Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.12/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$145.12

133 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	155.93	796	37
Small 1	421	143.00	602	2thin
Medium and Large 1	688	141.46	973	68
Medium and Large 1-2	688	139.82	961	25
Medium and Large 3	324	130.00	421	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $374 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 sale133 hd

145.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,314 hd

147.01

−1.89

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

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	558	1
Steers	Small 1	—	421	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	155.35/cwt	154.00–156.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	115.50/cwt	112.00–116.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.06/cwt	129.75–131.00	706	24
Heifers	Small 1	—	697	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	521	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	614	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	748	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	419	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	311	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	754	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	473	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	512	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	649	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	951	13

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 Feb 14, 2020

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

Receipts 262Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	475	117.50	117.50
8	—	544	160.00	160.00
6	—	569	154.00	154.00
6	—	347	173.00	173.00
1	—	893	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	120.00	120.00
11	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	827	119.00	119.00
10	—	974	128.00	128.00
6	—	606	137.00	137.00
6	—	540	154.00–156.00	155.35
3	—	767	129.00	129.00
4	—	732	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,152	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	894	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	446	161.00	161.00
2	—	754	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	643	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	169.50	169.50
8	—	512	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	649	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	902	111.50	111.50
3	—	966	111.50	111.50
1	—	572	123.00	123.00
8	—	644	112.00–116.00	115.50
24	—	543	129.75–131.00	130.06
6	—	388	140.00	140.00
6	—	693	118.00	118.00
7	—	442	134.50	134.50
7	—	743	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	697	118.00	118.00
1	—	543	113.00	113.00
1	—	748	79.00	79.00
1	—	311	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
1	—	884	111.50	111.50
8	—	364	143.00	143.00
9	—	431	133.00	133.00
12	—	537	132.50	132.50
1	—	294	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	319	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	122.00	122.00
2	—	625	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	551	148.00	148.00
1	—	387	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	154.00	154.00
3	—	369	163.00	163.00

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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