650	634	350.00–380.00	367.08
2	650–700	658	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	738	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	434	425.00–445.00	442.27
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	703	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	549.00	549.00
7	350–400	379	455.00–535.00	523.83
32	400–450	428	465.00–494.00	486.67
15	450–500	470	440.00–457.50	455.14
15	500–550	531	399.00–400.00	399.06
9	600–650	639	335.00–375.00	370.69
4	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	845	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	850	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	798	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	517.50	517.50
4	500–550	531	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	742	350.00	350.00

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.