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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 12, 2022

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.38/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 475 lb · 22 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.83/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 680 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.50/cwt -9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 612 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 366 303
Feeder cattle 272 366 303

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 110, Bulls 19) 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
401 401 2 172.50 $172.50 $692 —
535 535 1 168.00 $168.00 $899 —
555 555 3 169.00 $169.00 $938 -14.85
560–591 value added 584 9 180.00–184.00 $180.85 $1,056 —
597 597 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,075 -3.85
620–647 630 8 151.00–169.00 $157.93 $995 -25.73
639 value added 639 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,042 +9.08
656–672 667 3 169.00–172.00 $169.98 $1,134 +5.48
664–699 682 18 170.00–172.00 $170.97 $1,166 +6.47
729 729 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,042 +2.00
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 +19.00
1024 1024 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,239 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–398 395 2 151.00–172.50 $161.83 $639 —
476 476 6 179.00 $179.00 $852 +8.00
493 value added 493 1 138.00 $138.00 $680 —
512 value added 512 6 186.00 $186.00 $952 —
566 566 11 168.00 $168.00 $951 +1.00
605 value added 605 5 145.00 $145.00 $877 —
616 616 1 155.00 $155.00 $955 -18.00
627 627 2 159.00 $159.00 $997 +29.00
665 665 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,084 -13.00
785 785 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 value added 545 3 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
609 609 15 184.00 $184.00 $1,121 -7.67
622 value added 622 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,107 —
682 value added 682 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,159 +3.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 1 85.00 $85.00 $233 —
363 363 3 150.00 $150.00 $544 —
414–440 427 2 125.00–158.00 $142.00 $606 +42.00
497 497 1 138.00 $138.00 $686 —
560 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 +1.00
616 616 2 135.00 $135.00 $832 -11.00
846 846 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,007 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
834 834 1 115.00 $115.00 $959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 2 159.00 $159.00 $571 +8.00
419 419 1 139.00 $139.00 $582 -8.00
467 467 12 154.00 $154.00 $719 -4.00
472–483 476 5 150.00–160.00 $154.06 $733 -3.94
492 value added 492 5 160.00 $160.00 $787 +2.00
557 value added 557 5 136.00 $136.00 $758 —
551–569 561 9 110.00–145.00 $139.53 $783 +2.53
620–637 value added 633 4 129.00–150.00 $144.86 $917 —
641–646 642 6 138.00–145.00 $143.83 $923 -8.37
663 663 1 138.00 $138.00 $915 -11.00
675 value added 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
736 736 1 122.50 $122.50 $902 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 —
437 437 3 135.00–161.00 $152.33 $666 —
538 538 1 135.00 $135.00 $726 -13.77
565 565 7 144.50 $144.50 $816 -14.50
583 583 8 158.00 $158.00 $921 -1.00
615 615 2 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
632 632 1 147.00 $147.00 $929 —
656 656 7 141.50 $141.50 $928 +4.50
773 773 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,136 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 1 155.00 $155.00 $422 —
371 371 3 151.00 $151.00 $560 —
438 438 1 143.00 $143.00 $626 —
450–497 462 4 115.00–150.00 $140.58 $649 -0.42
550 550 2 133.00 $133.00 $732 -9.00
644 644 1 130.00 $130.00 $837 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 value added 478 2 132.50 $132.50 $633 —
630 630 3 148.00 $148.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 156.00 $156.00 $788 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 1 128.00 $128.00 $644 —
579 579 1 140.00 $140.00 $811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 1 142.50 $142.50 $590 —
465 465 2 166.00 $166.00 $772 +4.00
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 -19.62
612–630 621 2 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $838 —
685 685 1 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
754–794 774 4 130.00–141.00 $135.36 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 2 160.00 $160.00 $686 -0.77
648 648 3 144.00 $144.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 1 151.00 $151.00 $714 —

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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.