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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 9, 2022

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.65/cwt ≈ $1,194/hd at 708 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.78/cwt ≈ $744/hd at 471 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.95/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 624 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 476 496
Feeder cattle 709 476 496

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 358, Heifers 310, Bulls 41) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are mostly 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
400 400 2 165.00 $165.00 $660 —
463–492 473 15 145.00–185.00 $180.43 $853 +20.43
501–533 503 27 163.00–179.00 $177.75 $894 +38.75
525 525 4 181.00 $181.00 $950 +42.00
557 557 14 165.00 $165.00 $919 +6.00
563 563 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,042 +26.00
608–619 615 18 167.00–182.00 $176.23 $1,084 +6.23
637–643 642 7 142.50–167.00 $160.67 $1,032 -5.83
653 653 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,143 +11.84
655 value added 655 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,192 —
654–696 673 13 159.00–165.00 $161.82 $1,089 -1.34
701–727 706 36 140.00–169.50 $163.59 $1,155 —
703–724 712 22 176.50–177.50 $176.92 $1,260 —
878 878 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,291 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–476 471 36 172.00–190.00 $181.17 $853 —
534–543 value added 540 34 150.00–185.00 $160.17 $865 —
554–567 560 26 177.00–179.00 $177.93 $996 —
587 value added 587 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,057 +4.00
610 value added 610 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,074 —
613 613 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,097 —
657 657 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,163 —
660 660 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,102 —
768 768 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,114 —
892 892 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 1 170.00 $170.00 $496 —
325 value added 325 3 157.50 $157.50 $512 —
368–370 369 4 137.50–175.00 $165.59 $611 —
434–445 438 5 145.00–150.00 $146.62 $642 —
471–480 474 6 152.50–165.00 $160.78 $762 +4.78
481 481 1 170.00 $170.00 $818 +14.00
533 533 5 125.00 $125.00 $666 —
601 601 1 123.00 $123.00 $739 —
660 660 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
738 738 2 134.00 $134.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 1 130.00 $130.00 $326 —
423 423 1 85.00 $85.00 $360 -32.50
761 761 1 100.00 $100.00 $761 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 137.00 $137.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 130.00 $130.00 $507 -10.00
434 434 2 140.00 $140.00 $608 —
466 466 18 141.00 $141.00 $657 ±0.00
520 520 22 143.50 $143.50 $746 —
561 561 20 142.00 $142.00 $797 +8.30
557–577 565 13 144.00–158.00 $149.50 $845 +15.80
603 603 3 150.00 $150.00 $904 +16.53
607 607 7 161.00 $161.00 $977 +27.53
664–673 669 21 130.00–134.00 $132.11 $884 +2.11
715–722 719 2 117.00–129.00 $122.97 $884 —
719–731 value added 725 10 141.50 $141.50 $1,026 -9.00
759 759 1 112.50 $112.50 $854 -11.50
905 value added 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
913 913 11 136.00 $136.00 $1,242 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 value added 451 11 129.00 $129.00 $582 —
451–485 478 34 155.00–170.00 $167.09 $799 —
586 value added 586 9 164.00 $164.00 $961 +8.00
620 620 36 158.50 $158.50 $983 —
641 641 8 161.00 $161.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–397 369 11 115.00–135.00 $126.64 $467 -22.52
445 445 2 110.00 $110.00 $490 -34.00
455 455 14 141.00 $141.00 $642 —
527–543 538 3 115.00–164.00 $147.99 $796 +32.80
549 value added 549 8 165.50 $165.50 $909 —
555–564 562 10 129.00–140.00 $137.83 $775 -6.63
600 600 1 107.50 $107.50 $645 -16.50
659–661 660 11 124.00–128.00 $126.91 $838 —
759–777 773 4 129.00 $129.00 $997 -2.00
802 value added 802 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 —
947 947 1 95.00 $95.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 55.00 $55.00 $165 -75.00
400–417 409 2 55.00–88.00 $71.84 $294 —
469 469 3 107.50 $107.50 $504 -9.50
664 664 3 114.00 $114.00 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 1 190.00 $190.00 $707 +29.00
419 419 1 125.00 $125.00 $524 —
451 451 6 160.00 $160.00 $722 +11.00
571 571 2 125.00 $125.00 $714 —
650 650 12 131.00 $131.00 $852 —
813 813 2 119.00 $119.00 $967 —
927 927 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 1 181.00 $181.00 $786 —
561 561 1 125.00 $125.00 $701 -16.00
648 648 5 138.00 $138.00 $894 +13.00
772 772 4 128.00 $128.00 $988 +13.00
862 862 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 2 82.50 $82.50 $691 —

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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.