Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 26, 2022

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $167.50/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 657 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	90	272	93
Feeder cattle	90	272	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 40, Bulls 30) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–599	597	2	159.00–169.00	$163.98	$979	-16.02
680	680	1	146.00	$146.00	$993	-24.97
760	760	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723 value added	723	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	2	166.00	$166.00	$876	—
652	652	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,089	+4.00
714	714	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	155.00	$155.00	$718	+17.00
574	574	2	161.00	$161.00	$924	+17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	5	154.50	$154.50	$715	—
560	560	8	149.00	$149.00	$834	+4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	12	167.50	$167.50	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	7	150.00	$150.00	$957	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	2	130.00	$130.00	$720	-3.00
661	661	3	135.00	$135.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	2	130.00	$130.00	$788	—
771	771	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,103	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	191.00	$191.00	$525	—
345	345	4	189.00	$189.00	$652	—
458	458	2	189.00	$189.00	$866	—
555	555	6	155.00	$155.00	$860	—
668	668	1	140.00	$140.00	$935	—
739	739	1	135.00	$135.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	3	146.00	$146.00	$802	+11.00
628	628	1	152.00	$152.00	$955	+17.07
863	863	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	145.00	$145.00	$635	—
632	632	4	131.00	$131.00	$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.