Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 22, 2021

222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.16/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 729 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $124.00/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	222	218	239
Feeder cattle	222	218	239

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 112, Bulls 37) Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	158.00	$158.00	$564	+3.00
484	484	4	150.00	$150.00	$726	—
555–575	560	8	122.50–147.00	$140.71	$788	-4.29
638	638	2	133.00	$133.00	$849	—
675–681	676	9	97.50–136.00	$125.36	$847	+1.36
719	719	1	122.00	$122.00	$877	-8.00
813–839	817	7	115.00–121.50	$120.55	$985	—
884	884	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	1	145.00	$145.00	$550	-10.00
465	465	8	172.00	$172.00	$800	+6.00
561	561	11	155.00	$155.00	$870	+2.00
647	647	7	132.00	$132.00	$854	-3.00
852	852	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,048	—
1529	1529	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806	806	4	121.00	$121.00	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	2	125.00	$125.00	$559	—
763	763	1	120.00	$120.00	$916	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	1	123.00	$123.00	$641	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	129.00	$129.00	$439	—
360–395	369	4	115.00–130.50	$126.35	$466	—
437	437	5	125.00	$125.00	$546	+7.00
453–486	458	7	110.00–124.50	$122.30	$560	+1.30
517	517	1	114.00	$114.00	$589	±0.00
557	557	7	122.00	$122.00	$680	-6.00
644	644	5	120.00	$120.00	$773	-0.50
705–744	727	9	121.00–123.50	$122.42	$890	-7.58
732	732	5	124.50	$124.50	$911	-5.50
757	757	1	115.00	$115.00	$871	—
847	847	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–389	384	8	99.00–123.00	$117.25	$450	—
475	475	14	124.00	$124.00	$589	—
681	681	5	120.00	$120.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	131.50	$131.50	$427	+31.50
462–497	469	5	115.00–123.50	$121.70	$571	—
551	551	3	118.00	$118.00	$650	-3.50
553	553	3	121.50	$121.50	$672	±0.00
676	676	2	117.00	$117.00	$791	-3.50
736	736	1	110.00	$110.00	$810	-4.71
840	840	2	110.00	$110.00	$924	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	3	92.50–107.50	$97.50	$347	—
459	459	6	109.50	$109.50	$503	—
572	572	2	117.00	$117.00	$669	+17.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	91.00	$91.00	$419	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	2	109.00	$109.00	$473	+13.00
848	848	1	95.00	$95.00	$806	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	117.50	$117.50	$311	—
335	335	1	92.50	$92.50	$310	-26.50
358	358	2	130.00	$130.00	$465	+2.46
413–436	423	7	135.00–142.00	$138.91	$588	+2.17
461	461	1	114.00	$114.00	$526	—
545	545	3	135.50	$135.50	$738	+39.22
573	573	1	135.50	$135.50	$776	+9.90
650	650	6	118.00	$118.00	$767	+11.50
837	837	1	91.00	$91.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	1	145.00	$145.00	$407	—
436–440	439	4	137.00–139.00	$138.50	$608	—
723	723	2	100.00	$100.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	5	139.00	$139.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	1	110.00	$110.00	$525	+5.00

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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.