Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 14, 2023

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.00/cwt +52.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 532 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $251.95/cwt +51.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 562 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $247.99/cwt +17.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 459 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	247	199	42
Feeder cattle	247	199	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 113, Bulls 23) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	2	262.50	$262.50	$963	—
417 value added	417	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,063	—
450–462	455	11	240.00–249.00	$247.17	$1,125	+17.17
473 value added	473	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,187	—
521 value added	521	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,287	—
534	534	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,303	—
564 value added	564	4	237.50	$237.50	$1,340	—
569	569	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,366	+21.22
634	634	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,300	—
662 value added	662	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,523	—
658–680	677	7	167.50–220.00	$212.71	$1,440	+37.71
941	941	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,435	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	3	260.00	$260.00	$806	—
424–440	430	5	237.00–253.00	$246.46	$1,060	+32.33
477	477	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,240	—
543 value added	543	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,222	—
558–563	562	24	237.50–254.00	$251.95	$1,416	—
625	625	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,406	—
675 value added	675	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	—
861 value added	861	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,076	—
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	—
1024	1024	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–497 value added	480	2	177.50–190.00	$183.97	$883	—
509 value added	509	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231 value added	231	2	247.50	$247.50	$572	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	217.50	$217.50	$881	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	75.00	$75.00	$274	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259 value added	259	1	195.00	$195.00	$505	—
339 value added	339	5	240.00	$240.00	$814	—
401–444	427	13	210.00–232.50	$222.33	$949	+23.33
468	468	5	207.50	$207.50	$971	—
532	532	27	224.00	$224.00	$1,192	+52.26
553–576	562	13	185.00–212.50	$198.85	$1,118	—
634	634	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,135	+57.00
774	774	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,153	+7.00
848	848	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 value added	365	3	243.00	$243.00	$887	—
439 value added	439	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,054	—
448	448	5	217.50	$217.50	$974	+19.50
450	450	5	200.00	$200.00	$900	—
500 value added	500	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,120	—
534	534	3	185.00	$185.00	$988	—
553	553	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,001	-1.00
728	728	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,099	+4.00
925	925	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–320	317	3	165.00–217.50	$200.33	$635	—
399	399	1	170.00	$170.00	$678	-5.00
414	414	2	200.00	$200.00	$828	+10.00
557–575	562	4	180.00–182.50	$181.86	$1,022	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	+10.00
446	446	2	220.00	$220.00	$981	—
565–576	567	5	165.00–180.00	$176.95	$1,003	—
624	624	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,061	+3.00
743	743	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,133	—
809	809	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	1	200.00	$200.00	$954	-1.00
536	536	2	180.00	$180.00	$965	-18.00
554–571	560	3	170.00–197.50	$185.88	$1,041	—
667–673	670	2	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	165.00	$165.00	$894	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	1	132.50	$132.50	$580	—

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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.