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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 14, 2022

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.42/cwt ≈ $1,180/hd at 790 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.55/cwt ≈ $1,012/hd at 686 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.82/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 638 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 496 0
Feeder cattle 225 496 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 60, Bulls 2) Value Added and 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
471 471 7 171.00 $171.00 $805 +17.50
542 542 6 159.00 $159.00 $862 -3.26
638 638 16 169.00 $169.00 $1,078 +6.90
640 640 3 142.50 $142.50 $912 -19.60
685 685 20 148.50 $148.50 $1,017 —
698 698 2 138.00 $138.00 $963 —
727 value added 727 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,083 —
751 751 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,048 -1.60
805 805 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,095 —
847 value added 847 10 149.00 $149.00 $1,262 —
930 value added 930 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 150.00 $150.00 $710 -12.00
577 577 2 161.00 $161.00 $929 —
733 733 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,158 —
789 value added 789 22 148.50 $148.50 $1,172 —
794 794 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,227 —
825 value added 825 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 —
975 975 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–477 464 4 157.50–176.00 $166.49 $773 +11.49
509 509 1 140.00 $140.00 $713 ±0.00
553 553 3 125.00 $125.00 $691 —
555 555 2 130.00–159.00 $144.50 $802 —
628–634 632 5 120.00–125.00 $121.99 $771 -13.01
742 742 3 119.00 $119.00 $883 -17.00
752 value added 752 3 120.00 $120.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 1 131.00 $131.00 $533 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 132.50 $132.50 $696 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 11 145.50 $145.50 $695 -1.00
544 544 9 136.00 $136.00 $740 +0.92
605 605 5 140.00 $140.00 $847 +15.97
632 632 3 123.00 $123.00 $777 -1.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 149.00 $149.00 $544 +27.00
398 398 2 131.00 $131.00 $521 +9.00
464 464 3 142.00 $142.00 $659 +11.00
496 496 9 153.50 $153.50 $761 —
555–592 574 2 122.50–131.00 $126.61 $727 +6.25
612 612 1 118.00 $118.00 $722 —
707 707 1 105.00 $105.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 6 129.00 $129.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584–591 588 2 100.00–117.50 $108.70 $639 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 125.00–157.50 $141.25 $504 —

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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.