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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Marshall, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Friday, October 9, 2020

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.50/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 553 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.81/cwt ≈ $809/hd at 562 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.85/cwt ≈ $861/hd at 737 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 260 378
Feeder cattle 335 — 378

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 178, Bulls 84) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
392 392 1 148.00 $148.00 $580
453–487 458 12 144.00–151.00 $150.03 $687
553–580 555 18 138.00–141.00 $140.83 $782
579 value added 579 8 150.50 $150.50 $871
639 639 4 138.00 $138.00 $882
652–691 656 11 117.00–131.00 $129.66 $851
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960
932 932 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,053
1065 1065 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,044
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
381 381 1 142.00 $142.00 $541
434 434 2 144.00 $144.00 $625
649 649 4 125.00 $125.00 $811
759 759 1 116.00 $116.00 $880
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
872 872 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,003
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
859 859 1 111.00 $111.00 $953
1007 1007 1 75.00 $75.00 $755

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
291 291 2 125.00 $125.00 $364
380 380 5 125.00 $125.00 $475
456–467 460 15 119.00–121.00 $119.68 $551
542 542 1 82.50 $82.50 $447
553 553 34 115.50 $115.50 $639
646 646 10 117.00 $117.00 $756
676 676 5 121.00 $121.00 $818
724 724 1 100.00 $100.00 $724
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
229 229 1 100.00 $100.00 $229
347 347 3 85.00 $85.00 $295
372 372 4 122.00 $122.00 $454
411 411 1 107.50 $107.50 $442
461 461 12 117.00 $117.00 $539
505–546 529 5 85.00–102.50 $93.99 $497
572 572 10 114.50 $114.50 $655
638 value added 638 3 115.00 $115.00 $734
647 647 5 114.00 $114.00 $738
665 665 5 114.00 $114.00 $758
716 716 1 87.50 $87.50 $626
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
733–739 737 23 105.00–121.00 $116.85 $861
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
285 285 2 117.50 $117.50 $335
363 363 3 120.00 $120.00 $436
441 441 2 107.00 $107.00 $472
472 472 1 80.00 $80.00 $378
500 500 1 97.50 $97.50 $488
557 557 4 104.00 $104.00 $579
618 618 2 102.00 $102.00 $630
781 781 1 96.00 $96.00 $750
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
490 490 1 90.00 $90.00 $441
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459
599 599 1 100.00 $100.00 $599
651 651 1 75.00 $75.00 $488
765 765 2 89.00 $89.00 $681

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
298 298 1 125.00 $125.00 $372
362 362 2 155.00 $155.00 $561
417 417 5 159.00 $159.00 $663
482 482 5 142.00 $142.00 $684
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625
572–595 579 7 102.00–132.00 $123.19 $713
614 614 2 123.00 $123.00 $755
913 913 1 88.00 $88.00 $803
1038 1038 1 88.00 $88.00 $913
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
351–358 352 7 95.00–145.00 $137.74 $485
417–449 438 3 95.00–109.00 $99.44 $436
450 450 6 142.00 $142.00 $639
547 547 5 118.00 $118.00 $645
567 567 1 75.00 $75.00 $425
630 630 2 114.00 $114.00 $718
717 717 1 100.00 $100.00 $717
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
247 247 2 115.00 $115.00 $284
300–327 314 2 90.00 $90.00 $283
387 387 1 90.00 $90.00 $348
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494
530 530 4 101.00 $101.00 $535
560 560 1 98.00 $98.00 $549
669 669 2 97.00 $97.00 $649
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
684 684 6 103.00 $103.00 $705
842 842 3 94.50 $94.50 $796
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
564 564 4 101.00 $101.00 $570
641 641 3 99.00 $99.00 $635
704 704 1 88.00 $88.00 $620
820 820 1 75.00 $75.00 $615

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.