Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-08-24

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Aug 24
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
515 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 365▼ 272 vs year ago 787 · −34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 215, Bulls 167)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.10/cwt on 70 head, down $10.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −28.25 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$341.10
▼ 10.29 vs prior sale
70 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.97
vs VA average
+3.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563343.221,93356
Medium and Large 2536334.321,79213thin
Medium and Large 3525310.001,6281thin
One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $306 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 sale70 hd
341.10
—
VA average7 barns · 344 hd
348.06
−6.97
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
+3.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−28.25
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

83 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363401.95/cwt357.50–485.001,4593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added420467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9648
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462404.99/cwt400.00–407.501,8716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3Value Added469350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4259
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,48916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3934
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3558275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0276
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2268
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3Value Added645302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3663280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664360.15/cwt265.00–375.002,3919
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3444
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added773320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,47416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1847310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6263
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Value Added873280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4442
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Value Added903262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,3708
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,6621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275345.00/cwt345.00–345.009493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2058
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,36114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3789
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426374.86/cwt365.00–377.501,59714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430367.38/cwt365.00–367.501,58021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,75410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474364.35/cwt360.00–365.001,7278
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483368.87/cwt360.00–390.001,78213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3Value Added491305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4987
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534336.01/cwt320.00–337.501,79411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added548325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563343.85/cwt320.00–345.001,93643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,96711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,93012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7471
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4817
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369454.75/cwt310.00–490.001,6787
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added417457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,9086
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421432.37/cwt325.00–450.001,82016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431418.02/cwt365.00–435.001,8028
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465351.63/cwt345.00–355.001,6353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,75110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471402.29/cwt380.00–407.501,89516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,40319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4934
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540373.84/cwt360.00–380.002,01921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585347.74/cwt320.00–375.002,0342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624317.12/cwt290.00–321.001,9798
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,52815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6862
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601

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.