Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 107, Bulls 37)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.82/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$178.82

107 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2

$90.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	463	210.32	974	22
Medium and Large 1	498	195.79	975	26
Medium and Large 3	536	189.26	1,014	16thin
Medium and Large 2	631	152.18	961	38
Small 1	561	121.67	682	3thin
Small 2	675	119.93	810	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.39/cwt here — about $165 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 sale107 hd

178.82

—

VA average9 barns · 1,869 hd

185.73

−6.92

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

55 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
Steers	Small 1	—	334	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	462	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	245.87/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,183	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	798	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	3
Steers	Small 1	—	394	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	971	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	443	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	398	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	383	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	214.74/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,018	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	811	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	900	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	837	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	853	19
Heifers	Small 2	—	675	119.93/cwt	110.00–130.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	192.35/cwt	189.00–197.50	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	182.88/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,019	4

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 Apr 28, 2023

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

Receipts 207Last week 247Year ago 277

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 107, Bulls 37)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	175.00	175.00
1	—	394	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	243.00–248.00	245.87
9	—	553	233.00	233.00
7	—	411	248.00	248.00
3	—	696	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	230.00	230.00
3	—	442	225.00	225.00
1	—	798	162.50	162.50
3	—	553	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	242.50	242.50
3	—	514	240.00	240.00
2	—	1,078	148.00	148.00
3	—	440	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	185.00	185.00
1	—	383	65.00	65.00
1	—	837	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	152.50	152.50
2	—	643	172.50–175.00	173.75
4	—	658	180.00	180.00
1	—	527	181.00	181.00
1	—	376	215.00	215.00
1	—	319	212.50	212.50
19	—	717	119.00	119.00
5	—	442	189.00–197.50	192.35
4	—	557	182.50–183.00	182.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	629	165.00	165.00
3	—	400	210.00	210.00
5	—	487	197.50	197.50
11	—	541	188.00	188.00
3	—	380	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	190.00–219.00	214.74
2	—	569	157.50	157.50
1	—	811	130.00	130.00
4	—	653	177.50	177.50
2	—	347	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	498	205.00	205.00
9	—	413	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	110.00–130.00	119.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	516	185.00	185.00
1	—	390	239.00	239.00
4	—	456	195.00	195.00
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	207.50	207.50
3	—	572	185.00	185.00
3	—	372	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	870	118.00	118.00
1	—	443	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	198.00	198.00
2	—	463	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	195.00	195.00
3	—	457	180.00	180.00

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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