Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 128, Bulls 42)

Natural and Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.25/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −154.54 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

Average price

$294.25

48 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs VA average

−8.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	295.42	1,547	12thin
Medium and Large 2	574	293.86	1,688	36

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about −$141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd

294.25

—

VA average7 barns · 384 hd

289.46

+4.79

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−8.66

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.79

−154.54

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

71 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 1-2	650–700	686	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,335	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	600–650	643	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	750–800	756	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	750–800	771	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	712	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	212.76/cwt	165.00–230.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	566	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	702	243.92/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	258.54/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,659	2
Steers	Small 1	800–850	818	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	293	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	440	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	879	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	320.74/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	237.37/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	234.74/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	847	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	917	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	211.78/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	900–950	912	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	292.81/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	550–600	579	297.31/cwt	297.00–297.50	1,721	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	650–700	667	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	900–950	900	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,058	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	511	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	275.02/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	273.41/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,006	4

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 Jul 12, 2024

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

Receipts 336Last week 392Year ago 464

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 128, Bulls 42)

Natural and Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	597	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	686	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	466	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	531	220.00–243.00	237.37
1	900–950	917	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	403	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	488	235.00–270.00	258.54
4	550–600	565	165.00–230.00	212.76
1	600–650	619	197.50	197.50
2	650–700	652	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	718	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	202.50	202.50
4	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	294.00	294.00
15	450–500	482	277.00	277.00
4	550–600	553	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	274.00	274.00
14	550–600	566	273.00	273.00
13	700–750	702	243.00–245.00	243.92
4	750–800	771	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	612	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	447	272.50	272.50
5	500–550	542	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	566	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	293	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	232.50	232.50
6	450–500	458	210.00–240.00	234.74
4	500–550	544	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	257	200.00	200.00
4	350–400	368	240.00–285.00	273.41
11	450–500	454	245.00–278.00	275.02
6	500–550	532	268.00	268.00
2	600–650	640	247.00	247.00
3	700–750	725	200.00–217.50	211.78
1	800–850	847	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	660	292.00	292.00
7	700–750	712	266.00	266.00
7	750–800	756	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	579	297.00–297.50	297.31
12	600–650	643	267.00	267.00
4	900–950	900	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	284.00	284.00
1	550–600	564	295.00	295.00
5	600–650	636	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	706	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	302.00	302.00
2	600–650	620	267.50	267.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	818	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
8	350–400	383	315.00–324.00	320.74
5	450–500	464	270.00–299.00	292.81
3	500–550	525	297.50	297.50
2	650–700	660	275.50	275.50
1	700–750	747	237.50	237.50
2	800–850	832	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	879	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	912	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
21	800–850	830	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

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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