Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-08-03

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Aug 3
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
394 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 503▼ 281 vs year ago 675 · −41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 8)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.83/cwt on 43 head, up $12.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +11.48 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$380.83
▲ 12.32 vs prior sale
43 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.88
vs VA average
+6.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2556385.792,14719thin
Medium and Large 1560378.882,12122
Medium and Large 3560355.271,9902thin
One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
380.83
—
VA average6 barns · 244 hd
365.95
+14.88
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
+6.80
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
+11.48
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
420380341302median 369.3503/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
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

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275432.68/cwt430.00–435.001,1902
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421450.70/cwt450.00–455.001,8977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482456.87/cwt455.00–460.002,2028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,45312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1905
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,3061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2652380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6127
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6106
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,8323
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3434
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,61410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,62010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367462.52/cwt445.00–466.001,6976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373453.15/cwt425.00–470.001,6908
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420413.01/cwt345.00–430.001,7355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426448.92/cwt430.00–452.501,91211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,0269
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535341.05/cwt327.50–400.001,8255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,18018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560355.27/cwt340.00–370.001,9902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,21117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3505
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1647373.75/cwt370.00–375.002,4188
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705246.52/cwt240.00–285.001,7387
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4398
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763322.48/cwt320.00–330.002,4614
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added789326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,57212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2284460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3064
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5345
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379468.25/cwt467.50–470.001,77510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8435
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419450.05/cwt430.00–455.001,8865
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430450.73/cwt450.00–455.001,9387
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3448395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464436.12/cwt380.00–450.002,0245
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0778
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514416.97/cwt415.00–425.002,1435
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1528
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,30717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,2329
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1639355.74/cwt335.00–360.002,27317
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671344.95/cwt320.00–370.002,3154
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3724295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1365
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5961
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1933270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5193

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.