Sale reports / Virginia / Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2023-04-28

Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Apr 28
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173
Receipts
207 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 247▼ 70 vs year ago 277 · −25.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 107, Bulls 37)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.82/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$178.82
107 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2
$90.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.92
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3463210.3297422
Medium and Large 1498195.7997526
Medium and Large 3536189.261,01416thin
Medium and Large 2631152.1896138
Small 1561121.676823thin
Small 2675119.938102thin
One grade step is worth $90.39/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale107 hd
178.82
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VA average9 barns · 1,869 hd
185.73
−6.92
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1334175.00/cwt175.00–175.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2356242.50/cwt242.50–242.508631
Steers—Medium and Large 3362230.00/cwt230.00–230.008332
Steers—Small 1394160.00/cwt160.00–160.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1411248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 3442225.00/cwt225.00–225.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 1481245.87/cwt243.00–248.001,18318
Steers—Medium and Large 2514240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2343
Steers—Medium and Large 1553233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 3553230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3344
Steers—Medium and Large 1696192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 3798162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2971
Steers—Medium and Large 21,078148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319212.50/cwt212.50–212.506781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3347185.00/cwt185.00–185.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376215.00/cwt215.00–215.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008173
Heifers—Small 138365.00/cwt65.00–65.002491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413218.00/cwt218.00–218.009009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442192.35/cwt189.00–197.508505
Heifers—Small 1462185.00/cwt185.00–185.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474214.74/cwt190.00–219.001,0187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487197.50/cwt197.50–197.509625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3498205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,02113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527181.00/cwt181.00–181.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1541188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,01711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557182.88/cwt182.50–183.001,0194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569157.50/cwt157.50–157.508962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643173.75/cwt172.50–175.001,1172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3653177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1844
Heifers—Small 2675119.93/cwt110.00–130.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717119.00/cwt119.00–119.0085319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3811130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0541
Heifers—Small 1837115.00/cwt115.00–115.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372235.00/cwt235.00–235.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390239.00/cwt239.00–239.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3398195.00/cwt195.00–195.007762
Bulls—Small 1443167.50/cwt167.50–167.507421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456195.00/cwt195.00–195.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3457180.00/cwt180.00–180.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463209.00/cwt209.00–209.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468207.50/cwt207.50–207.509713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516185.00/cwt185.00–185.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Bulls—Small 1870118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0279

This sale against other markets

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.