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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 11, 2020

594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.67/cwt -11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 543 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.42/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 567 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.73/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 460 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 594 298 867
Feeder cattle 594 298 867

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 259, Heifers 244, Bulls 91) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Most 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
379–388 380 10 117.50–164.00 $159.25 $605 +9.25
469 469 19 163.50 $163.50 $767 +16.03
501–534 529 11 115.00–159.00 $141.66 $749 -13.84
560 560 30 155.50 $155.50 $871 +14.00
574–582 579 17 161.50–165.00 $163.57 $947 +22.07
651–660 652 32 130.00–136.00 $135.40 $883 +9.04
701–710 708 22 129.00–130.00 $129.27 $915 —
721–740 730 12 113.00–122.00 $121.09 $884 —
818–829 822 3 119.00 $119.00 $978 -4.04
997 997 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,077 —
1115 1115 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,182 —
1196 1196 1 111.50 $111.50 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–388 372 6 115.00–150.00 $140.68 $523 —
456–461 457 8 130.00–148.00 $145.73 $666 —
500–547 539 10 120.00–135.00 $130.67 $704 +30.67
547 value added 547 12 146.00 $146.00 $799 —
556 556 1 135.00 $135.00 $751 —
616 616 4 125.00 $125.00 $770 +5.00
708–717 713 2 90.00–122.00 $106.10 $756 —
750 value added 750 7 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
1182 1182 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 165.00 $165.00 $777 —
610 610 5 154.50 $154.50 $942 +20.50
672 672 9 146.00 $146.00 $981 —
735 value added 735 5 132.00 $132.00 $970 —
820 820 4 117.00 $117.00 $959 —
973–986 982 10 108.00–117.00 $114.33 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 110.00 $110.00 $343 —
504 504 4 125.00 $125.00 $630 —
767 767 1 90.00 $90.00 $690 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 1 80.00 $80.00 $498 —
783 783 1 101.00 $101.00 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 1 142.00 $142.00 $420 —
371 371 3 136.00 $136.00 $505 +1.00
437 437 4 100.00–112.50 $106.25 $464 —
460 460 43 122.50 $122.50 $564 -2.00
463 463 3 126.00 $126.00 $583 +1.50
531–545 543 50 92.00–118.00 $117.37 $637 —
535–546 value added 545 8 116.00–120.00 $119.51 $651 -9.99
574–588 581 4 106.00–110.00 $107.98 $627 -13.52
642 642 1 106.00 $106.00 $681 -10.00
652–660 652 36 101.00–116.00 $115.58 $754 —
739 739 11 112.00 $112.00 $828 -1.00
750 value added 750 8 116.00 $116.00 $870 —
921 921 2 95.00 $95.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 3 120.00 $120.00 $259 —
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 —
353 353 4 133.00 $133.00 $469 —
441–442 441 9 92.50–117.00 $111.55 $492 —
452–485 value added 457 7 113.00–115.00 $113.30 $518 —
546 546 7 113.50 $113.50 $620 -4.00
650–681 656 5 90.00–107.00 $103.47 $679 +28.47
712 712 1 97.00 $97.00 $691 —
813–836 828 3 87.00–97.00 $90.27 $747 —
945 945 1 78.00 $78.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 value added 541 7 120.00 $120.00 $649 —
744 value added 744 4 114.00 $114.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 value added 598 8 111.00 $111.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 2 118.00 $118.00 $459 —
482 482 3 93.00 $93.00 $448 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 1 87.50 $87.50 $501 +12.50
920 920 1 65.00 $65.00 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 10 136.00 $136.00 $619 -8.00
543 543 14 129.00 $129.00 $700 —
560–567 562 5 110.00–119.00 $115.19 $647 -14.81
644 644 9 119.00 $119.00 $766 —
666–699 680 6 95.00–119.00 $107.16 $729 -12.76
747 747 12 118.50 $118.50 $885 +3.04
791 791 1 95.00 $95.00 $751 —
821 821 1 91.00 $91.00 $747 —
853 853 2 91.00 $91.00 $776 -8.00
909–947 928 2 73.00–83.00 $77.90 $723 —
1019–1039 1029 2 71.00 $71.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–291 273 2 110.00–127.50 $118.17 $323 —
439 439 2 116.00 $116.00 $509 —
466 466 1 117.50 $117.50 $548 -7.50
542 542 1 115.00 $115.00 $623 —
577–590 584 2 107.50–115.00 $111.21 $649 —
664–691 678 4 117.00–130.00 $123.63 $838 —
724–747 729 5 108.00–113.00 $111.97 $816 —
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 -8.00
931 931 1 81.00 $81.00 $754 —
1023 1023 1 76.00 $76.00 $777 —
1110 1110 1 65.00 $65.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 125.00 $125.00 $539 —
759 759 1 95.00 $95.00 $721 —

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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.