Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 150, Bulls 11)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.13/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$235.13

181 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$806

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

$147.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	536	247.20	1,326	73
Medium and Large 1	637	237.70	1,514	80
Medium and Large 2	579	215.12	1,245	21
Medium and Large 3	573	146.58	840	6thin
Small 1	520	100.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $147.20/cwt here — about $806 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 sale181 hd

235.13

—

VA average8 barns · 1,399 hd

236.71

−1.57

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

61 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	Medium and Large 2	—	933	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	480	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	774	2
Steers	Small 1	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	231.00/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,173	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,389	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	672	243.22/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,634	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	241.56/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,495	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	506	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,260	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	484	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	699	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	430	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	584	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,057	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	233.58/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	593	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	474	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	536	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	240.65/cwt	239.50–244.50	1,439	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	121.75/cwt	100.00–129.00	752	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 Sep 8, 2023

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

Receipts 344Last week 284Year ago 326

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 150, Bulls 11)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	933	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,235	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,078	167.50	167.50
2	—	373	207.50	207.50
1	—	280	197.50	197.50
10	—	478	215.00–238.00	231.00
3	—	573	220.00	220.00
1	—	805	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	192.50	192.50
4	—	618	100.00–129.00	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	258.00	258.00
19	—	506	249.00	249.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	239.00	239.00
5	—	1,120	179.00	179.00
4	—	861	224.00	224.00
11	—	530	248.00	248.00
6	—	631	215.00–225.00	219.91
7	—	451	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	469	250.00	250.00
18	—	567	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	245.00	245.00
21	—	672	238.00–248.00	243.22
7	—	600	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	240.00–246.00	241.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	449	217.50	217.50
2	—	737	140.00–147.50	143.78
1	—	682	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	554	208.00	208.00
1	—	840	160.00	160.00
1	—	699	172.50	172.50
1	—	367	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	248.00	248.00
1	—	584	107.50	107.50
17	—	536	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	364	202.50	202.50
6	—	641	195.00	195.00
8	—	551	232.00	232.00
16	—	472	224.00	224.00
6	—	539	214.00	214.00
2	—	736	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	529	210.00	210.00
7	—	447	223.00	223.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
5	—	482	244.00	244.00
5	—	659	229.00	229.00
2	—	737	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	187.50	187.50
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	152.50	152.50
19	—	733	233.00–234.00	233.58
26	—	598	239.50–244.50	240.65
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	241.00	241.00

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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