Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 178, Bulls 84)

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 $113.21/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$113.21

168 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$28.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	117.19	631	73
Medium and Large 1-2	737	116.85	861	23
Medium and Large 2	525	110.84	582	50
Medium and Large 3	485	106.41	516	16thin
Small 1	630	88.83	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.35/cwt here — about $71 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 sale168 hd

113.21

—

VA average11 barns · 2,443 hd

121.09

−7.87

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

79 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 1	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.03/cwt	144.00–151.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	123.19/cwt	102.00–132.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	119.68/cwt	119.00–121.00	551	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	639	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	756	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.83/cwt	138.00–141.00	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.66/cwt	117.00–131.00	851	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	704	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	651	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	570	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	599	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	641	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	913	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	781	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,007	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	247	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	93.99/cwt	85.00–102.50	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	859	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	116.85/cwt	105.00–121.00	861	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	137.74/cwt	95.00–145.00	485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	99.44/cwt	95.00–109.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,003	3

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 9, 2020

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

Receipts 335Last week 260Year ago 378

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 178, Bulls 84)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	542	82.50	82.50
5	—	676	121.00	121.00
15	—	460	119.00–121.00	119.68
1	—	724	100.00	100.00
34	—	553	115.50	115.50
10	—	646	117.00	117.00
2	—	291	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	114.00	114.00
5	—	665	114.00	114.00
5	—	529	85.00–102.50	93.99
1	—	411	107.50	107.50
10	—	572	114.50	114.50
4	—	372	122.00	122.00
12	—	461	117.00	117.00
1	—	229	100.00	100.00
3	—	347	85.00	85.00
1	—	716	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	651	75.00	75.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
2	—	765	89.00	89.00
1	—	599	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	557	104.00	104.00
2	—	618	102.00	102.00
1	—	781	96.00	96.00
2	—	285	117.50	117.50
1	—	500	97.50	97.50
2	—	441	107.00	107.00
3	—	363	120.00	120.00
1	—	472	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	737	105.00–121.00	116.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	842	94.50	94.50
6	—	684	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	717	100.00	100.00
2	—	630	114.00	114.00
5	—	547	118.00	118.00
7	—	352	95.00–145.00	137.74
1	—	567	75.00	75.00
3	—	438	95.00–109.00	99.44
6	—	450	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	102.00–132.00	123.19
5	—	417	159.00	159.00
5	—	482	142.00	142.00
2	—	614	123.00	123.00
2	—	362	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,038	88.00	88.00
1	—	913	88.00	88.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	298	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
1	—	704	88.00	88.00
4	—	564	101.00	101.00
3	—	641	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	669	97.00	97.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	387	90.00	90.00
4	—	530	101.00	101.00
1	—	560	98.00	98.00
2	—	247	115.00	115.00
2	—	314	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	458	144.00–151.00	150.03
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
1	—	392	148.00	148.00
4	—	639	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,065	98.00	98.00
18	—	555	138.00–141.00	140.83
11	—	656	117.00–131.00	129.66
1	—	932	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,007	75.00	75.00
1	—	859	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	381	142.00	142.00
2	—	434	144.00	144.00
1	—	759	116.00	116.00
4	—	649	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	115.00	115.00

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