Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 136, Bulls 22)

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 $290.36/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −158.43 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

Average price

$290.36

82 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$57.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs VA average

−9.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	301.19	1,611	25
Medium and Large 1	556	299.33	1,665	37
Medium and Large 1-2	536	263.18	1,411	17thin
Medium and Large 3	588	243.64	1,433	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.55/cwt here — about $178 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 sale82 hd

290.36

—

VA average8 barns · 434 hd

292.73

−2.37

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−9.06

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.79

−158.43

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

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	446	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,655	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	532	305.10/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,623	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	297.81/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,709	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	263.18/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,411	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.34/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	197.46/cwt	187.50–218.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	661	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	286.67/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	260.81/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	280.00/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	239	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	243.64/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	488	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	716	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	431	310.73/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,339	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	266.01/cwt	250.00–282.50	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	377	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	725	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	924	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	355	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,003	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	609	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	299.70/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	284.77/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,304	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	255.40/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,380	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	606	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	583	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,919	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	259.44/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,401	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	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 Jun 14, 2024

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

Receipts 392Last week 221Year ago 193

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 136, Bulls 22)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	446	327.00	327.00
17	500–550	536	250.00–305.00	263.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
33	450–500	481	344.00	344.00
2	500–550	508	300.00	300.00
18	550–600	574	295.00–305.00	297.81
34	600–650	627	306.00	306.00
7	650–700	672	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	431	307.00–316.00	310.73
22	500–550	532	282.50–310.00	305.10
3	650–700	678	280.00	280.00
7	700–750	716	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	413	260.00–340.00	286.67
1	450–500	452	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	541	272.50–287.50	280.00
1	550–600	582	257.50	257.50
3	700–750	727	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	784	202.50	202.50
2	800–850	807	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	588	215.00–257.50	243.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	292	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	429	355.00	355.00
7	500–550	500	302.50	302.50
10	550–600	573	299.00–300.00	299.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	606	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	425	309.00	309.00
4	500–550	548	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	361	305.00	305.00
11	450–500	458	276.00–288.00	284.77
1	500–550	512	237.50	237.50
7	550–600	590	255.00–258.00	255.40
4	650–700	684	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	314.00	314.00
35	450–500	479	288.00	288.00
12	500–550	540	255.00–282.00	259.44
2	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	833	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	239	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	343	250.00–282.50	266.01
2	350–400	387	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	465	273.00–275.00	274.34
3	500–550	536	257.50–262.50	260.81
3	600–650	631	230.00–240.00	233.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	276.00	276.00
3	650–700	661	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	529	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	609	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	491	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	669	187.50–218.00	197.46
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	441	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	569	266.00	266.00
1	800–850	806	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	127.50	127.50

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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