Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 92, Bulls 42)

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 $230.31/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$230.31

124 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$75.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	245.13	1,120	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.80	1,494	20
Medium and Large 1	721	231.30	1,667	76
Medium and Large 3	585	169.49	991	9thin

One grade step is worth $75.64/cwt here — about $129 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 sale124 hd

230.31

—

VA average11 barns · 1,504 hd

237.02

−6.71

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 1	—	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	443	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	214.66/cwt	199.00–239.00	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	241.37/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	229.92/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,791	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	248.50/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,031	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	145.21/cwt	130.00–161.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,154	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	253.88/cwt	217.50–266.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	253.14/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,265	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	899	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	349	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	246	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	747	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,422	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	188.85/cwt	85.00–222.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	662	223.31/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,478	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	472	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	717	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	853	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,279	6

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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 259Last week 344Year ago 236

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 92, Bulls 42)

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
5	—	643	201.00	201.00
18	—	677	210.00	210.00
1	—	877	170.00	170.00
1	—	719	180.00	180.00
4	—	474	229.00	229.00
6	—	571	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	230.00	230.00
4	—	443	236.00	236.00
2	—	518	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	621	197.50	197.50
1	—	246	225.00	225.00
2	—	583	170.00	170.00
1	—	292	150.00	150.00
3	—	334	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	427	155.00	155.00
4	—	464	227.00	227.00
1	—	278	202.50	202.50
4	—	537	85.00–222.00	188.85
1	—	637	205.00	205.00
5	—	384	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	662	222.00–224.00	223.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	717	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	175.00	175.00
1	—	503	140.00	140.00
1	—	769	232.50	232.50
2	—	618	155.00	155.00
1	—	307	202.50	202.50
2	—	561	130.00–161.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	199.00–239.00	214.66
2	—	853	239.00	239.00
1	—	706	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	233.00	233.00
12	—	415	232.00–250.00	248.50
2	—	457	252.50	252.50
1	—	337	247.50	247.50
3	—	546	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	238.00–242.50	241.37
42	—	779	228.00–235.00	229.92
2	—	613	226.00	226.00
6	—	868	234.00	234.00
2	—	905	217.50	217.50
4	—	469	217.50–266.00	253.88
4	—	442	247.50–255.00	253.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	674	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	251.00	251.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	768	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	557	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	220.00	220.00
3	—	222	265.00	265.00
2	—	660	175.00	175.00
1	—	899	170.00	170.00
1	—	387	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	349	197.00	197.00
4	—	504	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	747	176.00	176.00
1	—	355	204.00	204.00
1	—	414	150.00	150.00
2	—	645	181.00	181.00
7	—	472	235.00	235.00
3	—	553	195.00	195.00

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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