Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 129, Bulls 31)

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 $126.81/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$126.81

128 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1

$48.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	536	133.71	716	21
Medium and Large 2	531	128.64	682	39
Medium and Large 1	604	127.77	772	45
Medium and Large 3	454	116.93	531	22
Small 1	793	85.00	674	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $42 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 sale128 hd

126.81

—

VA average8 barns · 1,797 hd

128.14

−1.33

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

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	917	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.57/cwt	129.00–132.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	909	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	787	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	960	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	793	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	142.16/cwt	119.00–154.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	761	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	501	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	804	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	799	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	153.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3

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 30, 2021

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 129, Bulls 31)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	653	121.00	121.00
2	—	295	167.50	167.50
1	—	373	129.00	129.00
1	—	208	180.00	180.00
3	—	503	139.00	139.00
1	—	799	100.00	100.00
8	—	411	145.00–157.00	153.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	140.00	140.00
3	—	406	119.00–154.00	142.16
2	—	642	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	139.00	139.00
1	—	554	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	150.00	150.00
1	—	917	80.00	80.00
13	—	444	134.00	134.00
5	—	651	114.00	114.00
1	—	502	129.00	129.00
4	—	748	114.00	114.00
8	—	488	134.00	134.00
4	—	555	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	129.00–132.00	131.57
3	—	342	156.00	156.00
5	—	566	129.00	129.00
1	—	833	87.50	87.50
3	—	657	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	129.00	129.00
3	—	424	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	787	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	793	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	133.00	133.00
5	—	420	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	128.00	128.00
4	—	478	122.00	122.00
1	—	804	65.00	65.00
3	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	656	75.00	75.00
1	—	292	142.50	142.50
8	—	409	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	139.00	139.00
6	—	909	125.00	125.00
7	—	710	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	771	125.00	125.00
2	—	647	121.00	121.00
6	—	465	150.00	150.00
7	—	538	152.00	152.00
1	—	362	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	127.50	127.50
2	—	461	147.00	147.00
19	—	519	164.00	164.00
1	—	824	125.00	125.00
1	—	738	130.00	130.00
9	—	613	165.00	165.00
2	—	681	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	636	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	151.00	151.00

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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