Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 318, Bulls 43)

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 $143.46/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$143.46

316 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$52.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

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	532	152.93	813	133
Medium and Large 2	558	140.94	787	71
Medium and Large 1	660	135.75	896	98
Medium and Large 3	462	125.59	580	11thin
Small 1	674	100.33	677	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.60/cwt here — about $137 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 sale316 hd

143.46

—

VA average10 barns · 2,730 hd

137.63

+5.83

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

73 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 1Natural	—	627	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	937	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	731	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,023	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	740	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	684	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	165.37/cwt	135.00–177.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	839	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	527	184.07/cwt	170.00–194.00	970	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	943	11
Steers	Small 1	—	648	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	712	173.17/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,233	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	648	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	626	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	556	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	107.49/cwt	107.49–107.49	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	797	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.05/cwt	119.00–128.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	353	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	587	150.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	885	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	671	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	973	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	526	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	679	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,164	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	613	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	963	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,290	10

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 11, 2022

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

Receipts 635Last week 252Year ago 471

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 318, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	627	149.50	149.50
12	—	731	140.00	140.00
10	—	963	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	471	155.00–159.00	157.09
7	—	353	158.00	158.00
68	—	587	145.00–152.50	150.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	126.50	126.50
1	—	652	127.00	127.00
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
1	—	804	116.00	116.00
21	—	554	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,036	101.00	101.00
10	—	461	138.00	138.00
8	—	733	119.00–125.00	119.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	705	132.00	132.00
13	—	671	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	112.00	112.00
1	—	639	113.00	113.00
2	—	472	107.50	107.50
1	—	539	116.00	116.00
1	—	427	113.00	113.00
5	—	372	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	153.00	153.00
2	—	224	135.00	135.00
15	—	547	136.00	136.00
2	—	656	115.00	115.00
15	—	472	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	613	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	597	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	125.00	125.00
2	—	684	129.00	129.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
9	—	357	171.00	171.00
1	—	452	112.50	112.50
5	—	430	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	135.00–177.00	165.37
3	—	839	117.00	117.00
2	—	519	136.00	136.00
12	—	563	159.00	159.00
2	—	746	175.00	175.00
9	—	671	143.00	143.00
4	—	476	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	527	170.00–194.00	184.07
13	—	648	158.00	158.00
32	—	679	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	561	157.00	157.00
1	—	828	134.00	134.00
9	—	473	167.50	167.50
11	—	646	146.00	146.00
3	—	734	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	648	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	755	170.00	170.00
29	—	712	172.50–174.00	173.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	685	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	801	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	140.00–150.00	144.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	624	130.00	130.00
3	—	486	144.00	144.00
2	—	719	119.00	119.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	536	125.00	125.00
1	—	353	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	107.49	107.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	120.00	120.00
1	—	797	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	119.00–128.00	127.05
7	—	473	135.00	135.00
3	—	631	129.00	129.00
1	—	691	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	157.00	157.00

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