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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 26, 2021

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.00/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 507 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.00/cwt ≈ $1,010/hd at 639 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 761 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 471 0
Feeder cattle 298 471 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Bulls 130, Heifers 20) 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
583 583 22 161.00 $161.00 $939 —
639 value added 639 25 158.00 $158.00 $1,010 —
713 713 7 139.00 $139.00 $991 +8.00
738 value added 738 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 165.00 $165.00 $432 —
376 376 4 168.00 $168.00 $632 —
443 443 5 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
563–588 567 6 118.00–151.00 $145.30 $824 +2.60
623 623 1 110.00 $110.00 $685 —
658 658 2 134.00 $134.00 $882 +7.00
747 747 2 116.00 $116.00 $867 -19.00
761 value added 761 24 135.00 $135.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 168.00 $168.00 $650 —
436 436 6 163.00 $163.00 $711 —
469 value added 469 5 167.00 $167.00 $783 —
500 value added 500 6 168.00 $168.00 $840 —
555 555 7 148.00 $148.00 $821 +0.97
639 639 5 134.00 $134.00 $856 +10.00
662–685 674 2 120.00–126.00 $122.95 $829 -9.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 1 142.50 $142.50 $695 —
712 712 1 85.00 $85.00 $605 —
784 784 1 112.50 $112.50 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 1 87.50 $87.50 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 40 145.00 $145.00 $735 —
565 value added 565 12 133.00 $133.00 $751 —
626 626 5 125.00 $125.00 $782 —
655 value added 655 10 123.00 $123.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 1 132.50 $132.50 $360 —
347 347 4 144.00 $144.00 $500 —
475 475 5 129.00 $129.00 $613 -4.00
500 value added 500 5 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
559 559 5 123.00 $123.00 $688 -1.00
660 660 4 116.00 $116.00 $766 -2.50
713 713 1 110.00 $110.00 $784 -5.00
769 value added 769 4 117.00 $117.00 $900 —
1009 value added 1009 1 75.00 $75.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 147.00 $147.00 $534 +10.00
445 445 4 131.00 $131.00 $583 -5.00
512–542 531 13 111.00–141.50 $137.94 $732 +12.94
667 667 3 121.00 $121.00 $807 +6.41
868 868 1 95.00 $95.00 $825 —
966 value added 966 1 77.50 $77.50 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 1 126.00 $126.00 $467 +11.00
461 461 5 124.00 $124.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 170.00 $170.00 $486 —
354–394 374 2 150.00–157.50 $153.55 $574 —
520 520 3 132.00 $132.00 $686 -8.00
631 631 2 117.00 $117.00 $738 -4.00
678 678 1 124.00 $124.00 $841 —
716–726 721 2 75.00–110.00 $92.38 $666 -23.62
821 821 1 94.00 $94.00 $772 -6.00
938 938 1 75.00 $75.00 $704 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 172.50 $172.50 $500 —
392 392 1 130.00 $130.00 $510 —
461 461 4 138.00 $138.00 $636 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 1 100.00 $100.00 $368 —

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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.