Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 85, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.68/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −134.11 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

Average price

$314.68

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$3.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs VA average

+0.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	317.14	1,742	7thin
Medium and Large 1	556	313.99	1,747	25

One grade step is worth $3.15/cwt here — about −$5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

314.68

—

VA average9 barns · 358 hd

307.12

+7.57

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+0.58

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.79

−134.11

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

57 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 1Value Added	600–650	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	568	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	1000–1050	1,042	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,084	3
Steers	Small 1	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	400–450	437	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	285.58/cwt	225.00–297.50	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	523	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	214.32/cwt	185.00–245.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	309.89/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,183	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	831	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,131	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	350–400	373	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	950–1000	987	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	424	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,790	5

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 24, 2024

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

Receipts 221Last week 249Year ago 526

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 85, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Vaccinated, some Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	489	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	724	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	212.50	212.50
3	400–450	437	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	523	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	544	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	586	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	397	255.00	255.00
10	450–500	464	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	543	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	557	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	652	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	769	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	828	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	531	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	667	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	568	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	529	185.00–245.00	214.32
7	550–600	565	298.00–315.00	309.89
5	600–650	621	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	724	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	750–800	758	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	317.50	317.50
11	950–1000	987	214.00	214.00
3	1000–1050	1,042	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	312.50	312.50
5	550–600	561	319.00	319.00
4	600–650	644	306.00	306.00
4	650–700	664	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	721	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	792	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	862	215.00	215.00
1	1100–1150	1,131	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	831	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	354	305.00	305.00
11	600–650	623	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	396	235.00	235.00
4	400–450	446	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	546	225.00–297.50	285.58
2	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	694	225.00	225.00

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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