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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, August 11, 2023

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.07/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 563 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.53/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 560 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.05/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 465 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 284 464 272
Feeder cattle 284 464 272

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 119, Bulls 58) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 -26.00
470 470 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 —
558–595 560 17 217.50–241.00 $239.53 $1,341 —
657 657 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,570 +7.27
754 754 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,666 +6.00
1063 value added 1063 2 198.00 $198.00 $2,105 —
1225 1225 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,217 —
1295 1295 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 235.00 $235.00 $830 -1.00
457 457 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,074 -3.00
525–547 544 8 200.00–219.00 $216.71 $1,179 +29.21
562 562 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,326 +6.28
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 -28.00
695 695 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
755 755 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 +24.00
800–840 820 2 140.00–219.00 $180.46 $1,480 —
823 823 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,769 —
1003 1003 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,805 —
1038 1038 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 220.00 $220.00 $979 —
513–540 520 4 172.00–201.00 $193.47 $1,006 —
615–630 617 7 129.00–225.00 $211.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 value added 659 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,555 —
717 value added 717 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,595 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 187.00 $187.00 $439 —
356 356 6 186.00 $186.00 $662 —
459–465 461 11 207.50–212.50 $208.88 $963 -3.03
478 value added 478 3 205.00 $205.00 $980 —
524 524 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,114 +5.50
564 564 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,072 +5.00
630 value added 630 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,102 —
628–645 638 5 190.00–195.00 $193.03 $1,232 -3.97
750 750 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 +50.00
865 865 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,522 +26.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
457 457 9 205.00 $205.00 $937 -4.00
558–573 563 18 188.00–200.00 $192.07 $1,081 -10.93
611 value added 611 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,176 —
645 645 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,209 —
723 723 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,247 -7.50
1020 1020 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 188.00 $188.00 $699 +12.00
474–480 475 6 182.50–185.00 $184.58 $877 -0.42
500–547 533 13 167.50–197.50 $179.41 $956 -11.66
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
600 600 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,128 —
668 668 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 200.00 $200.00 $604 —
579 value added 579 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,071 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 75.00 $75.00 $446 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 236.00 $236.00 $793 —
453 453 2 200.00 $200.00 $906 —
579 579 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,366 —
618 618 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,273 —
735 735 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,305 —
783 value added 783 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 225.00 $225.00 $630 —
335 335 5 235.00 $235.00 $787 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
455–476 471 8 150.00–206.00 $192.47 $907 +24.47
540 540 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 +32.92
610 610 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 +20.00
795 795 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 182.50 $182.50 $739 -1.50
498 498 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,046 —
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —

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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.