Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 145, Bulls 67)

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 $161.78/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$161.78

142 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$769

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$89.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.38

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	179.85	1,048	68
Medium and Large 2	551	152.84	843	60
Medium and Large 3	428	122.22	523	9thin
Small 1	442	112.50	497	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	310	90.00	279	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.85/cwt here — about $769 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 sale142 hd

161.78

—

VA average10 barns · 2,368 hd

202.16

−40.38

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

53 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	—	728	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	911	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	591	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	170.35/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	212.40/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,395	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	251.37/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,305	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	192.24/cwt	150.00–205.00	1,086	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	173.79/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.46/cwt	115.00–227.50	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.41/cwt	160.00–200.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	958	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	301	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	591	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,111	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	442	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	179.01/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,017	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	191.12/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,279	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	157.11/cwt	125.00–165.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	252	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	644	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 Oct 27, 2023

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

Receipts 280Last week 267Year ago 334

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 145, Bulls 67)

Value Added 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
2	—	728	160.00	160.00
1	—	263	100.00	100.00
8	—	461	175.00	175.00
9	—	638	162.50–172.50	170.35
19	—	568	175.00–190.00	179.01
23	—	669	175.00–195.00	191.12
6	—	382	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	911	100.00	100.00
1	—	319	110.00	110.00
8	—	650	147.50	147.50
1	—	741	155.00	155.00
13	—	560	150.00	150.00
5	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
10	—	463	125.00–165.00	157.11
1	—	252	100.00	100.00
6	—	633	100.00–110.00	101.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	431	125.00	125.00
4	—	347	120.00	120.00
1	—	243	120.00	120.00
3	—	597	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	591	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	591	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	800	208.00	208.00
15	—	657	210.00–214.00	212.40
1	—	728	185.00	185.00
13	—	519	237.50–258.00	251.37
3	—	455	240.00	240.00
1	—	912	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	359	240.00	240.00
2	—	471	220.00	220.00
2	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	508	185.00	185.00
1	—	741	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	150.00	150.00
1	—	357	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	150.00–205.00	192.24
8	—	659	167.50–177.50	173.79
6	—	479	115.00–227.50	151.46
4	—	368	160.00–200.00	180.41
1	—	407	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	669	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
8	—	456	210.00	210.00
5	—	388	185.00	185.00
3	—	561	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	450	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	301	135.00	135.00

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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