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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 8, 2021

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.87/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 566 lb · 18 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 784 lb · 10 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $114.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 835 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 139 594 219
Feeder cattle 139 594 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 77, Bulls 7) 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
402 402 2 154.00 $154.00 $619 —
521 521 9 153.00 $153.00 $797 +11.34
595 595 5 131.00 $131.00 $779 -32.57
648 648 5 124.00 $124.00 $804 —
771 771 8 118.00 $118.00 $910 —
806 806 1 83.00 $83.00 $669 -36.00
838 value added 838 9 118.00 $118.00 $989 —
861–876 866 3 113.00–116.00 $114.99 $996 —
1021 1021 1 83.00 $83.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 156.00 $156.00 $722 +10.27
529 529 4 139.00 $139.00 $735 +8.33
611 611 1 100.00 $100.00 $611 -25.00
885 885 1 108.00 $108.00 $956 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 1 110.00 $110.00 $537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 120.00 $120.00 $586 -6.00
522–546 529 5 101.00–123.00 $116.10 $614 -1.27
563–574 566 18 110.00–114.00 $112.87 $639 +4.89
604 604 1 99.00 $99.00 $598 —
675 675 6 110.00 $110.00 $742 -5.58
784 value added 784 10 114.00 $114.00 $894 -2.00
836 836 2 105.00 $105.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 127.50 $127.50 $492 -5.50
460 460 6 121.00 $121.00 $557 —
544–545 544 3 100.00–107.50 $105.00 $571 -8.50
565 565 1 97.50 $97.50 $551 —
656–675 666 2 95.00–100.00 $97.46 $649 -6.01
730 730 1 81.00 $81.00 $591 -16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 value added 663 8 112.00 $112.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 1 125.00 $125.00 $349 —
469 469 2 114.00 $114.00 $535 +21.00
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–390 385 2 90.00–117.50 $103.55 $399 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–492 482 2 120.00–138.00 $129.19 $623 -6.81
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -19.00
662 662 1 100.00 $100.00 $662 -7.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 117.50 $117.50 $415 —

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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.