Sale reports / Virginia / Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2026-09-21

Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Sep 21
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175
Receipts
777 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 652▼ 622 vs year ago 1,399 · −44.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 356, Bulls 204)

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 $343.76/cwt on 97 head, down $0.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −25.59 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.
Average price
$343.76
▼ 0.98 vs prior sale
97 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs VA average
−12.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528356.821,88311thin
Medium and Large 1544345.911,88252
Medium and Large 2551337.171,85726
Medium and Large 3536333.221,7868thin
One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale97 hd
343.76
—
VA average7 barns · 353 hd
337.28
+6.48
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−12.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
369.35
−25.59
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

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363396.15/cwt265.00–480.001,4383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429433.52/cwt420.00–460.001,8606
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Value Added447300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475411.78/cwt395.00–420.001,9569
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added479345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6534
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,06114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added506415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534413.86/cwt370.00–423.002,21026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2109
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568399.52/cwt350.00–410.002,2696
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added586391.32/cwt330.00–407.502,29319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595389.48/cwt355.00–395.002,3177
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638367.07/cwt327.50–375.002,34232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added656322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1167
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2929
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725288.56/cwt255.00–305.002,0923
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added738320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3626
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,56910
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823314.66/cwt275.00–321.002,5909
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281419.07/cwt380.00–440.001,1784
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287393.43/cwt390.00–400.001,1293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371364.31/cwt350.00–370.001,35211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,39716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424370.05/cwt340.00–373.001,56929
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,57611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3451358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6158
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472349.71/cwt347.50–355.001,65110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,71811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474354.17/cwt342.50–360.001,67931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523314.64/cwt300.00–330.001,6462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9276
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3536333.22/cwt295.00–345.001,7868
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1544345.29/cwt322.50–348.001,87843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553339.05/cwt315.00–342.501,87524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575316.64/cwt315.00–320.001,8213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616335.49/cwt330.00–345.002,06724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,00911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631317.56/cwt311.00–330.002,00444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added660260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717303.06/cwt282.50–320.002,17313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added737325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3956
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2902
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273373.21/cwt295.00–450.001,0192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273369.17/cwt285.00–425.001,0086
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,68413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327494.15/cwt350.00–515.001,6168
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372451.97/cwt445.00–455.001,68113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386459.33/cwt445.00–465.001,7737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,84911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426436.58/cwt420.00–440.001,86018
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,88413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478410.34/cwt410.00–415.001,96115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added542387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1009
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542361.04/cwt360.00–365.001,95714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552390.00/cwt385.00–392.502,15330
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628312.03/cwt295.00–325.001,9609
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,23413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734312.55/cwt305.00–315.002,2944
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2884
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1888245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1763

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.