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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Dec 13

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Nov 8Dec 13Jan 17 →

Receipts

444 head

▲ 263 vs last sale 181▼ 271 vs year ago 715 · −37.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 167, Bulls 54)

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 $284.06/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −154.56 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$284.06

80 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

vs VA average

−40.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	299.61	1,570	27
Medium and Large 1	563	277.29	1,561	25
Medium and Large 1-2	568	275.11	1,561	28

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $9 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 sale80 hd

284.06

—

VA average8 barns · 377 hd

294.87

−10.81

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−40.29

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

−154.56

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

68 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	316.78/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,213	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,303	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,451	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,485	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	517	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,587	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,312	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,504	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,543	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	277.29/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,561	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,473	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,669	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	272.89/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,646	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	621	285.61/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,774	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,726	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,564	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,741	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	635	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,765	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,755	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,786	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	755	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,820	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,773	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,819	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,019	8
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,128	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,918	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,037	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	266.88/cwt	252.50–281.00	1,054	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,004	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	264.08/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,204	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	262.63/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,229	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,340	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,291	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	224.25/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,211	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,203	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	245.78/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,364	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,546	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,578	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,427	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	228.52/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,451	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,465	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,626	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,007	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,754	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,706	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,636	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	847	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,482	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	180.77/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,560	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,201	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,307	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	296.53/cwt	277.50–299.00	1,397	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,443	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,448	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,505	10
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	237.75/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,481	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,626	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1

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 Dec 13, 2024

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

Receipts 444Last week 181Year ago 715

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 167, Bulls 54)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	447	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	559	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	588	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	471	277.50–299.00	296.53
7	550–600	557	259.00	259.00
4	600–650	623	237.00–238.00	237.75
9	650–700	683	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	320.00	320.00
21	500–550	517	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	595	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	280.00	280.00
18	600–650	603	272.00–274.00	272.89
17	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	334.00	334.00
11	450–500	462	314.00	314.00
5	500–550	539	279.00	279.00
2	600–650	633	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	791	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	621	284.00–287.00	285.61
1	750–800	755	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	635	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	247.50	247.50
18	550–600	559	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	290.00–330.00	316.78
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
7	450–500	470	316.00	316.00
25	550–600	563	240.00–286.00	277.29
6	650–700	655	268.00	268.00
14	700–750	706	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	771	230.00	230.00
8	850–900	863	234.00	234.00
1	1100–1150	1,128	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	621	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	722	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	579	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	281.00	281.00
1	400–450	447	200.00	200.00
11	450–500	456	245.00–266.00	264.08
2	500–550	547	220.00	220.00
11	550–600	550	247.00	247.00
5	600–650	634	225.00	225.00
5	650–700	669	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	847	175.00	175.00
3	850–900	863	175.00–192.50	180.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	671	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	252.50–281.00	266.88
1	400–450	446	225.00	225.00
10	450–500	468	250.00–264.00	262.63
3	500–550	540	205.00–234.00	224.25
18	550–600	555	225.00–247.00	245.78
10	600–650	635	224.00–229.00	228.52
5	650–700	654	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	723	236.00	236.00
5	750–800	779	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	922	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	585	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	487	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	631	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	278.00	278.00

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.