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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 25, 2022

201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.06/cwt ≈ $895/hd at 639 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.00/cwt ≈ $1,126/hd at 566 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.00/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 658 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 201 635 298
Feeder cattle 201 635 298

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 115, Bulls 21) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 value added 389 2 150.00 $150.00 $584 —
566 value added 566 23 199.00 $199.00 $1,126 —
655 value added 655 4 151.00 $151.00 $989 —
798 798 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–399 393 2 125.00–140.00 $132.38 $520 -32.99
450 450 4 170.00 $170.00 $765 +34.00
530–539 535 2 125.00–145.00 $134.92 $722 -1.08
555 value added 555 1 85.00 $85.00 $472 —
647 647 3 139.00 $139.00 $899 —
694 694 1 130.00 $130.00 $902 -13.00
719 719 3 131.00 $131.00 $942 -44.00
879 879 1 100.00 $100.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 2 170.00 $170.00 $775 +2.50
543 543 7 155.00 $155.00 $842 —
627 627 1 147.00 $147.00 $922 +1.00
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 3 110.00 $110.00 $450 -39.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 value added 469 5 144.00 $144.00 $675 —
550 value added 550 12 159.00 $159.00 $874 —
619–642 value added 639 31 137.00–140.50 $140.06 $895 —
658 value added 658 16 141.00 $141.00 $928 —
764 value added 764 4 100.00 $100.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 100.00 $100.00 $284 —
399 value added 399 5 141.00 $141.00 $563 —
459–467 464 9 110.00–127.00 $121.40 $563 -18.60
515 value added 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -5.00
536 536 4 110.00 $110.00 $590 -26.00
668 668 1 102.50 $102.50 $685 -42.50
744 744 2 92.00 $92.00 $684 —
842 842 2 80.00–107.50 $93.75 $789 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 110.00 $110.00 $319 —
445 445 7 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
542 542 3 121.00 $121.00 $656 —
860 value added 860 2 115.00 $115.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 100.00 $100.00 $372 -42.50
406 406 1 100.00 $100.00 $406 -13.00
472 472 3 100.00 $100.00 $472 -7.50
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 -16.00
719 719 1 80.00 $80.00 $575 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 2 140.00 $140.00 $475 —
427 427 4 130.00 $130.00 $555 —
530 530 3 132.00 $132.00 $700 —
617 617 2 110.00 $110.00 $679 -19.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 130.00 $130.00 $633 -14.00
528 528 5 134.00 $134.00 $708 +9.00
664 664 2 115.00 $115.00 $764 —

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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.