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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 24, 2021

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.05/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 663 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.50/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 721 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.00/cwt ≈ $724/hd at 439 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 185 260
Feeder cattle 178 185 260

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 74, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–480 476 5 163.00–171.00 $167.84 $799 +4.15
573 573 10 148.50 $148.50 $851 +1.50
669 669 6 132.00 $132.00 $883 +6.04
721 721 14 132.50 $132.50 $955 —
854 854 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,059 —
1091 1091 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 2 167.00 $167.00 $783 —
547 547 5 140.00 $140.00 $766 +10.21
625 625 3 132.00 $132.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822 822 9 130.50 $130.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 1 81.00 $81.00 $528 —
843 843 2 75.00 $75.00 $632 —
1056 1056 1 69.00 $69.00 $729 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 1 140.00 $140.00 $480 —
432 432 1 107.50 $107.50 $464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 8 137.00 $137.00 $503 +12.00
452 452 7 129.00 $129.00 $583 +3.00
506 506 7 132.00 $132.00 $668 -0.43
553–555 553 7 120.00–125.00 $124.28 $687 -1.72
651 651 2 115.00 $115.00 $749 -16.00
664 664 19 125.00 $125.00 $830 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 135.00 $135.00 $389 —
357 357 4 137.00 $137.00 $489 +27.00
444 444 10 128.50 $128.50 $571 —
536 536 3 123.00 $123.00 $659 -6.00
649 649 1 113.00 $113.00 $733 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 1 100.00 $100.00 $257 —
712 712 1 92.00 $92.00 $655 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 161.50 $161.50 $594 —
439 439 10 165.00 $165.00 $724 —
450–466 458 2 135.00–148.00 $141.61 $649 +2.61
511 511 1 150.00 $150.00 $766 +17.42
629–646 638 2 100.00–103.00 $101.48 $647 —
654 654 2 120.00 $120.00 $785 -7.00
711 711 1 100.00 $100.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 1 135.00 $135.00 $308 —
330 330 6 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
432 432 3 155.00 $155.00 $670 —
513 513 2 140.00 $140.00 $718 —
680 680 2 101.00 $101.00 $687 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 77.50 $77.50 $415 —
584 584 1 80.00 $80.00 $467 —
774 774 1 70.00 $70.00 $542 —
846 846 1 72.50 $72.50 $613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 1 88.00 $88.00 $504 —
634 634 1 65.00 $65.00 $412 —

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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.