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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 12, 2021

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 810 lb · 32 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.50/cwt ≈ $1,224/hd at 871 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.20/cwt ≈ $801/hd at 672 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 222 298
Feeder cattle 398 222 298

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 141, Bulls 63) 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
466 466 7 140.00 $140.00 $652 -32.00
537 537 3 140.00 $140.00 $752 —
542 value added 542 6 141.00 $141.00 $764 —
554–579 556 12 130.00–138.00 $137.31 $763 -17.69
641 value added 641 6 140.00 $140.00 $897 —
655–699 662 12 120.00–129.00 $128.21 $849 —
764 764 6 125.00 $125.00 $955 —
810–834 830 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,029 —
958–969 960 7 122.00–127.50 $126.71 $1,216 —
1007 1007 9 124.50 $124.50 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 11 139.50 $139.50 $915 —
810 810 32 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 +19.00
871 871 28 140.50 $140.50 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 1 130.00 $130.00 $504 -28.00
450 450 7 140.00 $140.00 $630 -10.00
559–580 573 18 139.00–148.00 $145.07 $831 +4.36
629 629 3 125.00 $125.00 $786 -8.00
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 -0.55
944 944 1 100.00 $100.00 $944 —
1034 1034 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,261 —
1123 1123 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 72.50 $72.50 $204 —
355 355 2 80.00 $80.00 $284 —
509 509 1 107.00 $107.00 $545 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 1 101.00 $101.00 $387 —
539 539 1 95.00 $95.00 $512 -28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 122.00 $122.00 $482 -4.35
421 421 1 90.00 $90.00 $379 -35.00
480–493 482 6 118.00–123.50 $122.56 $591 +0.26
513 value added 513 12 127.00 $127.00 $652 —
567 567 18 120.00 $120.00 $680 -2.00
653–694 672 22 118.50–120.00 $119.20 $801 —
700 value added 700 5 121.85 $121.85 $853 —
750 750 12 118.00 $118.00 $885 +3.00
893 893 1 98.00 $98.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 8 120.00 $120.00 $446 —
456–470 460 7 88.00–120.00 $110.66 $509 -11.04
560 560 10 117.00 $117.00 $655 -4.50
636 636 8 115.00 $115.00 $731 —
762 762 5 111.00 $111.00 $846 —
828 828 1 100.00 $100.00 $828 -10.00
944 944 1 100.00 $100.00 $944 —
1055 1055 1 79.00 $79.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 117.00 $117.00 $450 +19.50
426 426 3 110.00 $110.00 $469 —
514 514 2 103.00 $103.00 $529 —
580 580 1 89.00 $89.00 $516 -28.00
672 672 4 100.00 $100.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 value added 598 5 123.00 $123.00 $736 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 1 90.00 $90.00 $433 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 1 130.00 $130.00 $495 —
468 468 7 127.00 $127.00 $594 —
544 544 6 119.00 $119.00 $647 —
585 585 4 122.00 $122.00 $714 —
676 676 7 113.50 $113.50 $767 —
761–784 770 5 95.00–97.00 $96.19 $741 —
853 853 1 94.00 $94.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 128.00 $128.00 $570 -10.91
557 557 7 119.00 $119.00 $663 -16.50
646 646 4 114.50 $114.50 $740 —
807 807 2 89.00 $89.00 $718 -2.00
921 921 5 84.00 $84.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 115.00 $115.00 $509 —
540 540 2 114.00 $114.00 $616 +4.00
580 580 1 113.00 $113.00 $655 —
749 749 1 65.00 $65.00 $487 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 2 61.00 $61.00 $433 —

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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.