Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 130, Bulls 36)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.39/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −126.72 against this barn's trailing median of $365.11.

Average price

$238.39

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$48.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs VA average

−21.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	246.75	1,366	24
Medium and Large 1	557	230.45	1,283	10thin
Medium and Large 2	549	198.00	1,086	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.75/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.89, low $339.51, median $365.11 across 10 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 sale37 hd

238.39

—

VA average10 barns · 644 hd

227.43

+10.96

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−21.24

This barn, trailing median10 sales

365.11

−126.72

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

70 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	500–550	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	246.54/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,299	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	681	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	828	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	1150–1200	1,160	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	884	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	800–850	816	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	706	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	950–1000	998	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	563	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	436	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	272.90/cwt	262.50–285.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	259.67/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	860	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	582	262.68/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,529	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	915	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	232.17/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	199	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	212.34/cwt	160.00–229.00	1,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	226.41/cwt	210.00–247.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	184.77/cwt	157.50–213.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	212.68/cwt	197.50–228.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	1000–1050	1,030	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	426	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	839	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	579	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,436	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	580	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,351	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 Oct 25, 2024

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

Receipts 259Last week 220Year ago 280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 130, Bulls 36)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	643	230.00	230.00
7	750–800	780	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	252.00	252.00
14	550–600	579	248.00	248.00
8	650–700	681	236.00	236.00
12	800–850	816	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	233.00	233.00
6	700–750	706	224.00	224.00
4	850–900	890	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	276	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	366	252.00	252.00
5	450–500	468	217.50–236.00	232.17
5	500–550	545	229.50	229.50
2	650–700	662	157.50–213.00	184.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	199	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	298	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	366	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	418	175.00	175.00
4	450–500	453	197.50–228.00	212.68
2	500–550	530	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	586	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	739	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	839	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	242.00	242.00
10	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	486	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	248.00	248.00
4	900–950	930	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	250.00	250.00
9	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	246.54
3	600–650	648	239.00	239.00
2	850–900	884	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	268.00	268.00
2	500–550	522	250.00	250.00
15	550–600	582	230.00–265.00	262.68
1	600–650	635	231.00	231.00
4	800–850	828	236.00	236.00
2	850–900	860	239.00	239.00
5	900–950	915	234.00	234.00
2	950–1000	998	206.00	206.00
2	1150–1200	1,160	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	262.50–285.00	272.90
6	450–500	480	246.00–266.00	259.67
4	550–600	568	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	646	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	619	259.00	259.00
4	650–700	693	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	700	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	389	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	448	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	476	253.00	253.00
6	500–550	539	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	190.00	190.00
1	300–350	347	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	380	277.50	277.50
8	400–450	432	210.00–247.00	226.41
1	450–500	489	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	527	177.50	177.50
7	550–600	586	160.00–229.00	212.34
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	329	130.00	130.00

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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