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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 16, 2021

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.75/cwt +19.75 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 702 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.50/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 762 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.79/cwt ≈ $822/hd at 643 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 298 0
Feeder cattle 455 298 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 299, Bulls 26) 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
364 364 1 157.50 $157.50 $573 -10.50
448 448 1 132.50 $132.50 $594 -30.50
460 460 25 152.00 $152.00 $699 —
503–532 518 2 145.00–167.00 $155.69 $806 —
548 value added 548 2 151.00 $151.00 $827 —
560 560 15 152.00 $152.00 $851 +4.00
658 658 5 141.00 $141.00 $928 +18.05
728 728 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,019 —
750 750 7 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 —
758 value added 758 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,092 —
846 846 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,146 —
963 963 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,136 —
1291 1291 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 159.00 $159.00 $544 —
426 426 1 147.00 $147.00 $626 -10.00
466 466 13 161.00 $161.00 $750 —
551–593 561 9 127.50–159.00 $153.80 $863 +8.50
638 638 6 142.00 $142.00 $906 +32.00
679 679 1 137.00 $137.00 $930 +3.00
749 749 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,041 +23.00
812 812 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,039 —
958 958 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 5 172.00 $172.00 $745 —
718 718 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,034 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 1 130.00 $130.00 $360 —
336 336 1 130.00 $130.00 $437 —
417 417 1 122.50 $122.50 $511 —
452–473 466 3 140.00–149.00 $146.09 $681 +3.59
552 552 2 118.00 $118.00 $651 —
872 872 1 86.00 $86.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 162.50 $162.50 $406 +30.00
455 455 11 136.00 $136.00 $619 +7.00
553–579 558 11 124.00–128.50 $127.65 $712 +4.65
637–645 642 12 116.00–120.00 $118.68 $762 —
644 644 21 133.00 $133.00 $857 —
650–669 value added 665 9 119.00–128.00 $126.04 $838 —
702 value added 702 69 129.75 $129.75 $911 —
762 762 41 121.50 $121.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 1 142.50 $142.50 $490 —
405–431 420 4 110.00–139.00 $121.29 $509 -9.71
466–488 469 14 110.00–139.00 $134.69 $632 —
560–599 570 15 95.00–136.50 $129.10 $736 —
640–647 644 17 126.00–132.00 $129.19 $832 —
714–725 718 3 106.00–114.00 $108.69 $780 —
853 value added 853 4 117.00 $117.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 30 146.50 $146.50 $800 —
594 value added 594 8 144.00 $144.00 $855 +11.00
600 value added 600 9 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
770 value added 770 6 121.00 $121.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 130.00 $130.00 $320 —
360 360 8 142.00 $142.00 $511 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 1 85.00 $85.00 $508 —
608 608 1 55.00 $55.00 $334 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 1 180.00 $180.00 $445 —
365 365 2 138.00–167.50 $152.75 $558 +22.75
427 427 2 118.00 $118.00 $504 —
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 -2.00
576 576 3 134.00 $134.00 $772 —
629 629 2 125.00 $125.00 $786 —
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 —
786 786 1 120.00 $120.00 $943 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206–248 227 2 165.00–186.00 $174.53 $396 —
469 469 4 140.00 $140.00 $657 —
642 642 6 126.00 $126.00 $809 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 1 105.00 $105.00 $529 —

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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.