Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Bulls 130, Heifers 20)

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 $148.86/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$148.86

148 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$67.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	155.20	801	34
Medium and Large 1-2	645	153.58	990	65
Medium and Large 2	646	140.97	911	45
Medium and Large 3	661	113.33	750	3thin
Small 1	716	87.50	627	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.70/cwt here — about $175 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 sale148 hd

148.86

—

VA average8 barns · 1,340 hd

148.76

+0.10

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

56 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 2	—	747	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,010	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	92.38/cwt	75.00–110.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	4
Steers	Small 1	—	716	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,009	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	938	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	966	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	784	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	583	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	939	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	145.30/cwt	118.00–151.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	137.94/cwt	111.00–141.50	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	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 Mar 26, 2021

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

Receipts 298Last week 471Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Bulls 130, Heifers 20)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	116.00	116.00
2	—	658	134.00	134.00
5	—	443	157.00	157.00
1	—	262	165.00	165.00
1	—	623	110.00	110.00
4	—	376	168.00	168.00
6	—	567	118.00–151.00	145.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	674	120.00–126.00	122.95
6	—	436	163.00	163.00
7	—	555	148.00	148.00
3	—	387	168.00	168.00
5	—	639	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	639	158.00	158.00
11	—	738	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	168.00	168.00
5	—	469	167.00	167.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	716	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	761	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	784	112.50	112.50
1	—	712	85.00	85.00
1	—	488	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	583	161.00	161.00
7	—	713	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	144.00	144.00
4	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	272	132.50	132.50
5	—	559	123.00	123.00
1	—	713	110.00	110.00
5	—	475	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	117.00	117.00
5	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,009	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	125.00	125.00
40	—	507	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	966	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	868	95.00	95.00
3	—	667	121.00	121.00
5	—	363	147.00	147.00
4	—	445	131.00	131.00
13	—	531	111.00–141.50	137.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	371	126.00	126.00
5	—	461	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	123.00	123.00
12	—	565	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	138.00	138.00
1	—	290	172.50	172.50
1	—	392	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	721	75.00–110.00	92.38
2	—	631	117.00	117.00
2	—	374	150.00–157.50	153.55
1	—	938	75.00	75.00
1	—	821	94.00	94.00
1	—	678	124.00	124.00
1	—	286	170.00	170.00
3	—	520	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	100.00	100.00

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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