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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 13, 2020

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $126.38/cwt ≈ $1,049/hd at 830 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.26/cwt +17.26 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 553 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $130.00/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 556 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 239 0
Feeder cattle 298 239 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 107, Bulls 71) Value Added and Natural 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
392 392 1 150.00 $150.00 $588 +3.00
488–495 490 4 140.00–150.00 $147.47 $723 +9.97
519 519 7 155.50 $155.50 $807 —
560 560 16 141.50 $141.50 $792 +9.50
564 value added 564 5 144.00 $144.00 $812 —
609 609 1 120.00 $120.00 $731 -8.00
630–649 value added 645 5 130.00–144.50 $141.67 $914 +0.17
650–698 658 13 105.00–129.00 $126.36 $831 -2.36
678 678 6 132.00 $132.00 $895 +3.28
756 756 5 121.00 $121.00 $915 —
827 value added 827 18 127.50 $127.50 $1,054 —
821–848 839 6 119.00–125.00 $123.04 $1,032 —
918 918 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,001 -2.00
950 950 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,074 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 9 134.00 $134.00 $846 —
773 773 13 129.00 $129.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 148.00 $148.00 $481 —
521 521 1 100.00 $100.00 $521 —
648 648 1 120.00 $120.00 $778 +35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 1 100.00 $100.00 $448 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 135.00 $135.00 $472 +10.00
458 458 14 124.50 $124.50 $570 +12.50
548 value added 548 17 129.50 $129.50 $710 —
552 552 22 121.50 $121.50 $671 +17.50
580 value added 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 —
648 648 18 116.00 $116.00 $752 —
747 747 10 113.00 $113.00 $844 +13.00
810 810 4 106.00 $106.00 $859 +10.00
881 881 2 97.00 $97.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 1 90.00 $90.00 $313 —
451–455 452 4 111.00–121.00 $118.48 $536 —
536 536 7 117.50 $117.50 $630 —
669 669 1 75.00 $75.00 $502 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 1 87.50 $87.50 $297 —
594 594 1 75.00 $75.00 $446 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 165.00 $165.00 $581 +21.00
469 469 5 144.00 $144.00 $675 +12.00
556 556 21 130.00 $130.00 $723 +2.00
654–665 655 16 104.00–121.00 $119.92 $785 +1.92
735–737 735 15 87.00–117.50 $115.46 $849 +10.46
852 852 3 99.00 $99.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 1 115.00 $115.00 $452 -23.00
462 462 2 125.00 $125.00 $578 +3.00
649 649 2 110.00 $110.00 $714 —
864 864 1 93.00 $93.00 $804 —

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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.