Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 128, Bulls 28)

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 $202.32/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$202.32

126 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$113.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

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	482	229.00	1,104	9thin
Medium and Large 1	539	212.54	1,146	61
Medium and Large 2	586	197.13	1,156	44
Medium and Large 2-3	573	195.00	1,117	4thin
Medium and Large 3	497	133.20	662	5thin
Small 1	547	115.67	632	3thin

One grade step is worth $113.33/cwt here — about $471 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 sale126 hd

202.32

—

VA average10 barns · 2,269 hd

215.87

−13.55

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

59 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 1	—	1,065	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	245.88/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	573	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	198.60/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	863	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	199.83/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	225.18/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	699	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	225.72/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	186.41/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,104	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	921	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.84/cwt	100.00–142.50	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	801	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,018	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	214.38/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,149	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	191.26/cwt	185.00–217.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	202	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,070	8
Steers	Small 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	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 Oct 13, 2023

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

Receipts 267Last week 259Year ago 116

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 128, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	184.00	184.00
4	—	261	292.50	292.50
7	—	383	260.00	260.00
1	—	628	175.00	175.00
7	—	470	255.00	255.00
7	—	532	245.00	245.00
6	—	664	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	389	252.50	252.50
8	—	469	245.00–246.00	245.88
8	—	542	239.00	239.00
5	—	642	193.00–200.00	198.60
4	—	771	185.00–205.00	199.83
1	—	658	203.00	203.00
1	—	818	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	249.00	249.00
14	—	586	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	234.00	234.00
2	—	645	240.00	240.00
12	—	773	224.00–226.00	225.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	419	122.50	122.50
1	—	863	75.00	75.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	172.50	172.50
8	—	656	224.00	224.00
15	—	469	217.00	217.00
5	—	386	185.00–217.50	191.26
1	—	291	225.00	225.00
1	—	518	150.00	150.00
3	—	202	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	185.00–188.00	186.41
6	—	472	210.00	210.00
2	—	631	175.00	175.00
3	—	726	182.50	182.50
11	—	536	210.00–227.00	214.38
3	—	362	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	472	121.00	121.00
1	—	563	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	801	108.00	108.00
3	—	362	131.00	131.00
1	—	598	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	223.00	223.00
12	—	685	217.50	217.50
3	—	615	200.00	200.00
2	—	753	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	182.50	182.50
1	—	699	152.50	152.50
2	—	725	100.00–142.50	120.84
5	—	556	202.50	202.50
2	—	376	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	222.50–228.00	225.72
2	—	519	217.50	217.50
2	—	396	215.00	215.00
1	—	662	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	921	65.00	65.00

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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