Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 26, 2023

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $229.46/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 681 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.67/cwt +45.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 591 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.01/cwt +69.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 545 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	526	192	263
Feeder cattle	526	192	263

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 293, Heifers 218, Bulls 15) 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
410	410	2	225.00	$225.00	$922	±0.00
462	462	3	229.50	$229.50	$1,060	+27.00
513–547	545	35	205.00–242.00	$240.01	$1,308	+67.51
547	547	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,362	+76.50
570	570	23	246.00	$246.00	$1,402	+21.00
627	627	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,160	-46.00
648	648	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,490	+11.00
650–671	667	5	200.00–234.00	$206.63	$1,378	—
662–691	682	64	229.00–235.00	$231.24	$1,577	—
862	862	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	1	200.00	$200.00	$586	—
371–392	375	5	200.00	$200.00	$750	-47.26
465	465	11	221.00	$221.00	$1,028	+6.00
495 value added	495	14	231.00	$231.00	$1,143	—
514	514	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,105	—
556 value added	556	26	227.00	$227.00	$1,262	+5.00
671	671	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,241	±0.00
729	729	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,203	—
748 value added	748	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,047	—
889	889	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	16	234.00	$234.00	$978	—
495	495	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	—
609 value added	609	16	223.00	$223.00	$1,358	—
705 value added	705	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,135	—
755 value added	755	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	1	160.00	$160.00	$541	—
378–384	381	2	105.00–140.00	$122.64	$467	—
437	437	4	192.00	$192.00	$839	—
551	551	3	170.00	$170.00	$937	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	1	205.00	$205.00	$652	+20.00
453	453	7	215.00	$215.00	$974	+40.00
461–470	464	6	211.00–233.00	$225.57	$1,047	+50.57
562	562	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,096	+20.00
586–598 value added	594	59	215.00–228.00	$223.72	$1,329	—
655	655	6	179.00	$179.00	$1,172	—
756	756	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,353	—
910	910	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,420	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,020	—
483 value added	483	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,067	—
572 value added	572	41	230.00	$230.00	$1,316	—
660–665 value added	662	15	170.00–187.00	$177.97	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	6	223.00	$223.00	$1,006	+44.00
461 value added	461	8	222.00	$222.00	$1,023	—
523 value added	523	16	195.00	$195.00	$1,020	+29.00
541	541	8	202.00	$202.00	$1,093	+16.00
572	572	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,230	—
689	689	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,206	—
735	735	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,205	+39.00
814	814	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,091	—
869	869	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,347	—
882 value added	882	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	2	135.00	$135.00	$390	—
475	475	1	197.50	$197.50	$938	—
630	630	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	—
668	668	1	142.00	$142.00	$949	—
740	740	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,036	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	2	140.00–200.00	$170.00	$726	-46.00
554–559	555	6	170.00–205.00	$199.12	$1,105	+14.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	200.00	$200.00	$740	—
437–445	440	3	141.00–185.00	$170.16	$749	—
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	+2.50

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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.