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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 10, 2021

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.01/cwt +20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 631 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.51/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 563 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.34/cwt +8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 544 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 398 594
Feeder cattle 496 398 594

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 261, Heifers 202, Bulls 33) Value Added and most Natural 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
369–391 385 5 144.00–151.00 $146.77 $565 —
429 429 3 139.00 $139.00 $596 —
474–479 475 6 151.00–154.00 $153.50 $729 +13.50
533–544 541 28 160.00–163.00 $162.26 $878 +22.26
575–579 578 13 117.50–170.00 $157.95 $913 +20.64
581 value added 581 6 168.00 $168.00 $976 —
575–588 582 5 130.00–144.00 $136.54 $795 -0.77
611–644 630 62 152.00–161.75 $158.32 $997 —
627–638 631 27 157.00–165.50 $162.10 $1,023 —
632 value added 632 12 164.00 $164.00 $1,036 +24.00
753 753 10 139.50–141.50 $141.10 $1,062 +16.10
843 843 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,138 +11.00
930 930 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,218 —
1063 1063 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,424 —
1190 1190 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 11 162.00 $162.00 $802 —
606 606 6 145.00 $145.00 $879 —
650 650 11 162.00 $162.00 $1,053 +22.50
670 670 4 158.50 $158.50 $1,062 +19.00
825 825 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,130 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 1 136.00 $136.00 $307 —
292 292 1 158.00 $158.00 $461 —
474 474 6 155.00 $155.00 $735 +15.00
542 542 6 140.00 $140.00 $759 —
636 636 5 135.00 $135.00 $859 +10.00
742 742 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,009 —
833 833 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,058 +7.00
923 923 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,228 +33.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 1 130.00 $130.00 $577 —
472 472 1 125.00 $125.00 $590 —
554 554 2 127.50 $127.50 $706 —
642 642 2 100.00 $100.00 $642 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 1 85.00 $85.00 $324 -16.00
527 527 1 115.00 $115.00 $606 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 1 137.00 $137.00 $533 +15.00
433–442 438 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $460 +15.05
451–453 452 12 131.00 $131.00 $592 +8.44
479 479 10 146.50 $146.50 $702 +23.94
542 value added 542 4 137.00 $137.00 $743 +10.00
543–545 544 25 134.00–135.50 $135.08 $735 —
557 557 22 128.00 $128.00 $713 +8.00
551–574 568 25 119.00–143.00 $136.48 $775 +16.48
610–642 637 13 123.00–130.00 $124.03 $790 —
640 640 8 132.00 $132.00 $845 —
699 699 2 123.00 $123.00 $860 +3.80
732 732 9 130.00 $130.00 $952 —
755 755 4 130.00 $130.00 $982 +12.00
841 841 8 133.00 $133.00 $1,119 —
905 905 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 15 135.00 $135.00 $567 —
644 value added 644 9 132.00 $132.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 1 117.50 $117.50 $361 —
380 380 1 122.00 $122.00 $464 +2.00
458 458 6 131.00 $131.00 $600 +20.34
555–578 575 9 115.00–121.00 $120.36 $692 +3.36
693 693 2 118.00 $118.00 $818 —
760 760 4 120.00 $120.00 $912 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 1 120.00 $120.00 $442 —
467 467 2 102.50 $102.50 $479 +12.50
528 528 1 92.50 $92.50 $488 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 1 75.00 $75.00 $268 -42.00
407 407 1 107.50 $107.50 $438 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 125.00–145.00 $135.00 $664 +8.00
572 572 8 131.00 $131.00 $749 +9.00
645 645 1 102.50 $102.50 $661 —
662 662 6 126.00 $126.00 $834 +12.50
786 786 2 75.00 $75.00 $590 -21.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
560 560 2 112.00 $112.00 $627 -7.00
619 619 2 113.00 $113.00 $699 -1.50
797 797 1 89.00 $89.00 $709 —
918 918 1 74.00 $74.00 $679 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 1 106.00 $106.00 $549 -8.00
733 733 3 55.00 $55.00 $403 -10.00
969 969 1 69.00 $69.00 $669 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 102.50 $102.50 $384 —

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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.