Sale reports / Virginia / Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. / 2023-10-27

Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Oct 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173
Receipts
280 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 267▼ 54 vs year ago 334 · −16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 145, Bulls 67)

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 $161.78/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$161.78
142 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$769
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$89.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−40.38
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583179.851,04868
Medium and Large 2551152.8484360
Medium and Large 3428122.225239thin
Small 1442112.504971thin
Medium and Large 2-331090.002794thin
One grade step is worth $89.85/cwt here — about $769 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 sale142 hd
161.78
—
VA average10 barns · 2,368 hd
202.16
−40.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2359240.00/cwt240.00–240.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008516
Steers—Medium and Large 1455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 2471220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 2508185.00/cwt185.00–185.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1519251.37/cwt237.50–258.001,30513
Steers—Medium and Large 2585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added591246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,45413
Steers—Medium and Large 1657212.40/cwt210.00–214.001,39515
Steers—Medium and Large 1728185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3471
Steers—Medium and Large 2741165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2231
Steers—Medium and Large 1800208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6647
Steers—Medium and Large 1912177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3243120.00/cwt120.00–120.002921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2252100.00/cwt100.00–100.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263100.00/cwt100.00–100.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-331090.00/cwt90.00–90.002794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319110.00/cwt110.00–110.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3347120.00/cwt120.00–120.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368165.00/cwt165.00–165.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382180.00/cwt180.00–180.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431125.00/cwt125.00–125.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Small 1442112.50/cwt112.50–112.504971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461175.00/cwt175.00–175.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463157.11/cwt125.00–165.0072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.0084013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568179.01/cwt175.00–190.001,01719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added591188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,11113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3597125.00/cwt125.00–125.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633101.68/cwt100.00–110.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638170.35/cwt162.50–172.501,0879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650147.50/cwt147.50–147.509598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669191.12/cwt175.00–195.001,27923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2741155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2911100.00/cwt100.00–100.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3301135.00/cwt135.00–135.004062
Bulls—Small 1357150.00/cwt150.00–150.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368180.41/cwt160.00–200.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388185.00/cwt185.00–185.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407215.00/cwt215.00–215.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415187.50/cwt187.50–187.507781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.0083310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456210.00/cwt210.00–210.009588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479151.46/cwt115.00–227.507256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561175.00/cwt175.00–175.009823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565192.24/cwt150.00–205.001,08614
Bulls—Small 1573150.00/cwt150.00–150.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659173.79/cwt167.50–177.501,1458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669125.00/cwt125.00–125.008361

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.