Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-08-10

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Aug 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
363 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 394▼ 119 vs year ago 482 · −24.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 114, Bulls 154)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $392.74/cwt on 34 head, down $14.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −20.54 against this barn's trailing median of $413.28.
Average price
$392.74
▼ 14.44 vs prior sale
34 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,157
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$94.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.28
vs VA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543409.622,22412thin
Medium and Large 2551386.802,13121
Medium and Large 3590315.001,8591thin
One grade step is worth $94.62/cwt here — about $366 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 sale34 hd
392.74
—
VA average8 barns · 139 hd
370.46
+22.28
This barn, trailing median34 sales
413.28
−20.54
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
487436385335median 413.2803/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.92, low $348.75, median $413.28 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

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2289515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4889
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3318400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328447.14/cwt405.00–485.001,4672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385463.33/cwt405.00–475.001,7846
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1402451.56/cwt425.00–465.001,8153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0346
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0958
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530338.56/cwt300.00–375.001,7942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5859
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564452.46/cwt370.00–465.002,5528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4269
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4326
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713349.91/cwt345.00–365.002,4954
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7653
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6063
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1853337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8792
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273374.68/cwt325.00–420.001,0232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332422.09/cwt375.00–445.001,4015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432417.27/cwt380.00–425.001,8036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432410.16/cwt350.00–420.001,7727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added436435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473386.36/cwt315.00–415.001,8278
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7893
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,19512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539366.83/cwt320.00–380.001,9778
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3079
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652368.59/cwt330.00–375.002,4037
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5154
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4502
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,003275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7583
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6564
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372448.87/cwt350.00–465.001,6707
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379459.34/cwt350.00–475.001,7418
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419413.51/cwt380.00–440.001,73319
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,85211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9645
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542396.34/cwt355.00–405.002,14817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543409.62/cwt405.00–410.002,22412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589346.24/cwt345.00–350.002,0394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1637372.23/cwt370.00–372.502,3719
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2654348.97/cwt340.00–350.002,28210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,33810
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733325.65/cwt320.00–355.002,3876
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3474
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6593
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2853285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4312
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4651
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8811

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.