Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 108, Bulls 56)

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 $153.21/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$153.21

108 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

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	661	166.00	1,097	42
Medium and Large 2	565	154.40	872	26
Medium and Large 1	591	139.01	822	40

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about $276 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 sale108 hd

153.21

—

VA average10 barns · 2,096 hd

151.88

+1.33

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

54 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	—	471	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	761	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	609	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	757	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	652	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	922	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	599	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	709	128.85/cwt	99.00–159.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	744	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	909	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	879	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.64/cwt	113.00–130.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	482	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	684	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,125	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	582	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,001	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	809	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	741	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 Jan 13, 2023

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

Receipts 226Last week 709Year ago 225

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 108, Bulls 56)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	159.50	159.50
4	—	725	141.00	141.00
4	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	428	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
2	—	359	165.00	165.00
12	—	557	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	149.00	149.00
2	—	652	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	879	138.00	138.00
3	—	642	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	461	130.00	130.00
2	—	718	113.00–130.00	121.64
2	—	763	138.00	138.00
3	—	573	148.00	148.00
4	—	665	147.00	147.00
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
12	—	482	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	684	164.50	164.50
9	—	582	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	837	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	145.00	145.00
1	—	718	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	761	171.00	171.00
8	—	609	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	603	168.00	168.00
4	—	809	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,002	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	819	122.00	122.00
1	—	922	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	179.00	179.00
1	—	452	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	99.00–159.00	128.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	852	165.00	165.00
6	—	721	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	100.00	100.00
1	—	744	145.00	145.00
1	—	512	149.00	149.00
12	—	551	165.00	165.00
9	—	456	197.00	197.00
6	—	650	154.00	154.00
2	—	376	197.50	197.50
2	—	406	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	140.00	140.00
1	—	349	182.50	182.50
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
7	—	553	155.00	155.00
7	—	654	149.00	149.00
1	—	809	75.00	75.00
3	—	485	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	547	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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