Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 299, Bulls 26)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.79/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$130.79

299 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$73.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	588	143.15	841	53
Medium and Large 3	347	140.67	489	9thin
Medium and Large 2	580	128.28	744	58
Medium and Large 1	671	128.10	860	177
Small 1	603	70.00	422	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.15/cwt here — about $419 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 sale299 hd

130.79

—

VA average10 barns · 2,546 hd

131.68

−0.89

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

65 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 1-2Value Added	—	433	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	129.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	118.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.69/cwt	145.00–167.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	800	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	911	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	598	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	608	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	126.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	644	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	857	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	926	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.65/cwt	124.00–128.50	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	174.53/cwt	165.00–186.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.10/cwt	95.00–136.50	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	246	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	108.69/cwt	106.00–114.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	146.09/cwt	140.00–149.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	872	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	153.80/cwt	127.50–159.00	863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.29/cwt	110.00–139.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.75/cwt	138.00–167.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.69/cwt	110.00–139.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	247	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	853	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,092	8

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 Apr 16, 2021

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

Receipts 455Last week 298Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 299, Bulls 26)

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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	161.00	161.00
3	—	342	159.00	159.00
9	—	561	127.50–159.00	153.80
2	—	749	139.00	139.00
1	—	958	108.00	108.00
1	—	426	147.00	147.00
6	—	638	142.00	142.00
1	—	812	128.00	128.00
1	—	679	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	132.50	132.50
25	—	460	152.00	152.00
2	—	518	145.00–167.00	155.69
1	—	963	118.00	118.00
15	—	560	152.00	152.00
5	—	658	141.00	141.00
1	—	364	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,291	108.00	108.00
5	—	846	135.50	135.50
7	—	750	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	151.00	151.00
8	—	758	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	417	122.50	122.50
2	—	552	118.00	118.00
3	—	466	140.00–149.00	146.09
1	—	872	86.00	86.00
1	—	336	130.00	130.00
1	—	277	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	121.00	121.00
30	—	546	146.50	146.50
9	—	600	146.00	146.00
8	—	594	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	644	126.00–132.00	129.19
15	—	570	95.00–136.50	129.10
3	—	718	106.00–114.00	108.69
4	—	420	110.00–139.00	121.29
1	—	344	142.50	142.50
14	—	469	110.00–139.00	134.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	642	116.00–120.00	118.68
11	—	455	136.00	136.00
41	—	762	121.50	121.50
11	—	558	124.00–128.50	127.65
3	—	250	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	702	129.75	129.75
9	—	665	119.00–128.00	126.04
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	85.00	85.00
1	—	608	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	644	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	130.00	130.00
8	—	360	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
3	—	576	134.00	134.00
2	—	427	118.00	118.00
2	—	365	138.00–167.50	152.75
2	—	629	125.00	125.00
1	—	786	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
1	—	247	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	126.00	126.00
4	—	469	140.00	140.00
2	—	227	165.00–186.00	174.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	105.00	105.00

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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