Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 162, Bulls 76)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.10/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$125.10

165 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	450	130.00	585	6thin
Medium and Large 2	588	129.34	761	49
Medium and Large 3	520	128.33	667	15thin
Medium and Large 1	793	122.21	969	94
Small 1	499	111.00	554	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $31 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 sale165 hd

125.10

—

VA average12 barns · 2,845 hd

143.77

−18.66

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

72 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 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	117.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	918	1
Steers	Small 1	—	499	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	113.29/cwt	113.00–115.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,236	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	532	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	111.83/cwt	106.00–115.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	702	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	733	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	469	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	288	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	514	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	126.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	377	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	301	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	115.61/cwt	106.00–116.50	504	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	96.76/cwt	96.00–97.00	600	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	436	1

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 162, Bulls 76)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	461	130.00	130.00
3	—	658	115.00	115.00
4	—	366	143.00	143.00
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	541	146.00	146.00
3	—	815	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	134.00	134.00
1	—	858	98.00	98.00
13	—	688	113.00–115.00	113.29
3	—	372	146.00	146.00
7	—	454	135.00	135.00
1	—	731	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	122.00	122.00
10	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	647	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	558	139.00	139.00
7	—	834	112.00–120.00	117.73
1	—	883	104.00	104.00
24	—	1,274	97.00	97.00
8	—	607	130.00	130.00
5	—	542	140.00	140.00
9	—	461	146.00	146.00
7	—	664	121.00	121.00
1	—	382	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	499	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	549	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
2	—	366	119.00	119.00
6	—	453	113.00	113.00
1	—	656	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	457	116.50	116.50
2	—	382	125.00	125.00
4	—	615	103.00	103.00
1	—	284	122.50	122.50
12	—	558	115.00	115.00
1	—	714	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	616	110.00	110.00
4	—	531	118.00	118.00
7	—	572	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	106.00–115.00	111.83
5	—	759	92.50	92.50
6	—	363	120.00–129.00	126.16
3	—	721	92.00	92.00
12	—	436	106.00–116.50	115.61
4	—	620	96.00–97.00	96.76
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	733	64.00	64.00
1	—	288	117.50	117.50
1	—	301	117.50	117.50
1	—	538	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	109.00	109.00
7	—	558	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	137.00	137.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
2	—	643	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	446	126.50	126.50
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
3	—	537	120.00	120.00
5	—	371	141.00	141.00
1	—	562	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	446	131.00	131.00
3	—	644	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
4	—	557	134.00	134.00
1	—	461	132.50	132.50
7	—	505	142.00	142.00
1	—	714	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	377	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	133.00	133.00

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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