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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 10, 2023

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.30/cwt ≈ $1,445/hd at 620 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.75/cwt +12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 679 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.95/cwt +29.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 584 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 508 635
Feeder cattle 520 508 635

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 251, Heifers 238, Bulls 31) Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–588 value added 575 18 232.00 $232.00 $1,334 —
591 591 26 237.00 $237.00 $1,401 +32.00
618 value added 618 44 235.00 $235.00 $1,452 —
627 627 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,411 —
668 668 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,496 —
727 727 31 206.00 $206.00 $1,498 +31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 232.50 $232.50 $837 +65.67
436 436 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,003 +73.32
471–475 475 13 182.50–242.00 $237.46 $1,128 +31.77
528 528 6 204.00 $204.00 $1,077 —
537 value added 537 1 110.00 $110.00 $591 -64.00
548 548 11 219.50 $219.50 $1,203 —
550–585 value added 561 5 157.50–212.50 $181.71 $1,019 +1.96
588 588 1 115.00 $115.00 $676 -84.00
628 628 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,350 +40.63
655 value added 655 3 130.00 $130.00 $852 -62.00
718 718 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 230.00 $230.00 $869 —
436 value added 436 1 222.50 $222.50 $970 —
479 479 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,078 +25.04
552 552 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 +30.00
583 value added 583 1 160.00 $160.00 $933 —
605 605 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 +47.58
642 642 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,387 +14.98
705–715 706 18 175.00–207.00 $205.20 $1,449 +27.20
760 760 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,224 -18.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
423 423 1 182.50 $182.50 $772 —
493 493 1 107.50 $107.50 $530 -60.00
525 525 1 55.00 $55.00 $289 —
624 624 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,030 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 1 150.00 $150.00 $489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 8 190.00 $190.00 $709 +24.00
468 468 15 184.00 $184.00 $861 +28.00
546 546 11 172.00 $172.00 $939 +13.00
640 640 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 +9.50
640 640 1 143.00 $143.00 $915 -11.50
673 673 31 172.00 $172.00 $1,158 +13.94
675 675 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 -9.06
691 value added 691 18 171.00 $171.00 $1,182 —
713 value added 713 26 169.00 $169.00 $1,205 —
821 821 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,190 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 1 148.00 $148.00 $425 —
372–394 374 10 180.00–204.00 $201.47 $753 +26.47
447 447 10 210.00 $210.00 $939 +95.00
460 460 19 193.00 $193.00 $888 +29.53
513 value added 513 1 135.00 $135.00 $693 —
520–546 542 13 170.00–180.00 $178.52 $968 —
624 value added 624 1 132.50 $132.50 $827 —
656 656 2 136.00 $136.00 $892 -20.23
709 709 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,085 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,031 —
543 value added 543 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,059 +29.78
677 677 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,144 —
905 905 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 184.00 $184.00 $655 —
442 442 3 150.00 $150.00 $663 -6.00
523 523 1 152.00 $152.00 $795 +19.50
701 701 1 117.50 $117.50 $824 —
768 768 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,018 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 142.00 $142.00 $625 —
593 593 1 127.50 $127.50 $756 —
803 803 1 122.50 $122.50 $984 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 177.50 $177.50 $627 —
444 444 2 75.00 $75.00 $333 -100.00
470 value added 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
479 479 6 196.00 $196.00 $939 +58.50
544 544 2 172.50 $172.50 $938 +10.50
575 575 1 162.00 $162.00 $932 +42.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 1 191.00 $191.00 $804 +13.50
466 466 3 205.00 $205.00 $955 —
578–591 580 6 175.00–202.00 $197.42 $1,145 —
982 982 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 145.00 $145.00 $605 —
487 487 1 122.50 $122.50 $597 —
779 779 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,083 —
939 939 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,061 —

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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.