Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 28, 2023

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 717 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $245.87/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 481 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,021/hd at 498 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	207	247	277
Feeder cattle	207	247	277

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 107, Bulls 37) 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
411	411	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,019	—
462–496	481	18	243.00–248.00	$245.87	$1,183	-1.30
553	553	9	233.00	$233.00	$1,288	-7.00
610 value added	610	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,312	—
696	696	3	192.50	$192.50	$1,340	-20.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	1	242.50	$242.50	$863	—
440	440	3	210.00	$210.00	$924	-36.46
506–531	514	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,234	—
1078	1078	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	230.00	$230.00	$833	—
442	442	3	225.00	$225.00	$994	—
553	553	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,272	—
798	798	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
684	684	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,334	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	1	175.00	$175.00	$584	—
394	394	1	160.00	$160.00	$630	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	1	212.50	$212.50	$678	—
376	376	1	215.00	$215.00	$808	—
436–446	442	5	189.00–197.50	$192.35	$850	-29.98
527	527	1	181.00	$181.00	$954	-43.00
553–558	557	4	182.50–183.00	$182.88	$1,019	-15.97
640–645	643	2	172.50–175.00	$173.75	$1,117	-5.25
658	658	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,184	—
717	717	19	119.00	$119.00	$853	—
785	785	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,197	+3.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	215.00	$215.00	$817	—
400	400	3	210.00	$210.00	$840	—
480 value added	480	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	—
487	487	5	197.50	$197.50	$962	—
541	541	11	188.00	$188.00	$1,017	+3.00
629	629	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	9	218.00	$218.00	$900	—
498	498	13	205.00	$205.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	185.00	$185.00	$642	-15.33
472–488	474	7	190.00–219.00	$214.74	$1,018	—
569	569	2	157.50	$157.50	$896	-24.36
653	653	4	177.50	$177.50	$1,159	—
811	811	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,054	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	1	65.00	$65.00	$249	—
462	462	1	185.00	$185.00	$855	—
837	837	1	115.00	$115.00	$963	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–679	675	2	110.00–130.00	$119.93	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	1	167.50	$167.50	$742	+35.00
870	870	9	118.00	$118.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	3	235.00	$235.00	$874	—
468	468	3	207.50	$207.50	$971	—
572	572	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	239.00	$239.00	$932	+9.00
456	456	4	195.00	$195.00	$889	—
516	516	1	185.00	$185.00	$955	—
640	640	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,120	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	209.00	$209.00	$968	+9.00
567	567	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,123	+12.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	195.00	$195.00	$776	—
457	457	3	180.00	$180.00	$823	—

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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.