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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 23, 2020

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.74/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 621 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $103.38/cwt -11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 561 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.00/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 470 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 335 481
Feeder cattle 239 335 481

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 91, Bulls 57) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 1 147.00 $147.00 $556 -1.00
492 492 2 137.50 $137.50 $676 -12.53
567 567 10 132.00 $132.00 $748 -8.83
620 value added 620 20 141.50 $141.50 $877 —
631 631 3 128.00 $128.00 $808 -10.00
651–678 666 16 127.00–130.00 $128.72 $857 -0.94
716–720 717 5 118.00–119.00 $118.20 $847 —
797 797 3 114.00 $114.00 $909 —
850 850 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 —
930 930 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,032 -2.00
954 954 1 96.00 $96.00 $916 —
1010 1010 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 2 120.00 $120.00 $457 -22.00
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 -9.00
647 647 1 85.00 $85.00 $550 -40.00
669 669 2 118.00 $118.00 $789 —
779 779 1 115.00 $115.00 $896 -1.00
1009 1009 1 95.00 $95.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 7 145.00 $145.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 value added 1020 5 102.50 $102.50 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 1 112.50 $112.50 $404 —
674 674 2 105.00 $105.00 $708 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
777 777 1 65.00 $65.00 $505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 1 123.00 $123.00 $373 —
359 359 1 125.00 $125.00 $449 ±0.00
470 470 18 112.00 $112.00 $526 -7.68
501–533 525 4 104.00–110.00 $105.43 $554 +22.93
551 551 8 104.00 $104.00 $573 -11.50
652 652 10 103.00 $103.00 $672 -18.00
749 749 3 100.00 $100.00 $749 ±0.00
812 812 3 96.00 $96.00 $780 —
953 953 1 90.00 $90.00 $858 —
1047 1047 1 79.00 $79.00 $827 —
1076 1076 1 80.00 $80.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 1 125.00 $125.00 $361 —
369 369 5 112.50 $112.50 $415 -9.50
554–572 561 20 100.00–107.00 $103.38 $580 -11.12
639 639 2 96.00 $96.00 $613 -18.00
756 756 1 82.00 $82.00 $620 —
996 996 1 73.00 $73.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 1 101.00 $101.00 $416 -6.00
503–509 507 3 80.00–90.00 $86.69 $440 -10.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 144.00 $144.00 $537 -11.00
465 465 7 132.00 $132.00 $614 -10.00
561 561 6 128.00 $128.00 $718 +4.81
580 value added 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $713 —
601 601 1 102.00 $102.00 $613 -21.00
675 675 9 118.00 $118.00 $796 —
726 726 1 105.00 $105.00 $762 —
822 822 1 90.00 $90.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 1 125.00 $125.00 $291 —
373 373 7 138.00 $138.00 $515 +0.26
443 443 7 131.00 $131.00 $580 +31.56
492 492 1 122.00 $122.00 $600 —
544 544 4 118.00 $118.00 $642 ±0.00
574 574 1 85.00 $85.00 $488 +10.00
673 673 1 107.00 $107.00 $720 —
723 723 1 100.00 $100.00 $723 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 1 108.00 $108.00 $388 +18.00
492 492 1 94.00 $94.00 $462 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 116.00 $116.00 $360 —

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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.