Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 132, Bulls 53)

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 $144.82/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$144.82

129 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	146.48	779	33
Medium and Large 1-2	620	145.32	901	28
Medium and Large 1	601	144.18	866	48
Medium and Large 3	463	143.00	661	18thin
Small 1	461	142.00	655	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $124 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 sale129 hd

144.82

—

VA average10 barns · 1,282 hd

142.69

+2.13

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

62 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 2Value Added	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.79/cwt	142.50–155.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	154.78/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	155.58/cwt	132.50–163.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	174.55/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,000	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	859	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	361	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	791	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	896	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	147.27/cwt	143.00–148.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.23/cwt	142.00–146.50	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	941	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	142.74/cwt	124.00–149.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	742	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	816	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	634	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	178.85/cwt	178.00–180.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	707	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	397	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	604	100.00/cwt	75.00–125.00	604	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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 132, Bulls 53)

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 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	942	128.00	128.00
11	—	641	140.00–142.00	141.27
4	—	726	138.00	138.00
4	—	473	149.00	149.00
1	—	786	138.00	138.00
3	—	379	159.00	159.00
12	—	534	142.00–146.50	144.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	154.00	154.00
2	—	518	129.00	129.00
2	—	568	142.00	142.00
8	—	454	124.00–149.00	142.74
1	—	642	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	346	140.00	140.00
7	—	529	143.00–148.00	147.27
9	—	661	139.00	139.00
2	—	741	127.00	127.00
11	—	461	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	614	146.00	146.00
6	—	656	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	461	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	139.00	139.00
4	—	488	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	784	145.00	145.00
1	—	672	161.00	161.00
4	—	565	142.50–155.00	151.79
1	—	483	102.50	102.50
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
1	—	859	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	653	135.00	135.00
5	—	466	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	742	151.00–157.00	154.78
4	—	671	132.50–163.00	155.58
25	—	573	170.00–179.00	174.55
1	—	909	139.00	139.00
3	—	832	146.00	146.00
1	—	611	156.00	156.00
2	—	416	168.00	168.00
6	—	1,339	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,253	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	130.00	130.00
6	—	896	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	791	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	361	60.00	60.00
1	—	634	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	159.00	159.00
6	—	578	152.00	152.00
4	—	654	140.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	759	132.00	132.00
2	—	447	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	141.00	141.00
2	—	429	151.00	151.00
2	—	867	125.00	125.00
1	—	263	169.00	169.00
7	—	334	178.00–180.00	178.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	110.00	110.00
9	—	397	166.00	166.00
2	—	604	75.00–125.00	100.00

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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