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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 9, 2023

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.08/cwt -9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 577 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.85/cwt +15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 574 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.00/cwt +12.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 540 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 526 104
Feeder cattle 193 526 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 71, Bulls 14) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 197.50 $197.50 $790 -27.50
455 455 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,133 +19.50
498 498 7 259.50 $259.50 $1,292 —
505–545 540 20 249.00–256.75 $255.00 $1,377 +14.99
572–583 574 20 261.00–263.75 $263.19 $1,511 +17.19
580 580 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 -11.00
637 637 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,510 +52.00
664–665 664 8 238.00–239.00 $238.62 $1,584 +31.99
669–675 value added 671 8 210.00–239.00 $228.06 $1,530 —
1132 1132 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 1 230.00 $230.00 $844 +30.00
448 448 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,120 —
536 536 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,233 +15.00
551 551 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,171 —
572 value added 572 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,367 +12.00
651 651 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,367 +25.00
660 value added 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
774 774 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,471 —
910 910 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,044 —
499 499 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,158 +6.43
501 value added 501 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,167 —
514 514 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,100 —
555–560 560 11 170.00–215.00 $210.94 $1,181 +15.94
572 572 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,224 +19.00
590–593 value added 592 13 209.00–213.00 $210.53 $1,246 -13.19
643 643 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,119 —
703 703 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,195 —
817 817 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 3 228.00 $228.00 $853 —
471 471 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,088 +8.00
510–538 524 4 205.00–206.00 $205.49 $1,077 +3.49
530 value added 530 1 172.50 $172.50 $914 -22.50
655–685 value added 670 2 175.00–177.00 $176.02 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,089 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 1 158.00 $158.00 $850 —
689 689 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,233 +37.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 256.00 $256.00 $883 —
452 452 1 221.00 $221.00 $999 —
630–646 634 4 162.00–169.00 $163.78 $1,038 —
711 711 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 1 252.50 $252.50 $980 +52.50
465 465 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,035 —
616 616 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,029 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 1 185.00 $185.00 $927 —

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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.