Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 77, Bulls 7)

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 $112.42/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$112.42

76 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	436	114.50	499	4thin
Medium and Large 1	623	113.36	707	48
Medium and Large 1-2	663	112.00	743	8thin
Medium and Large 2	529	110.14	583	14thin
Small 1	385	103.55	399	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $100 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 sale76 hd

112.42

—

VA average8 barns · 750 hd

116.08

−3.66

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

36 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	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	129.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	112.87/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	784	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	847	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	103.55/cwt	90.00–117.50	399	2
Steers	Small 1	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	116.10/cwt	101.00–123.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	838	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	105.00/cwt	100.00–107.50	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	735	4

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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Receipts 139Last week 594Year ago 219

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 77, Bulls 7)

Value Added 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
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	662	100.00	100.00
2	—	482	120.00–138.00	129.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	99.00	99.00
2	—	836	105.00	105.00
18	—	566	110.00–114.00	112.87
5	—	529	101.00–123.00	116.10
6	—	488	120.00	120.00
6	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	90.00–117.50	103.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	544	100.00–107.50	105.00
6	—	460	121.00	121.00
1	—	565	97.50	97.50
1	—	730	81.00	81.00
1	—	386	127.50	127.50
2	—	666	95.00–100.00	97.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	469	114.00	114.00
1	—	279	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	153.00	153.00
1	—	806	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,021	83.00	83.00
5	—	595	131.00	131.00
5	—	648	124.00	124.00
2	—	402	154.00	154.00
3	—	866	113.00–116.00	114.99
8	—	771	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	838	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	611	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
3	—	463	156.00	156.00
4	—	529	139.00	139.00

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