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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 11, 2022

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.73/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 588 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.07/cwt ≈ $970/hd at 527 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.09/cwt ≈ $740/hd at 471 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 252 471
Feeder cattle 635 252 471

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 318, Bulls 43) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–545 527 60 170.00–194.00 $184.07 $970 —
648 648 13 158.00 $158.00 $1,024 —
679 679 32 171.50 $171.50 $1,164 +3.50
801 value added 801 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 9 167.50 $167.50 $792 -22.50
561 561 12 157.00 $157.00 $881 -15.50
646 646 11 146.00 $146.00 $943 +1.00
685 value added 685 13 153.00 $153.00 $1,048 —
708–715 712 29 172.50–174.00 $173.17 $1,233 +1.17
734 734 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,013 -34.00
755 755 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 +11.00
828 828 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,110 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–396 391 7 135.00–177.00 $165.37 $647 +44.25
476 476 4 136.00 $136.00 $647 —
519 519 2 136.00 $136.00 $706 +21.00
563 563 12 159.00 $159.00 $895 -7.00
614–642 value added 626 7 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $904 —
671 671 9 143.00 $143.00 $960 -6.00
746 746 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,306 —
839 839 3 117.00 $117.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 171.00 $171.00 $610 —
430 430 5 149.00 $149.00 $641 —
452 452 1 112.50 $112.50 $508 —
574 574 1 125.00 $125.00 $718 —
684 684 2 129.00 $129.00 $882 +29.00
710 710 1 98.00 $98.00 $696 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 1 85.00 $85.00 $551 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 7 158.00 $158.00 $558 —
456–489 471 50 155.00–159.00 $157.09 $740 —
553–597 587 68 145.00–152.50 $150.76 $885 —
597 value added 597 8 141.00 $141.00 $842 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 10 138.00 $138.00 $636 -10.00
554 554 21 139.00 $139.00 $770 -10.50
627 627 17 149.50 $149.50 $937 +21.50
635 635 16 126.50 $126.50 $803 -1.50
652 652 1 127.00 $127.00 $828 -4.00
731 731 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,023 +2.00
701–738 733 8 119.00–125.00 $119.72 $878 -18.28
804 804 1 116.00 $116.00 $933 -14.00
850 850 1 117.00 $117.00 $994 —
963 963 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,290 —
1036 1036 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,046 -36.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224 224 2 135.00 $135.00 $302 —
389 389 4 153.00 $153.00 $595 -11.00
472 472 15 140.00 $140.00 $661 -12.00
526 value added 526 10 155.00 $155.00 $815 —
547 547 15 136.00 $136.00 $744 -2.00
656 656 2 115.00 $115.00 $754 -14.21
671 671 13 145.00 $145.00 $973 +15.79
705 705 10 132.00 $132.00 $931 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 142.50 $142.50 $530 —
427 427 1 113.00 $113.00 $483 +35.67
472 472 2 107.50 $107.50 $507 —
539 539 1 116.00 $116.00 $625 +36.00
639 639 1 113.00 $113.00 $722 +19.00
672 672 1 112.00 $112.00 $753 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 1 105.00 $105.00 $644 —
705 705 2 98.00 $98.00 $691 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 157.00 $157.00 $573 —
473 473 7 135.00 $135.00 $639 -36.00
559–594 563 10 119.00–128.00 $127.05 $715 —
631 631 3 129.00 $129.00 $814 —
691 691 1 124.00 $124.00 $857 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 1 157.50 $157.50 $556 —
486 486 3 144.00 $144.00 $700 —
536 536 1 125.00 $125.00 $670 —
624 624 3 130.00 $130.00 $811 —
719 719 2 119.00 $119.00 $856 -22.01
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 120.00 $120.00 $557 —
797 797 1 104.00 $104.00 $829 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 107.49 $107.49 $457 —

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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.