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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Marshall, VA

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

Sale of Friday, April 30, 2021

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $164.00/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $761/hd at 572 lb · 16 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 787 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 455 0
Feeder cattle 254 455 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 129, Bulls 31) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 1 180.00 $180.00 $652 +22.50
465 465 6 150.00 $150.00 $698 -2.00
538 538 7 152.00 $152.00 $818 -3.69
647 647 2 121.00 $121.00 $783 —
675 value added 675 7 139.00 $139.00 $938 —
710 value added 710 7 136.00 $136.00 $966 —
771 771 2 125.00 $125.00 $964 -11.00
909 value added 909 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 2 147.00 $147.00 $678 -14.00
519 519 19 164.00 $164.00 $851 —
613 613 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,011 +23.00
681 681 2 129.00 $129.00 $878 -8.00
738 738 1 130.00 $130.00 $959 -9.00
824 824 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,030 -3.00
875 875 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 14 145.00 $145.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 value added 421 4 151.00 $151.00 $636 -21.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 156.00 $156.00 $534 —
424 value added 424 3 135.00 $135.00 $572 —
479 479 7 129.00–132.00 $131.57 $630 -4.43
544 value added 544 9 129.00 $129.00 $702 —
566 566 5 129.00 $129.00 $730 +1.35
657 657 3 118.00 $118.00 $775 —
787 787 14 122.00 $122.00 $960 +0.50
833 833 1 87.50 $87.50 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 150.00 $150.00 $564 —
444 444 13 134.00 $134.00 $595 +12.71
488 488 8 134.00 $134.00 $654 -0.69
502 502 1 129.00 $129.00 $648 —
555 555 4 129.50 $129.50 $719 +0.40
651 651 5 114.00 $114.00 $742 —
748 748 4 114.00 $114.00 $853 +5.31
917 917 1 80.00 $80.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 1 142.50 $142.50 $416 —
350 350 3 150.00 $150.00 $525 +8.00
409 409 8 105.00 $105.00 $429 —
478 478 4 122.00 $122.00 $583 —
501 501 4 128.00 $128.00 $641 —
656 656 1 75.00 $75.00 $492 —
804 804 1 65.00 $65.00 $523 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 136.00 $136.00 $571 —
572 572 16 133.00 $133.00 $761 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 1 85.00 $85.00 $674 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 1 180.00 $180.00 $374 —
295 295 2 167.50 $167.50 $494 —
373 373 1 129.00 $129.00 $481 -23.75
408–419 411 8 145.00–157.00 $153.94 $633 +35.94
503 503 3 139.00 $139.00 $699 —
653 653 1 121.00 $121.00 $790 +12.00
799 799 1 100.00 $100.00 $799 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–412 406 3 119.00–154.00 $142.16 $577 —
501 501 3 140.00 $140.00 $701 —
642 642 2 122.00 $122.00 $783 -4.00
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 139.00 $139.00 $538 —
554 554 1 115.00 $115.00 $637 —

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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.