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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 13, 2022

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.57/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 575 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.00/cwt ≈ $945/hd at 508 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.14/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 562 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 277 217
Feeder cattle 211 277 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 63, Bulls 29) 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
462 462 6 183.00 $183.00 $845 —
490 value added 490 3 196.50 $196.50 $963 —
508 508 21 186.00 $186.00 $945 —
551 551 6 174.00 $174.00 $959 -0.55
582 582 22 190.00 $190.00 $1,106 +15.45
641 641 7 159.00 $159.00 $1,019 +3.00
668 668 1 146.00 $146.00 $975 -9.58
719–734 729 3 135.00–148.50 $144.06 $1,050 -10.72
931 931 5 138.50 $138.50 $1,289 -0.50
1004 1004 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 1 167.50 $167.50 $487 —
423 423 2 169.00 $169.00 $715 —
425 value added 425 3 156.00 $156.00 $663 —
488 488 4 200.00 $200.00 $976 +97.50
638 value added 638 2 137.00 $137.00 $874 —
757–781 765 3 136.00–140.00 $138.64 $1,061 -6.36
834 834 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,051 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
343 343 7 170.00 $170.00 $583 —
532 532 1 100.00 $100.00 $532 —
555 555 4 120.00 $120.00 $666 —
720 720 2 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 value added 401 6 194.00 $194.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 157.00 $157.00 $592 —
426 426 3 155.00 $155.00 $660 —
589 589 1 126.00 $126.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 9 154.00 $154.00 $701 +5.00
560–595 562 16 134.00–147.00 $146.14 $821 —
643 643 8 134.00 $134.00 $862 -7.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 2 151.00 $151.00 $417 —
355 355 2 156.00 $156.00 $554 —
483 483 6 151.00 $151.00 $729 -3.00
559 559 5 144.00 $144.00 $805 —
676 676 2 128.00 $128.00 $865 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 148.00 $148.00 $543 -6.00
476 476 4 139.00 $139.00 $662 -3.74
570 570 2 138.00 $138.00 $787 -4.00
652 652 2 120.00 $120.00 $782 —
805 805 2 97.50 $97.50 $785 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 1 129.00 $129.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 149.00 $149.00 $708 —
538 538 5 148.00 $148.00 $796 —
622 622 1 100.00 $100.00 $622 —
809 809 4 105.00 $105.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 160.00 $160.00 $744 +1.00
537 537 3 145.00 $145.00 $779 —
564 564 2 156.00 $156.00 $880 +4.00
610 610 1 135.00 $135.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 1 125.00 $125.00 $472 -41.00
540 540 4 100.00 $100.00 $540 —
672 672 2 105.00 $105.00 $706 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 98.00 $98.00 $828 —

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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.