Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 261, Heifers 202, Bulls 33)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.39/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$153.39

259 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$56.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	156.44	967	187
Medium and Large 1-2	617	156.00	962	36
Medium and Large 2	604	141.00	852	28
Medium and Large 3	551	118.33	652	6thin
Small 1	454	100.00	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.44/cwt here — about $513 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 sale259 hd

153.39

—

VA average10 barns · 2,711 hd

154.00

−0.61

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

76 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	Small 1	—	375	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	146.77/cwt	144.00–151.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	631	162.10/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,023	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	141.10/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	157.95/cwt	117.50–170.00	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	136.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	162.26/cwt	160.00–163.00	878	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	158.32/cwt	152.00–161.75	997	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	5
Steers	Small 1	—	381	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	324	1
Steers	Small 1	—	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	467	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	479	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	918	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	797	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	969	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	479	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	702	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	135.08/cwt	134.00–135.50	735	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	136.48/cwt	119.00–143.00	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	124.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	6

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 496Last week 398Year ago 594

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 261, Heifers 202, Bulls 33)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	102.50	102.50
2	—	492	125.00–145.00	135.00
8	—	572	131.00	131.00
6	—	662	126.00	126.00
2	—	786	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	619	113.00	113.00
2	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	918	74.00	74.00
1	—	797	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	518	106.00	106.00
1	—	969	69.00	69.00
3	—	733	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	168.00	168.00
12	—	632	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	139.00	139.00
5	—	385	144.00–151.00	146.77
1	—	930	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,190	114.00	114.00
10	—	753	139.50–141.50	141.10
6	—	475	151.00–154.00	153.50
6	—	843	135.00	135.00
5	—	582	130.00–144.00	136.54
2	—	1,063	134.00	134.00
28	—	541	160.00–163.00	162.26
62	—	630	152.00–161.75	158.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	631	157.00–165.50	162.10
13	—	578	117.50–170.00	157.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	650	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	554	127.50	127.50
1	—	472	125.00	125.00
1	—	444	130.00	130.00
2	—	642	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	133.00	133.00
6	—	474	155.00	155.00
1	—	226	136.00	136.00
5	—	636	135.00	135.00
1	—	833	127.00	127.00
1	—	292	158.00	158.00
6	—	742	136.00	136.00
6	—	542	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	137.00	137.00
6	—	606	145.00	145.00
11	—	495	162.00	162.00
4	—	670	158.50	158.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	381	85.00	85.00
1	—	527	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	132.00	132.00
9	—	732	130.00	130.00
10	—	479	146.50	146.50
25	—	568	119.00–143.00	136.48
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	102.50	102.50
1	—	528	92.50	92.50
1	—	368	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	115.00–121.00	120.36
4	—	760	120.00	120.00
2	—	693	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	122.00	122.00
6	—	458	131.00	131.00
1	—	307	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	357	75.00	75.00
1	—	407	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	544	134.00–135.50	135.08
12	—	452	131.00	131.00
2	—	905	114.00	114.00
8	—	841	133.00	133.00
1	—	389	137.00	137.00
2	—	699	123.00	123.00
2	—	438	100.00–110.00	105.05
13	—	637	123.00–130.00	124.03
22	—	557	128.00	128.00
4	—	755	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	644	132.00	132.00

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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