Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-09-07

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
522 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 559▼ 1,113 vs year ago 1,635 · −68.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 234, Bulls 173)

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 $321.01/cwt on 70 head, down $13.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.34 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$321.01
▼ 13.07 vs prior sale
70 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.23
vs VA average
−16.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2533327.621,74624
Medium and Large 1537321.561,72738
Medium and Large 3541298.531,6148thin
One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $133 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
321.01
—
VA average7 barns · 242 hd
324.24
−3.23
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−16.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−48.34
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

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379373.83/cwt320.00–395.001,4175
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6123
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9999
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425414.01/cwt380.00–425.001,7604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472391.78/cwt385.00–395.001,8493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483376.39/cwt350.00–390.001,8186
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,06010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,17533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,18615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636344.40/cwt340.00–345.002,1908
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1353
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2342
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,5681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0724
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,1646
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330346.60/cwt330.00–355.001,1446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368340.53/cwt315.00–350.001,25310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376339.18/cwt315.00–345.001,2755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427347.92/cwt315.00–350.001,48622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433351.67/cwt315.00–354.001,52317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3439307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474329.78/cwt285.00–335.001,56310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480339.79/cwt315.00–342.501,63123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516279.55/cwt255.00–315.001,4424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533327.62/cwt300.00–330.001,74624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537321.56/cwt315.00–334.001,72738
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,04210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2644317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0457
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653298.37/cwt295.00–305.001,9483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658320.52/cwt315.00–321.002,10913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2023
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268426.54/cwt360.00–440.001,1436
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327444.50/cwt420.00–450.001,4545
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333397.09/cwt350.00–455.001,3224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5986
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7699
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436381.99/cwt335.00–420.001,66514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477388.97/cwt380.00–390.001,85519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482372.17/cwt350.00–377.501,79416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,89712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1542400.76/cwt360.00–402.002,17234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575335.04/cwt330.00–340.001,9262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,14816
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2693295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716318.89/cwt315.00–320.002,28314
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0802

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.