Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	185	93	341
Feeder cattle	185	93	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 81, Bulls 34) Value Added and Nature 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
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352 value added	352	2	140.00	$140.00	$493	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	3	135.00	$135.00	$514	—
592	592	1	40.00	$40.00	$237	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	9	119.00	$119.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	2	122.00	$122.00	$434	—
520 value added	520	1	118.00	$118.00	$614	—

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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.