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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, September 10, 2021

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.79/cwt -16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 631 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.07/cwt -15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 461 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 556 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 93 341
Feeder cattle 185 93 341

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 81, Bulls 34) Value Added and Nature 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
425 425 5 165.00 $165.00 $701 —
484–496 491 11 159.00–167.50 $163.69 $804 +11.69
503–504 504 2 147.00–151.00 $149.00 $751 -7.00
566 566 7 147.00 $147.00 $832 —
600–648 631 17 138.00–149.00 $141.79 $895 -16.21
652–662 657 4 121.00–131.00 $125.96 $828 —
777 777 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,033 —
900 900 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 150.00 $150.00 $622 +15.00
486 value added 486 4 153.00 $153.00 $744 —
527–548 543 4 126.00–131.00 $129.79 $705 —
717 717 2 123.00 $123.00 $882 —
795 795 1 111.00 $111.00 $882 —
820 820 1 118.00 $118.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 value added 352 2 140.00 $140.00 $493 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–389 380 2 125.00 $125.00 $475 —
459 459 9 126.00 $126.00 $578 -16.50
465 value added 465 5 129.00 $129.00 $600 —
528–529 528 7 129.00–133.00 $132.43 $699 —
556 556 12 126.00 $126.00 $701 -5.00
642 642 1 132.00 $132.00 $847 —
654 654 5 131.00 $131.00 $857 —
703 value added 703 9 136.00 $136.00 $956 —
762 762 4 128.00 $128.00 $975 —
839 839 2 111.00 $111.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 125.00 $125.00 $421 —
374 374 1 110.00 $110.00 $411 —
462–465 462 7 86.00–129.50 $123.25 $569 -9.75
530 530 1 129.00 $129.00 $684 —
551 551 4 125.50 $125.50 $692 +4.50
644 644 3 128.00 $128.00 $824 +28.00
668 668 2 124.00 $124.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 135.00 $135.00 $514 —
592 592 1 40.00 $40.00 $237 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 2 130.00 $130.00 $495 —
469 469 5 140.00 $140.00 $657 —
500 value added 500 5 142.50 $142.50 $712 —
553–571 562 2 129.00 $129.00 $725 —
878 878 1 87.00 $87.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 9 119.00 $119.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 139.00 $139.00 $646 -27.50
525–549 543 4 125.00–135.00 $132.58 $720 -18.42
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 2 122.00 $122.00 $434 —
520 value added 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 —

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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.