Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 12, 2023

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $228.70/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 620 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.50/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 513 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.00/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 654 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	192	207	211
Feeder cattle	192	207	211

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 81, Bulls 19) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	225.00	$225.00	$986	-23.00
490	490	3	202.50	$202.50	$992	-43.37
546	546	1	172.50	$172.50	$942	—
570	570	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,282	-8.00
604 value added	604	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,407	+18.00
621	621	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,435	—
642	642	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,406	—
654 value added	654	16	233.00	$233.00	$1,524	—
731	731	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	370	12	217.50–250.00	$247.26	$915	+4.76
443 value added	443	5	175.00	$175.00	$775	—
475	475	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,021	—
560	560	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,277	—
568 value added	568	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,261	—
673	673	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,245	—
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	1	175.00	$175.00	$924	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	1	125.00	$125.00	$430	-87.50
377	377	6	183.00	$183.00	$690	-32.00
439	439	1	135.00	$135.00	$593	-57.35
452	452	6	179.00	$179.00	$809	—
527	527	5	186.00	$186.00	$980	+5.00
535 value added	535	5	166.00	$166.00	$888	—
636	636	2	151.00	$151.00	$960	-22.75
733–749	738	3	125.00	$125.00	$922	+6.00
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	-27.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	1	185.00	$185.00	$566	—
379	379	11	206.00	$206.00	$781	-9.00
473	473	2	175.00	$175.00	$828	-22.50
516	516	1	160.00	$160.00	$826	-28.00
551	551	8	175.00	$175.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	6	185.00	$185.00	$929	—
519	519	10	213.00	$213.00	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	1	125.00	$125.00	$441	—
435	435	1	135.00	$135.00	$587	—
527–536	528	8	125.00–146.00	$143.34	$757	—
782	782	2	115.00	$115.00	$899	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	1	165.00	$165.00	$516	—
451	451	2	160.00	$160.00	$722	-35.00
542	542	4	175.00	$175.00	$948	-10.00
612	612	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,117	+7.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	6	216.00	$216.00	$894	—
567	567	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,049	-13.00
677	677	1	120.00	$120.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	1	150.00	$150.00	$860	—
657	657	1	125.00	$125.00	$821	—

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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.