Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	284	464	272
Feeder cattle	284	464	272

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 119, Bulls 58) Value Added 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
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	75.00	$75.00	$446	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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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.