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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Mar 8

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Feb 9Mar 8Mar 22 →

Receipts

430 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 255▼ 90 vs year ago 520 · −17.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 152, Bulls 26)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.57/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −149.04 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$289.57

122 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs VA average

−23.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	294.76	1,679	95
Medium and Large 1	545	273.83	1,493	15thin
Medium and Large 2	528	268.19	1,416	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale122 hd

289.57

—

VA average9 barns · 544 hd

289.69

−0.12

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−23.43

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

−149.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.77, low $356.06, median $438.61 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

56 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,301	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,261	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	436	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,373	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	439	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,350	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	303.07/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,355	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	236.25/cwt	212.50–260.00	1,169	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	268.19/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,416	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	533	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,439	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,447	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,529	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,474	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	590	295.19/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,742	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	628	268.77/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,688	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,879	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	668	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,971	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,703	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	780	236.86/cwt	229.50–245.00	1,848	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Natural	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,004	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,908	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,116	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	955	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	242.68/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,153	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,323	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	516	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,388	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,365	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,309	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,353	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	554	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,562	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,290	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,404	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	624	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	217.55/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,384	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	658	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,540	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	659	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,654	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,525	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,166	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,200	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	739	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,316	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,348	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,268	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,234	5

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Marshall, VA

Fri Mar 8, 2024

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

Receipts 430Last week 255Year ago 520

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 152, Bulls 26)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
18	550–600	554	282.00	282.00
5	650–700	658	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	670	218.00	218.00
4	700–750	733	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
4	500–550	529	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	269.00	269.00
17	600–650	646	244.00	244.00
25	650–700	659	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	259.00	259.00
3	600–650	608	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	429	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	462	100.00	100.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	561	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	624	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	262.50	262.50
4	450–500	475	227.50–247.50	242.68
8	500–550	539	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	636	202.50–222.50	217.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	422	175.00	175.00
8	450–500	483	272.50	272.50
4	550–600	583	217.50	217.50
5	750–800	771	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	381	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	537	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	507	335.00	335.00
65	550–600	590	275.00–317.00	295.19
28	650–700	668	295.00	295.00
31	750–800	780	229.50–245.00	236.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	551	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	734	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	536	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	307.50	307.50
3	500–550	533	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	628	242.50–272.50	268.77
6	1000–1050	1,004	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	212.50–260.00	236.25
7	500–550	546	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	668	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	345.00	345.00
13	400–450	447	300.00–305.00	303.07
12	500–550	528	265.00–275.00	268.19
5	600–650	639	294.00	294.00
2	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	743	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	315.00	315.00
5	900–950	925	205.00	205.00

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.