Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 91, Bulls 57)

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 $127.12/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$127.12

89 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$80.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

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	537	145.00	779	7thin
Medium and Large 1	655	130.65	855	65
Medium and Large 2	623	113.25	705	8thin
Medium and Large 3	569	107.50	612	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	102.50	1,046	5thin
Small 1	777	65.00	505	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $274 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 sale89 hd

127.12

—

VA average12 barns · 2,671 hd

134.45

−7.33

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

61 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 1Value Added	—	620	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	877	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	118.20/cwt	118.00–119.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	748	10
Steers	Small 1	—	777	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	128.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	857	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	105.43/cwt	104.00–110.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	492	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	1,020	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,009	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	86.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	996	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	103.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	580	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	373	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

Fri Oct 23, 2020

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

Receipts 239Last week 335Year ago 481

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 91, Bulls 57)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	381	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	669	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,009	95.00	95.00
1	—	779	115.00	115.00
1	—	647	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	99.00	99.00
1	—	930	111.00	111.00
5	—	717	118.00–119.00	118.20
1	—	954	96.00	96.00
3	—	797	114.00	114.00
10	—	567	132.00	132.00
2	—	492	137.50	137.50
16	—	666	127.00–130.00	128.72
3	—	631	128.00	128.00
1	—	378	147.00	147.00
2	—	850	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	777	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	674	105.00	105.00
1	—	359	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	652	103.00	103.00
3	—	812	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,076	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,047	79.00	79.00
8	—	551	104.00	104.00
3	—	749	100.00	100.00
4	—	525	104.00–110.00	105.43
1	—	953	90.00	90.00
1	—	359	125.00	125.00
18	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	303	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	101.00	101.00
3	—	507	80.00–90.00	86.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	756	82.00	82.00
5	—	369	112.50	112.50
2	—	639	96.00	96.00
1	—	996	73.00	73.00
20	—	561	100.00–107.00	103.38
1	—	289	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	122.00	122.00
1	—	673	107.00	107.00
7	—	443	131.00	131.00
1	—	574	85.00	85.00
4	—	544	118.00	118.00
7	—	373	138.00	138.00
1	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	233	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	822	90.00	90.00
1	—	726	105.00	105.00
6	—	561	128.00	128.00
9	—	675	118.00	118.00
7	—	465	132.00	132.00
4	—	373	144.00	144.00
1	—	601	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	359	108.00	108.00
1	—	492	94.00	94.00

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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