Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 9, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.75/cwt ≈ $1,120/hd at 660 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 631 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.38/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 556 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	90	185
Feeder cattle	326	90	185

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 152, Bulls 12) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403 value added	403	3	181.00	$181.00	$729	—
475	475	7	186.00	$186.00	$884	—
460–490 value added	485	13	180.00–186.00	$185.13	$898	—
515 value added	515	1	171.00	$171.00	$881	—
561	561	9	178.00	$178.00	$999	—
639	639	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,086	—
670	670	1	136.00	$136.00	$911	-10.00
737	737	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,201	—
767	767	4	163.00	$163.00	$1,250	+3.00
858	858	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,373	—
885 value added	885	15	163.50	$163.50	$1,447	—
1038	1038	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,557	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	6	185.00	$185.00	$862	—
519	519	1	143.00	$143.00	$742	-23.00
551	551	9	175.00	$175.00	$964	—
639	639	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,029	—
684 value added	684	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,122	—
737 value added	737	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,223	—
739	739	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,108	-16.00
819	819	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,253	—
1090	1090	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,559	—
1109	1109	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,497	—
1201	1201	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 value added	455	2	152.00	$152.00	$692	—
554–557 value added	556	21	187.00–188.00	$187.38	$1,042	—
719	719	8	167.00	$167.00	$1,201	—
722 value added	722	8	148.00	$148.00	$1,069	-25.00
777 value added	777	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506 value added	506	5	181.00	$181.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	153.00	$153.00	$724	-2.00
561–582	572	2	133.00–148.00	$140.36	$803	-20.64

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517	517	2	160.00	$160.00	$827	—
631	631	2	133.00	$133.00	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490 value added	490	9	158.00	$158.00	$774	—
565	565	3	146.00	$146.00	$825	—
631	631	21	168.00	$168.00	$1,060	+18.00
660	660	51	169.75	$169.75	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	1	145.00	$145.00	$581	—
457	457	4	151.00	$151.00	$690	-3.50
540	540	6	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
543	543	1	141.00	$141.00	$766	—
562	562	5	143.00	$143.00	$804	-6.00
637	637	4	142.00	$142.00	$905	—
753	753	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,024	—
768	768	10	156.00	$156.00	$1,198	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	1	140.00	$140.00	$554	—
446	446	8	138.00–152.00	$143.25	$639	—
544	544	1	131.00	$131.00	$713	—
552	552	10	143.00	$143.00	$789	—
636	636	3	135.00	$135.00	$859	+5.00
737	737	3	133.00	$133.00	$980	—
933	933	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	4	137.00	$137.00	$682	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	2	131.00	$131.00	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	2	175.00	$175.00	$754	—
519–534	529	3	169.00–170.00	$169.33	$896	—
644	644	1	147.00	$147.00	$947	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	3	185.00	$185.00	$853	—
573	573	1	160.00	$160.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	140.00	$140.00	$763	—
718	718	1	131.00	$131.00	$941	—

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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.