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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Marshall, VA

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

Sale of Friday, July 7, 2023

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.10/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 480 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.93/cwt ≈ $1,308/hd at 559 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,483/hd at 724 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 193 366
Feeder cattle 464 193 366

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 210, Heifers 239, Bulls 16) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 value added 449 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,118 —
466 466 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,179 —
515 515 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 —
541 541 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,277 —
550–586 559 26 222.50–245.00 $233.93 $1,308 —
602 value added 602 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,469 —
806 806 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 1 197.00 $197.00 $579 —
366 366 4 236.00 $236.00 $864 +6.00
453 453 16 238.00 $238.00 $1,078 —
540 540 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,012 -42.50
552–555 552 18 225.00–230.00 $229.72 $1,268 +17.22
562 value added 562 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,264 -14.00
642 642 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,464 —
717–718 718 2 205.00–223.00 $213.99 $1,536 —
754 754 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,516 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,034 +58.50
524 524 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,166 -32.50
575 value added 575 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,386 —
648 648 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,393 -22.00
658–672 662 4 228.00–233.00 $231.73 $1,534 -6.89
672 672 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,546 -8.62
743 743 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,664 —
769 769 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,653 —
838 value added 838 11 219.00 $219.00 $1,835 —
870 value added 870 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,862 —
925 925 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,850 —
1153 value added 1153 2 183.00 $183.00 $2,110 —
1210 value added 1210 1 192.00 $192.00 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 160.00 $160.00 $454 —
375–387 381 2 167.00–175.00 $170.94 $651 —
476 476 8 198.00 $198.00 $942 —
671 671 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,241 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 8 160.00 $160.00 $597 —
479 479 2 167.00 $167.00 $800 —
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 value added 382 11 237.50 $237.50 $907 —
474 474 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,138 —
473–498 value added 486 17 234.00–235.00 $234.54 $1,140 —
549 value added 549 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,263 —
572 572 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,304 —
668 value added 668 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,403 —
721 value added 721 10 206.00 $206.00 $1,485 —
726 726 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 1 212.50 $212.50 $835 —
469 469 9 209.00 $209.00 $980 -23.00
497 497 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,178 +5.00
563 563 15 203.00 $203.00 $1,143 -7.94
708–729 722 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,300 +10.00
799 value added 799 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,582 —
895 895 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,387 —
905–942 930 3 171.00–180.00 $173.92 $1,617 —
997 value added 997 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,844 —
1043 value added 1043 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,867 —
1078 1078 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 10 224.00 $224.00 $748 —
400 400 2 232.50 $232.50 $930 —
451–498 463 18 175.00–217.00 $211.91 $981 -19.09
542 542 9 207.00 $207.00 $1,122 +1.51
565–567 566 3 180.00–192.50 $185.00 $1,047 —
633 633 9 197.00 $197.00 $1,247 —
716 value added 716 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,439 —
735 735 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,257 —
762 762 1 130.00 $130.00 $991 —
867 867 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–355 354 5 170.00–177.50 $176.00 $623 —
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 —
466 466 8 185.00 $185.00 $862 —
511–541 535 5 185.00–192.50 $191.07 $1,022 +33.07
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 9 155.00 $155.00 $563 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 1 172.50 $172.50 $693 —
462 462 2 168.00 $168.00 $776 -54.50
510–536 528 4 155.00–175.00 $167.08 $882 —
635 635 2 150.00 $150.00 $952 -17.00
711 711 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 167.50 $167.50 $663 —
435 435 3 184.00 $184.00 $800 —
623 623 1 159.00 $159.00 $991 —

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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.