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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 19, 2021

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.10/cwt ≈ $769/hd at 523 lb · 50 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.50/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 710 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.62/cwt ≈ $912/hd at 682 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 139 0
Feeder cattle 271 139 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 79, Bulls 1) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 14 140.00 $140.00 $724 —
521 value added 521 17 155.50 $155.50 $810 —
520–546 528 19 130.00–152.00 $144.82 $765 —
654 654 8 132.50 $132.50 $867 —
692 692 24 134.00 $134.00 $927 —
710 value added 710 41 139.50 $139.50 $990 —
774 774 9 100.00 $100.00 $774 —
847 value added 847 24 125.00 $125.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 4 152.00 $152.00 $743 —
683 683 6 141.50 $141.50 $966 —
742 742 1 80.00 $80.00 $594 —
775 775 1 124.00 $124.00 $961 +6.00
809–817 813 16 125.50–127.00 $126.34 $1,027 +43.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 1 137.50 $137.50 $540 —
450 450 1 92.50 $92.50 $416 —
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 1 120.00 $120.00 $541 —
605 605 1 97.50 $97.50 $590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 1 107.50 $107.50 $587 -31.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 120.00 $120.00 $514 —
497 value added 497 10 124.50 $124.50 $619 —
535 535 2 122.00 $122.00 $653 —
589 589 6 103.00 $103.00 $607 —
719 value added 719 21 117.00 $117.00 $841 —
855 value added 855 18 118.00 $118.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 133.00 $133.00 $450 —
528 528 2 121.00 $121.00 $639 +4.90
560–584 578 8 117.50–120.00 $118.11 $683 +5.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 121.00 $121.00 $584 ±0.00
539 539 1 113.00 $113.00 $609 +8.00
736 736 1 92.00 $92.00 $677 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 1 75.00 $75.00 $332 —
653 653 1 78.00 $78.00 $509 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 87.50 $87.50 $604 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059 1059 1 79.00 $79.00 $837 —

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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.