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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Apr 20

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Receipts

1,296 head

▼ 474 vs last sale 1,770▲ 806 vs year ago 490 · +164.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 464, Heifers 524, Bulls 308)

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 $390.85/cwt on 116 head, up $29.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +21.50 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$390.85

▲ 29.55 vs prior sale

116 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.98

vs VA average

−31.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	392.46	2,125	53
Medium and Large 1	540	392.18	2,118	52
Medium and Large 3	560	376.82	2,112	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $13 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 sale116 hd

390.85

—

VA average10 barns · 520 hd

377.87

+12.98

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−31.32

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

+21.50

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	591.73/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,852	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,211	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	558.02/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,137	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,296	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	542.48/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,306	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	540.66/cwt	515.00–552.50	2,319	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	504.33/cwt	455.00–517.50	2,451	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	523.34/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,549	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,469	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	497.15/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,645	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,654	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	429.34/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,374	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	415.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,387	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	439.11/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,740	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	419.96/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,709	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,702	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	344.10/cwt	330.00–400.00	2,426	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	376.21/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,746	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	734	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,991	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,888	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	3,032	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,880	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,734	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,831	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,848	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	898	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,206	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	900	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,240	54
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,180	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,950	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,381	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	500.85/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,352	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	513.94/cwt	430.00–525.00	1,691	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,698	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	508.80/cwt	480.00–518.00	1,918	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	505.24/cwt	480.00–517.50	1,920	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	489.65/cwt	455.00–493.00	2,061	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	457.94/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,965	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	441.17/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,051	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	442.05/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,086	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	436.68/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,079	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	392.18/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,118	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	393.18/cwt	340.00–405.00	2,127	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,134	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	614	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,134	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	355.32/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,196	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	631	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,335	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	349.75/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,235	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	310.05/cwt	265.00–317.50	2,301	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,492	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	315.01/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,359	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	788	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,624	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,532	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,490	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	907	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,902	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,642	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	646.70/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,727	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	609.64/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,737	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	564.56/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,869	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,821	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	565.41/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,126	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	564.22/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,144	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	505.19/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,142	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	506.22/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,162	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,097	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	467.29/cwt	390.00–487.50	2,187	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	470.05/cwt	410.00–490.00	2,252	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	432.38/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,343	44
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	424.64/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,314	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,216	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	371.50/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,095	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	396.57/cwt	355.00–420.00	2,280	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	596	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,473	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,465	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,654	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,453	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,680	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,445	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	290.92/cwt	280.00–312.50	2,292	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,009	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	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 20, 2026

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

Receipts 1,296Last week 1,770Year ago 490

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 464, Heifers 524, Bulls 308)

Value Added and Natural 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
7	250–300	285	550.00–620.00	609.64
12	300–350	331	550.00	550.00
19	350–400	380	530.00–580.00	564.22
16	400–450	424	500.00–507.50	505.19
19	450–500	479	410.00–490.00	470.05
28	500–550	545	355.00–430.00	424.64
6	550–600	564	355.00–405.00	371.50
9	600–650	638	416.00	416.00
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	788	280.00–312.50	290.92
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	466	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	554	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	663	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	267	610.00–660.00	646.70
11	300–350	331	520.00–580.00	564.56
15	350–400	376	535.00–570.00	565.41
17	400–450	427	460.00–515.00	506.22
26	450–500	468	390.00–487.50	467.29
44	500–550	542	410.00–445.00	432.38
9	550–600	575	355.00–420.00	396.57
7	600–650	624	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	770	317.50	317.50
3	850–900	893	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	440.00–535.00	500.85
15	300–350	329	430.00–525.00	513.94
21	350–400	380	480.00–517.50	505.24
14	400–450	429	390.00–470.00	457.94
21	450–500	472	410.00–470.00	442.05
52	500–550	541	340.00–405.00	393.18
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
42	600–650	618	340.00–357.00	355.32
9	700–750	742	265.00–317.50	310.05
4	800–850	830	305.00	305.00

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
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
21	450–500	465	417.50–445.00	441.17
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
10	550–600	563	379.00	379.00
6	600–650	614	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	525.00	525.00
17	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
21	350–400	377	480.00–518.00	508.80
49	400–450	421	455.00–493.00	489.65
52	450–500	476	400.00–445.00	436.68
52	500–550	540	390.00–445.00	392.18
19	600–650	639	345.00–350.00	349.75
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
9	700–750	749	300.00–322.50	315.01
2	750–800	773	320.00	320.00
4	800–850	844	295.00	295.00
5	900–950	911	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	631	370.00	370.00
24	750–800	788	333.00	333.00
13	900–950	907	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	744	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	550.00–600.00	591.73
9	350–400	378	585.00	585.00
9	400–450	425	500.00–547.50	542.48
5	450–500	489	505.00	505.00
11	550–600	553	480.00	480.00
9	600–650	645	400.00–430.00	419.96
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	730	360.00–410.00	376.21
1	750–800	750	385.00	385.00
3	800–850	837	325.00–330.00	326.64
6	850–900	863	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	553	405.00–437.50	429.34
3	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	560.00	560.00
52	450–500	487	520.00–525.00	523.34
20	600–650	624	435.00–442.50	439.11
10	750–800	760	399.00	399.00
43	850–900	898	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
10	350–400	383	520.00–565.00	558.02
46	400–450	429	515.00–552.50	540.66
33	450–500	486	455.00–517.50	504.33
65	500–550	532	485.00–515.00	497.15
2	550–600	575	410.00–420.00	415.13
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
11	650–700	651	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	705	330.00–400.00	344.10
12	750–800	768	375.00	375.00
3	800–850	845	335.00	335.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	734	407.50	407.50
54	900–950	900	360.00	360.00

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.