Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156. Heifers 155, Bulls 30)

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 $136.39/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$136.39

156 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$25.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	695	142.00	987	11thin
Medium and Large 1	713	137.10	977	117
Medium and Large 2	595	136.19	811	21
Medium and Large 3	625	116.29	727	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.71/cwt here — about $260 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 sale156 hd

136.39

—

VA average8 barns · 1,019 hd

140.50

−4.10

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

60 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 1Natural	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.14/cwt	138.00–141.50	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	140.04/cwt	132.00–145.00	976	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	684	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	526	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	133.78/cwt	124.00–136.00	807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	134.53/cwt	118.00–135.50	963	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	915	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	123.22/cwt	121.50–123.50	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	756	102.50/cwt	90.00–115.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.20/cwt	131.00–133.00	697	5

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 341Last week 0Year ago 475

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156. Heifers 155, Bulls 30)

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 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	128.00	128.00
10	—	682	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	138.00–141.50	141.14
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,126	117.00	117.00
1	—	987	121.50	121.50
11	—	647	131.00	131.00
4	—	456	150.00	150.00
42	—	697	132.00–145.00	140.04
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
9	—	747	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
7	—	938	121.50–123.50	123.22
1	—	362	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	136.00	136.00
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
5	—	443	135.00	135.00
3	—	576	134.00	134.00
2	—	791	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	695	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	114.00–120.00	117.00
3	—	539	125.00	125.00
2	—	756	90.00–115.00	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	124.00	124.00
1	—	638	77.50	77.50
1	—	389	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	147.00	147.00
7	—	534	124.50	124.50
11	—	603	124.00–136.00	133.78
18	—	716	118.00–135.50	134.53
2	—	440	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	135.00	135.00
6	—	445	132.00	132.00
3	—	543	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	128.00	128.00
7	—	545	125.50	125.50
7	—	648	128.00	128.00
16	—	661	127.00	127.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	706	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
3	—	568	122.00	122.00
13	—	628	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	112.50	112.50
2	—	410	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	754	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	670	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	111.00	111.00
3	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	623	117.00	117.00
1	—	563	116.00	116.00
5	—	527	131.00–133.00	132.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	129.00	129.00
3	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	341	180.00	180.00
3	—	277	184.00	184.00
2	—	659	105.00	105.00

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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