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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 27, 2022

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $186.43/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 577 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.60/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 554 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $190.15/cwt -9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 465 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 211 88
Feeder cattle 263 211 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 120, Bulls 31) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 152.50 $152.50 $518 —
463 value added 463 17 190.00 $190.00 $880 —
475 475 3 191.00 $191.00 $907 -9.00
551 551 3 171.00 $171.00 $942 —
581 value added 581 18 189.00 $189.00 $1,098 —
667 667 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,000 —
700 700 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —
733 value added 733 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 —
448 448 13 200.00 $200.00 $896 —
484 484 4 194.00 $194.00 $939 +11.00
553 553 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,023 +11.00
610 value added 610 9 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 -10.00
734 734 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,094 +4.94
760 760 3 131.00 $131.00 $996 —
826 826 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 value added 516 6 190.00 $190.00 $980 —
608 value added 608 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,082 —
639 639 4 142.00 $142.00 $907 —
920 920 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 1 155.00 $155.00 $671 ±0.00
733 733 1 85.00 $85.00 $623 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813 813 1 112.00 $112.00 $911 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–463 461 16 148.00–149.00 $148.43 $684 -5.57
543–547 546 9 139.00–140.00 $139.22 $760 —
636 636 2 134.00 $134.00 $852 ±0.00
676 676 2 134.00 $134.00 $906 —
735 735 3 132.00 $132.00 $970 —
893 893 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 132.00 $132.00 $325 —
360 360 3 150.00 $150.00 $540 -6.00
440 440 3 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
552 value added 552 18 152.00 $152.00 $839 —
571 571 2 138.00 $138.00 $788 -6.00
722 value added 722 3 132.00 $132.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 value added 578 5 154.00 $154.00 $890 —
647 value added 647 13 143.50 $143.50 $928 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 11 156.00 $156.00 $671 —
691 value added 691 6 141.00 $141.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 147.00 $147.00 $519 -1.00
491 491 3 137.00 $137.00 $673 -2.00
668 668 4 124.00 $124.00 $828 +4.00
722 722 2 114.00 $114.00 $823 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 9 131.00 $131.00 $426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–574 562 10 141.00–156.00 $148.34 $834 -7.66
617 617 1 138.00 $138.00 $851 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 160.00 $160.00 $723 +11.00
547 547 3 140.00 $140.00 $766 -8.00
630–632 631 4 110.00–116.00 $111.50 $704 +11.50
833 833 1 87.00 $87.00 $725 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 3 137.50 $137.50 $617 —
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
762 762 1 85.00 $85.00 $648 —
812 812 4 93.00 $93.00 $755 —

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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.