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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 8, 2021

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 562 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.00/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 433 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.50/cwt ≈ $668/hd at 550 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 178 335
Feeder cattle 218 178 335

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 104, Bulls 55) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 2 155.00 $155.00 $572 —
468 468 6 166.00 $166.00 $777 -1.84
534–547 541 2 134.00–140.00 $136.96 $741 —
563 563 6 153.00 $153.00 $861 +4.50
634 value added 634 5 137.00 $137.00 $869 —
641 641 2 135.00 $135.00 $865 —
701 701 1 127.00 $127.00 $890 -5.50
751 751 2 130.00 $130.00 $976 —
800–818 809 2 107.00–122.00 $114.58 $927 —
1013 1013 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,114 —
1135 1135 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,328 —
1169 1169 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 155.00 $155.00 $608 —
441 441 3 149.00 $149.00 $657 —
563 563 5 145.00 $145.00 $816 —
664 664 2 124.00 $124.00 $823 —
709 709 4 130.00 $130.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 value added 543 4 157.00 $157.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 1 109.00 $109.00 $547 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 116.00 $116.00 $505 +8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 7 100.00 $100.00 $303 —
360–399 379 5 100.00–128.00 $115.28 $437 -21.72
414–447 433 13 105.00–121.00 $116.00 $502 -12.50
507 507 1 85.00 $85.00 $431 -38.00
550 550 12 121.50 $121.50 $668 —
614 614 1 97.00 $97.00 $596 -16.00
651 651 10 120.50 $120.50 $784 —
738–745 739 7 113.00–115.00 $114.71 $848 —
842 842 1 115.00 $115.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 118.00 $118.00 $498 —
454 454 6 121.00 $121.00 $549 -8.00
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 -18.00
562 562 13 128.00 $128.00 $719 +3.72
635 635 3 120.50 $120.50 $765 —
655–681 658 8 117.00–125.50 $124.40 $819 -0.60
743 743 2 130.00 $130.00 $966 —
1006 1006 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567–571 570 4 100.00 $100.00 $570 —
647 647 2 100.00 $100.00 $647 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 100.00 $100.00 $386 —
446 446 2 96.00 $96.00 $428 —
622 622 1 109.00 $109.00 $678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 2 135.00 $135.00 $296 ±0.00
327 327 1 119.00 $119.00 $389 -41.00
356–367 362 4 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $462 —
430–446 444 10 125.00–138.00 $136.74 $607 -18.26
509–512 511 2 85.00–107.50 $96.28 $492 -43.72
559–565 564 7 105.00–129.00 $125.60 $708 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —
657 657 4 106.50 $106.50 $700 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 1 135.00 $135.00 $429 —
390 390 5 140.00 $140.00 $546 -21.50
481 481 2 136.00–145.00 $140.50 $676 -1.11
582 582 7 142.00 $142.00 $826 —
633–636 635 5 123.00–130.00 $128.61 $817 +27.13
814 814 1 111.00 $111.00 $904 —
926 926 1 93.00 $93.00 $861 —
1034 1034 1 79.00 $79.00 $817 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 1 105.00 $105.00 $501 —

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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.