Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 98, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.76/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −163.04 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

Average price

$285.76

44 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$951

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$162.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs VA average

−23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	294.93	1,721	30
Medium and Large 2	575	279.19	1,606	12thin
Medium and Large 3	522	242.50	1,266	1thin
Small 1	581	132.50	770	1thin

One grade step is worth $162.43/cwt here — about $951 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.77, low $356.06, median $448.79 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

285.76

—

VA average10 barns · 530 hd

295.20

−9.45

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−23.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.79

−163.04

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

45 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	700–750	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.18/cwt	277.50–289.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,504	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	690	272.09/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,877	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	747	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	639	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,649	26
Steers	Small 1	550–600	581	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	587	299.11/cwt	257.50–303.00	1,756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	563	262.59/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	179.56/cwt	150.00–210.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	255.45/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	500–550	512	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	494	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	314.73/cwt	272.50–323.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	579	281.03/cwt	205.00–299.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	534	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	177.24/cwt	137.50–197.50	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	456	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	544	254.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	450–500	469	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	3

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 May 10, 2024

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

Receipts 249Last week 132Year ago 192

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 98, Bulls 6)

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
2	400–450	423	263.00	263.00
7	500–550	541	244.00	244.00
2	600–650	612	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	743	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	469	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	544	245.00–256.00	254.79
17	550–600	563	261.00–264.00	262.59
26	600–650	639	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	267.50	267.50
8	450–500	457	239.00–258.00	255.45
2	500–550	539	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	411	234.00	234.00
1	450–500	453	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	760	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	397	317.50	317.50
23	450–500	476	316.00	316.00
9	550–600	575	277.50–289.00	285.18
3	600–650	631	260.00–265.00	263.32
1	800–850	814	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	587	257.50–303.00	299.11
42	650–700	690	270.00–274.00	272.09
1	700–750	747	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	581	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	272.50–323.00	314.73
6	450–500	481	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	599	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	579	205.00–299.00	281.03
1	700–750	742	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	456	271.00	271.00
1	500–550	512	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	137.50–197.50	177.24
1	500–550	522	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	663	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	537	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	683	150.00–210.00	179.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	125.00	125.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.