Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 259, Heifers 244, Bulls 91)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.94/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$139.94

259 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$54.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	144.51	878	160
Medium and Large 1-2	743	136.39	1,013	38
Medium and Large 2	586	133.20	781	53
Medium and Large 3	516	116.67	602	6thin
Small 1	703	90.50	636	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.01/cwt here — about $242 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 sale259 hd

139.94

—

VA average9 barns · 2,061 hd

137.26

+2.68

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

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	115.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	828	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	457	113.30/cwt	113.00–115.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	115.58/cwt	101.00–116.00	754	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.63/cwt	117.00–130.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	106.25/cwt	100.00–112.50	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	708	129.27/cwt	129.00–130.00	915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.66/cwt	115.00–159.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	117.37/cwt	92.00–118.00	637	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	135.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	883	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.09/cwt	113.00–122.00	884	12
Steers	Small 1	—	623	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	1
Steers	Small 1	—	783	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.25/cwt	117.50–164.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	871	30
Heifers	Small 1	—	573	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	501	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	119.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	579	163.57/cwt	161.50–165.00	947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	463	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	791	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	885	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	77.90/cwt	73.00–83.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	90.27/cwt	87.00–97.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	111.97/cwt	108.00–113.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	111.55/cwt	92.50–117.00	492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	759	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	106.10/cwt	90.00–122.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	145.73/cwt	130.00–148.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	111.21/cwt	107.50–115.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	114.33/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	118.17/cwt	110.00–127.50	323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	931	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	103.47/cwt	90.00–107.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.68/cwt	115.00–150.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	107.16/cwt	95.00–119.00	729	6

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 Dec 11, 2020

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

Receipts 594Last week 298Year ago 867

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 259, Heifers 244, Bulls 91)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	110.00–119.00	115.19
10	—	455	136.00	136.00
9	—	644	119.00	119.00
1	—	821	91.00	91.00
1	—	791	95.00	95.00
14	—	543	129.00	129.00
12	—	747	118.50	118.50
2	—	1,029	71.00	71.00
2	—	928	73.00–83.00	77.90
2	—	853	91.00	91.00
6	—	680	95.00–119.00	107.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	117.00–130.00	123.63
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
1	—	466	117.50	117.50
5	—	729	108.00–113.00	111.97
1	—	542	115.00	115.00
2	—	584	107.50–115.00	111.21
2	—	439	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,110	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,023	76.00	76.00
2	—	273	110.00–127.50	118.17
1	—	931	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	125.00	125.00
1	—	759	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	112.00	112.00
1	—	642	106.00	106.00
1	—	296	142.00	142.00
36	—	652	101.00–116.00	115.58
4	—	437	100.00–112.50	106.25
3	—	371	136.00	136.00
4	—	581	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	921	95.00	95.00
50	—	543	92.00–118.00	117.37
43	—	460	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	113.00–115.00	113.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	750	116.00	116.00
8	—	545	116.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	573	87.50	87.50
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	598	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	87.00–97.00	90.27
1	—	945	78.00	78.00
9	—	441	92.50–117.00	111.55
1	—	712	97.00	97.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
3	—	216	120.00	120.00
4	—	353	133.00	133.00
7	—	546	113.50	113.50
5	—	656	90.00–107.00	103.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	389	118.00	118.00
3	—	482	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	120.00	120.00
4	—	744	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	146.00	146.00
7	—	750	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,115	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,196	111.50	111.50
19	—	469	163.50	163.50
11	—	529	115.00–159.00	141.66
32	—	652	130.00–136.00	135.40
12	—	730	113.00–122.00	121.09
10	—	380	117.50–164.00	159.25
30	—	560	155.50	155.50
1	—	997	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	708	129.00–130.00	129.27
17	—	579	161.50–165.00	163.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	154.50	154.50
10	—	982	108.00–117.00	114.33
4	—	820	117.00	117.00
9	—	672	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	623	80.00	80.00
1	—	783	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	85.00	85.00
2	—	713	90.00–122.00	106.10
10	—	539	120.00–135.00	130.67
8	—	457	130.00–148.00	145.73
1	—	556	135.00	135.00
6	—	372	115.00–150.00	140.68
4	—	616	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	767	90.00	90.00
1	—	312	110.00	110.00
4	—	504	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	132.00	132.00

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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