Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 63, Bulls 29)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.46/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$170.46

119 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$50.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

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	401	194.00	778	6thin
Medium and Large 1	587	177.76	1,043	75
Medium and Large 2	548	161.84	887	16thin
Medium and Large 3	437	150.83	659	6thin
Small 1	445	143.38	638	16thin

One grade step is worth $50.63/cwt here — about $140 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 sale119 hd

170.46

—

VA average10 barns · 1,534 hd

163.52

+6.94

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

52 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 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	945	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	975	1
Steers	Small 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	144.06/cwt	135.00–148.50	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	488	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,051	1
Steers	Small 1	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	715	2
Steers	Small 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	809	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	2
Steers	Small 1	—	532	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	805	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	146.14/cwt	134.00–147.00	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	582	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,106	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	3
Steers	Small 1	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	487	1

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 May 13, 2022

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

Receipts 211Last week 277Year ago 217

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 63, Bulls 29)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	465	160.00	160.00
2	—	564	156.00	156.00
3	—	537	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	622	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	149.00	149.00
5	—	538	148.00	148.00
4	—	809	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	100.00	100.00
2	—	672	105.00	105.00
1	—	378	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	196.50	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	401	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	174.00	174.00
5	—	931	138.50	138.50
21	—	508	186.00	186.00
1	—	668	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,004	131.00	131.00
3	—	729	135.00–148.50	144.06
6	—	462	183.00	183.00
7	—	641	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	532	100.00	100.00
7	—	343	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	157.00	157.00
1	—	589	126.00	126.00
3	—	426	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	136.00–140.00	138.64
1	—	834	126.00	126.00
2	—	423	169.00	169.00
1	—	291	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	137.00	137.00
3	—	425	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	582	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	643	134.00	134.00
9	—	455	154.00	154.00
16	—	562	134.00–147.00	146.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	138.00	138.00
2	—	367	148.00	148.00
2	—	805	97.50	97.50
2	—	652	120.00	120.00
4	—	476	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	276	151.00	151.00
6	—	483	151.00	151.00
5	—	559	144.00	144.00
2	—	355	156.00	156.00
2	—	676	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	563	129.00	129.00

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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