Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	254	455	0
Feeder cattle	254	455	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 129, Bulls 31) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	14	145.00	$145.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421 value added	421	4	151.00	$151.00	$636	-21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
793	793	1	85.00	$85.00	$674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	4	139.00	$139.00	$538	—
554	554	1	115.00	$115.00	$637	—

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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.