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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Mar 22

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Mar 8Mar 22Apr 12 →

Receipts

182 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 430▼ 17 vs year ago 199 · −8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 88, Bulls 31)

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.47/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −75.49 against this barn's trailing median of $348.96.

Average price

$273.47

54 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$57.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.33

vs VA average

−3.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	284.00	1,463	36
Medium and Large 1	546	259.80	1,418	14thin
Medium and Large 3	564	227.50	1,283	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	226.17	1,233	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.83/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

273.47

—

VA average11 barns · 750 hd

253.14

+20.33

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−3.75

This barn, trailing median11 sales

348.96

−75.49

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

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $400.71, low $288.33, median $348.96 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,082	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	434	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,573	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,436	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,519	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,499	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	552	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,341	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	284.85/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,615	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,129	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	605	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,558	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	632	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,662	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,507	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	719	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,373	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	761	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,256	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Value Added	904	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,537	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	918	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,919	14
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 3Natural	1,000	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Natural	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,082	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	262.88/cwt	242.50–268.00	1,207	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,187	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,341	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	515	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,463	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	534	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,522	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,321	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	236.24/cwt	187.50–249.00	1,316	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,283	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,051	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	606	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,076	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,420	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	215.80/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,577	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	753	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,299	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Natural	863	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	953	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	290.73/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,244	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,398	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,346	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	249.38/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,419	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,444	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	797	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,514	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	877	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,601	3

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 182Last week 430Year ago 199

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 88, Bulls 31)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	242.50–268.00	262.88
2	500–550	530	248.00	248.00
1	550–600	576	182.50	182.50
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	731	195.00–220.00	215.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	461	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	548	241.00	241.00
5	550–600	557	187.50–249.00	236.24
3	650–700	676	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	515	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	100.00	100.00
4	400–450	433	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	863	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	437	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	564	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	753	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	719	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	904	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	503	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	477	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	567	279.00–291.00	284.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	508	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	594	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	709	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	362.50	362.50
5	600–650	632	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	243.00	243.00
2	750–800	761	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	900–950	918	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	353	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	428	285.00–292.50	290.73
2	500–550	533	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	550	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	621	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	797	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	569	247.50–250.00	249.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
3	850–900	877	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00

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.