Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 136, Heifers 161, Bulls 81)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.61/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$112.61

155 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	366	120.00	439	3thin
Medium and Large 1	563	114.77	646	76
Medium and Large 2	482	110.83	535	74
Medium and Large 3	362	85.00	308	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $132 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 sale155 hd

112.61

—

VA average10 barns · 2,018 hd

112.55

+0.06

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

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	521	2
Steers	Small 1	—	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	112.37/cwt	92.00–116.25	508	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	113.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	837	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	297	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	648	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	807	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	121.78/cwt	117.00–123.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	107.07/cwt	97.00–110.00	584	22
Heifers	Small 1	—	366	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.86/cwt	124.00–128.50	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	634	7
Steers	Small 1	—	392	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	126.22/cwt	119.00–130.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	569	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	85.65/cwt	85.00–87.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	440	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	113.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	408	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,178	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	656	12

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 Oct 11, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 136, Heifers 161, Bulls 81)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	112.00	112.00
1	—	369	107.50	107.50
7	—	454	119.00	119.00
3	—	278	135.00	135.00
3	—	620	85.00–87.00	85.65
11	—	348	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	111.00	111.00
2	—	434	120.00	120.00
13	—	549	118.00	118.00
2	—	755	94.00	94.00
1	—	558	108.00	108.00
1	—	814	82.00	82.00
3	—	377	119.00–130.00	126.22
18	—	459	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	297	122.00	122.00
1	—	440	83.00	83.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	547	129.00	129.00
1	—	392	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	638	109.00–113.00	112.33
2	—	741	111.00	111.00
2	—	356	132.50	132.50
5	—	559	117.00–123.00	121.78
2	—	650	109.00	109.00
7	—	456	139.00	139.00
2	—	541	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	650	124.00	124.00
8	—	567	129.00	129.00
4	—	838	118.00	118.00
2	—	445	125.00	125.00
4	—	756	123.00	123.00
7	—	738	124.00–128.50	127.86
12	—	525	130.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	628	124.00	124.00
16	—	1,033	114.00	114.00
12	—	470	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	807	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	510	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	452	92.00–116.25	112.37
4	—	634	113.00	113.00
1	—	437	92.00	92.00
3	—	662	107.00	107.00
22	—	545	97.00–110.00	107.07
2	—	730	99.00–101.00	99.99
17	—	352	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	684	110.00–119.00	113.44
5	—	347	120.00	120.00
1	—	837	100.00	100.00
1	—	476	101.00	101.00
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
16	—	448	118.00	118.00
1	—	871	104.00	104.00
7	—	599	114.00	114.00
22	—	543	111.00–115.00	113.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	85.00	85.00

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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