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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 14, 2022

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $154.02/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 577 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.56/cwt ≈ $997/hd at 641 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 236 0
Feeder cattle 116 236 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 33, Bulls 24) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 165.00 $165.00 $771 -9.00
513 513 1 140.00 $140.00 $718 —
564 564 8 166.00 $166.00 $936 +1.00
590 value added 590 1 131.00 $131.00 $773 —
610 value added 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
609–647 644 11 146.00–159.00 $157.88 $1,017 —
692 692 2 142.00 $142.00 $983 —
773 value added 773 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,113 —
806 806 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 1 135.00 $135.00 $485 —
508 508 3 165.00 $165.00 $838 —
544 value added 544 2 141.00 $141.00 $767 —
555 value added 555 7 165.00 $165.00 $916 +29.00
562–598 592 10 120.00–159.00 $146.33 $866 -9.67
708 708 1 125.00 $125.00 $885 —
987 987 1 75.00 $75.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 120.00 $120.00 $410 —
592 592 1 109.00 $109.00 $645 -56.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 115.00 $115.00 $457 —
552 552 5 118.00 $118.00 $651 —
566 value added 566 4 137.00 $137.00 $775 —
676 676 2 121.00 $121.00 $818 +2.00
760 760 2 114.00 $114.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 2 121.00 $121.00 $543 -20.00
559 559 4 125.00 $125.00 $699 -16.00
609 609 1 117.00 $117.00 $713 —
628 value added 628 1 122.00 $122.00 $766 —
663 663 3 121.00 $121.00 $802 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 2 90.00 $90.00 $334 -30.00
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 —
666 666 2 70.00 $70.00 $466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 3 100.00 $100.00 $396 -70.00
446 446 3 149.00 $149.00 $665 —
506 506 1 125.00 $125.00 $632 +15.00
551 551 5 145.00 $145.00 $799 -4.00
678 678 2 118.00 $118.00 $800 —
726 726 1 81.00 $81.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 —
462 462 4 156.00 $156.00 $721 —
715 715 1 128.00 $128.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 1 100.00 $100.00 $638 —
820 820 1 55.00 $55.00 $451 —

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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.