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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, 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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806 806 4 121.00 $121.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 91.00 $91.00 $419 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 5 139.00 $139.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.