Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 188, Bulls 21)

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 $184.55/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$184.55

188 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$710

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$87.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	189.85	1,211	110
Medium and Large 1-2	678	188.09	1,275	33
Medium and Large 2	538	172.09	926	43
Small 1	489	102.50	501	2thin

One grade step is worth $87.35/cwt here — about $710 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 sale188 hd

184.55

—

VA average8 barns · 1,444 hd

191.45

−6.90

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

68 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 2	—	657	164.37/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	818	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	672	168.24/cwt	130.00–187.50	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	205.22/cwt	195.00–210.00	790	3
Steers	Small 1	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	217.29/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	211.96/cwt	170.00–216.00	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	861	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	664	186.97/cwt	151.00–200.00	1,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,392	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	198.91/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,353	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	496	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	201.75/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,231	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	185.00/cwt	115.00–195.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	472	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	137.75/cwt	106.00–170.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	187.46/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	198.62/cwt	197.00–200.00	945	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	131.45/cwt	87.50–160.00	967	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	506	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	160.84/cwt	132.50–167.00	1,174	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	871	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	179.50/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,285	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	554	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,051	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	918	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,239	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 Jan 12, 2024

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

Receipts 338Last week 715Year ago 226

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 188, Bulls 21)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	162.50–165.00	164.37
1	—	498	150.00	150.00
3	—	389	180.00	180.00
2	—	243	155.00	155.00
8	—	438	115.00–195.00	185.00
5	—	579	194.00	194.00
2	—	511	106.00–170.00	137.75
1	—	617	160.00	160.00
5	—	736	87.50–160.00	131.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	818	191.00	191.00
8	—	746	190.00	190.00
24	—	610	200.00–202.00	201.75
5	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	693	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	130.00–187.50	168.24
3	—	547	185.00	185.00
6	—	496	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	165.00	165.00
1	—	912	145.00	145.00
2	—	316	190.00	190.00
4	—	635	165.00–195.00	187.46
17	—	476	197.00–200.00	198.62
8	—	730	132.50–167.00	160.84
1	—	579	125.00	125.00
1	—	835	155.00	155.00
11	—	542	194.00	194.00
1	—	787	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	100.00	100.00
1	—	506	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	160.00	160.00
4	—	554	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	716	165.00–192.00	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	194.00	194.00
1	—	642	210.00	210.00
6	—	470	240.00	240.00
3	—	782	195.00	195.00
16	—	680	165.00–205.00	198.91
7	—	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	250.00	250.00
2	—	647	200.00	200.00
1	—	840	175.00	175.00
1	—	277	205.00	205.00
3	—	385	195.00–210.00	205.22
2	—	436	227.50	227.50
2	—	770	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	185.00	185.00
8	—	526	230.00	230.00
6	—	664	151.00–200.00	186.97
1	—	640	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	195.00	195.00
8	—	743	212.00–219.00	217.29
11	—	777	170.00–216.00	211.96
11	—	861	209.50	209.50
23	—	630	221.00	221.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	190.00	190.00
2	—	453	205.00	205.00
2	—	393	210.00	210.00
1	—	814	121.00	121.00
1	—	753	138.00	138.00
1	—	719	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	534	190.00	190.00
1	—	384	165.00	165.00
2	—	711	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	918	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	170.00	170.00

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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