Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 106, Bulls 101)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.86/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$107.86

105 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	111.10	583	49
Medium and Large 2	519	107.60	558	42
Small 1	415	98.00	407	3thin
Medium and Large 3	503	97.09	488	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

107.86

—

VA average10 barns · 2,101 hd

111.43

−3.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Marshall, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	584	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	312	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	95.15/cwt	90.00–96.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	127.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	580	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	561	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	474	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	374	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	624	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	708	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	425	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	467	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	416	2
Steers	Small 1Natural	—	466	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	609	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	8
Steers	Small 1	—	363	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.22/cwt	124.00–136.00	621	9
Steers	Small 1	—	884	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,144	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	642	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	631	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	761	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	693	4

How this sale compares

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Marshall, VA

Fri Sep 27, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 294Last week 475Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 106, Bulls 101)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	269	121.00	121.00
15	—	543	107.50	107.50
13	—	463	105.00–112.00	111.44
7	—	640	90.00–96.00	95.15
4	—	370	123.00	123.00
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
1	—	684	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	116.00	116.00
2	—	467	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	540	110.00	110.00
16	—	445	115.00	115.00
8	—	654	105.00	105.00
2	—	638	101.00	101.00
2	—	380	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	93.00	93.00
3	—	328	116.00	116.00
2	—	720	77.00	77.00
2	—	588	96.00	96.00
1	—	617	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	455	119.00–128.00	127.50
11	—	542	121.00	121.00
8	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	393	136.00	136.00
1	—	713	90.00	90.00
4	—	624	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	115.00	115.00
9	—	351	135.00	135.00
7	—	637	98.00	98.00
1	—	318	110.00	110.00
1	—	704	90.00	90.00
1	—	761	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	87.00	87.00
2	—	374	93.00	93.00
1	—	708	60.00	60.00
1	—	631	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	89.00	89.00
3	—	308	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	112.00	112.00
8	—	565	123.00	123.00
13	—	447	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
1	—	713	114.00	114.00
1	—	829	109.00	109.00
4	—	451	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	547	133.50	133.50
3	—	578	129.00	129.00
6	—	717	115.00	115.00
8	—	640	121.00	121.00
9	—	466	124.00–136.00	133.22
10	—	1,021	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	609	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	363	90.00	90.00
1	—	884	103.00	103.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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