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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 10, 2023

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.70/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 737 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.04/cwt ≈ $1,345/hd at 760 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.09/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 710 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 226 252
Feeder cattle 508 226 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 262, Heifers 197, Bulls 49) 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 1 192.50 $192.50 $772 —
475–480 479 9 135.00–208.00 $199.96 $958 —
528 528 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,014 —
552 552 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,076 —
565 565 18 197.00 $197.00 $1,113 +13.50
615 value added 615 2 160.00 $160.00 $984 —
603–629 623 4 180.00–190.00 $182.42 $1,136 +14.42
629–636 633 22 200.00–202.50 $201.02 $1,272 +33.02
733 733 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,305 —
737 value added 737 31 185.00 $185.00 $1,363 +11.00
740 740 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,302 —
753–762 759 31 176.00–183.00 $179.28 $1,361 —
787 787 1 107.50 $107.50 $846 —
814 814 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,351 ±0.00
866 866 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,212 —
922 922 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–393 380 2 150.00–182.50 $166.83 $634 —
408–446 434 4 125.00–177.50 $156.68 $680 —
471–475 475 15 102.50–213.00 $205.69 $977 +23.69
503–530 value added 512 7 135.00–191.00 $174.00 $891 —
556 556 13 199.00 $199.00 $1,106 +20.00
568–586 value added 579 11 145.00–199.00 $179.75 $1,041 —
601 601 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,034 —
613 value added 613 1 145.00 $145.00 $889 —
600–631 621 4 152.50–182.00 $174.37 $1,083 —
685 value added 685 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,315 —
687 687 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,092 —
753 753 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,295 —
766 766 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 value added 519 21 191.00 $191.00 $991 —
594 594 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,218 —
701 701 10 178.50 $178.50 $1,251 —
728 value added 728 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,165 —
733 733 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 167.50 $167.50 $792 +22.50
701 701 1 100.00 $100.00 $701 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 166.00 $166.00 $647 +1.00
473 473 7 156.00 $156.00 $738 -3.50
480 480 3 163.00 $163.00 $782 +3.50
533 533 7 159.00 $159.00 $847 —
565–583 574 2 125.00–150.00 $137.70 $790 +32.70
578 value added 578 3 164.00 $164.00 $948 —
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 +50.00
614 614 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,032 +24.00
639 639 10 154.50 $154.50 $987 +10.50
663–689 684 10 150.00–160.00 $158.06 $1,081 +13.06
704–741 709 27 152.00–155.00 $152.46 $1,081 +11.46
731 731 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,038 +1.00
763 763 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 -14.00
810–815 813 3 139.00–142.00 $141.00 $1,146 —
850 850 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 —
366 366 8 175.00 $175.00 $640 —
442 442 1 115.00 $115.00 $508 -39.00
463–465 465 13 155.00–165.00 $163.47 $760 +33.47
561 561 10 162.00 $162.00 $909 +14.00
662–698 664 15 146.00–157.00 $156.23 $1,037 +9.23
696 value added 696 1 131.00 $131.00 $912 —
719 719 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,064 +26.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–548 value added 528 21 158.00–167.00 $165.22 $872 —
578 value added 578 4 145.00 $145.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 12 163.00 $163.00 $584 —
634 value added 634 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 160.00 $160.00 $477 —
331 331 3 160.00 $160.00 $530 —
431 431 3 156.00 $156.00 $672 —
464 464 4 158.00 $158.00 $733 —
508 508 1 132.50 $132.50 $673 —
852 852 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,091 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 185.00 $185.00 $598 +2.50
435 435 4 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
497 497 1 137.50 $137.50 $683 -47.50
546 546 4 162.00 $162.00 $885 —
553 553 2 120.00 $120.00 $664 -35.00
630 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 +2.00
654 654 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,086 +17.00
737 737 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 152.00 $152.00 $553 —
535 535 6 159.00 $159.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 1 175.00 $175.00 $646 -22.50
444 444 6 177.50 $177.50 $788 —
548 548 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,014 —
649 649 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,051 —
871 871 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 1 132.50 $132.50 $766 —

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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.