Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 112, Bulls 37)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.93/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$118.93

112 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$31.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	122.46	736	50
Medium and Large 2-3	486	121.26	590	27
Medium and Large 2	560	119.67	670	18thin
Medium and Large 3	451	107.59	486	11thin
Small 1	572	104.33	597	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	460	91.00	419	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.46/cwt here — about $317 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 sale112 hd

118.93

—

VA average12 barns · 2,886 hd

124.03

−5.10

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

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	126.35/cwt	115.00–130.50	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	681	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	553	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	2
Steers	Small 1	—	521	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.71/cwt	122.50–147.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	120.55/cwt	115.00–121.50	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.36/cwt	97.50–136.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,529	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	806	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	724	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	477	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	473	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	848	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	837	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.70/cwt	115.00–123.50	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	117.25/cwt	99.00–123.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	727	122.42/cwt	121.00–123.50	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	97.50/cwt	92.50–107.50	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	122.30/cwt	110.00–124.50	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	791	2

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 Oct 22, 2021

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

Receipts 222Last week 218Year ago 239

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 112, Bulls 37)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	124.50	124.50
4	—	369	115.00–130.50	126.35
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
5	—	644	120.00	120.00
1	—	517	114.00	114.00
1	—	757	115.00	115.00
5	—	437	125.00	125.00
7	—	458	110.00–124.50	122.30
5	—	847	120.00	120.00
7	—	557	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	434	109.00	109.00
1	—	848	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	115.00–123.50	121.70
2	—	325	131.50	131.50
1	—	736	110.00	110.00
2	—	840	110.00	110.00
3	—	551	118.00	118.00
2	—	676	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	99.00–123.00	117.25
14	—	475	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	109.50	109.50
3	—	356	92.50–107.50	97.50
2	—	572	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	121.00–123.50	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	133.00	133.00
1	—	884	115.00	115.00
1	—	719	122.00	122.00
8	—	560	122.50–147.00	140.71
7	—	817	115.00–121.50	120.55
9	—	676	97.50–136.00	125.36
4	—	484	150.00	150.00
3	—	357	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	763	120.00	120.00
2	—	447	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	521	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,529	81.00	81.00
8	—	465	172.00	172.00
7	—	647	132.00	132.00
1	—	852	123.00	123.00
11	—	561	155.00	155.00
1	—	379	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	92.50	92.50
1	—	265	117.50	117.50
1	—	461	114.00	114.00
1	—	573	135.50	135.50
3	—	545	135.50	135.50
7	—	423	135.00–142.00	138.91
2	—	358	130.00	130.00
1	—	837	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	477	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	137.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	281	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

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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