Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 129, Bulls 57)

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 $224.08/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$224.08

128 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$623

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$109.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	234.48	1,201	58
Medium and Large 1	580	224.99	1,305	49
Medium and Large 1-2	637	218.83	1,394	9thin
Medium and Large 3	480	183.84	882	10thin
Small 1	463	125.00	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $109.48/cwt here — about $623 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 sale128 hd

224.08

—

VA average9 barns · 2,496 hd

226.43

−2.36

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

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	204.19/cwt	185.00–222.50	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	468	253.52/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	371	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	253.71/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	392	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	210.69/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	956	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	197.98/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	240.86/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	921	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	791	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	744	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	213.75/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	228.89/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,294	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	187.47/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	241.80/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,173	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	246.93/cwt	227.50–249.00	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	225.03/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	913	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	231.33/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,279	11

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 Feb 9, 2024

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

Receipts 255Last week 338Year ago 508

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 129, Bulls 57)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	349	225.00	225.00
6	—	463	276.00	276.00
5	—	651	180.00–202.50	197.98
2	—	791	169.00	169.00
1	—	744	170.00	170.00
8	—	536	175.00–225.00	213.75
4	—	364	300.00	300.00
1	—	577	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	956	143.00	143.00
1	—	789	175.00	175.00
1	—	722	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
1	—	434	245.00	245.00
1	—	365	300.00	300.00
5	—	566	225.00–245.00	240.86
2	—	921	112.50	112.50
2	—	649	200.00	200.00
10	—	478	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	225.00	225.00
2	—	336	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	369	225.00	225.00
1	—	872	165.00	165.00
1	—	841	165.00	165.00
11	—	467	227.50–249.00	246.93
2	—	667	202.50	202.50
1	—	270	225.00	225.00
8	—	338	260.00	260.00
4	—	752	202.50	202.50
3	—	446	220.00–227.50	225.03
2	—	913	162.50	162.50
1	—	739	195.00	195.00
1	—	517	207.50	207.50
11	—	553	195.00–235.00	231.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	177.50	177.50
2	—	430	185.00–222.50	204.19
1	—	356	200.00	200.00
5	—	457	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	233.00	233.00
5	—	675	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	253.00–256.00	253.52
5	—	371	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	228.00–230.00	228.89
10	—	604	223.00	223.00
3	—	349	255.00	255.00
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
5	—	655	197.50	197.50
2	—	764	175.00–200.00	187.47
12	—	485	241.00–243.00	241.80
2	—	828	197.50	197.50
3	—	864	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	235.00	235.00
7	—	592	265.00	265.00
10	—	474	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	736	220.00	220.00
1	—	670	207.50	207.50
1	—	461	290.00	290.00
3	—	648	232.50	232.50
8	—	525	280.00	280.00
4	—	570	255.00	255.00
1	—	760	210.00	210.00
2	—	808	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	250.00–257.50	253.71
1	—	676	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	287.50	287.50
3	—	644	244.00	244.00
2	—	741	202.50–219.00	210.69
1	—	295	315.00	315.00
6	—	543	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	648	207.50	207.50

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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