Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 8, 2023

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.87/cwt +43.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 588 lb · 38 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.86/cwt +56.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 733 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.22/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 672 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	344	284	326
Feeder cattle	344	284	326

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 150, Bulls 11) Value Added and most 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
451	451	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,082	+10.00
530	530	11	248.00	$248.00	$1,314	—
551	551	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,317	-0.53
576 value added	576	9	249.00	$249.00	$1,434	—
580	580	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,421	+5.47
600	600	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,482	—
620–642	631	6	215.00–225.00	$219.91	$1,388	—
670–674	672	21	238.00–248.00	$243.22	$1,634	+4.22
861	861	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,929	—
1120	1120	5	179.00	$179.00	$2,005	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	15	250.00	$250.00	$1,172	—
480	480	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,238	—
506	506	19	249.00	$249.00	$1,260	—
567	567	18	245.00	$245.00	$1,389	—
610–645 value added	619	16	240.00–246.00	$241.56	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	197.50	$197.50	$553	—
373	373	2	207.50	$207.50	$774	-27.50
475–485	478	10	215.00–238.00	$231.00	$1,104	-4.00
573	573	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,261	-16.00
580 value added	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	—
805	805	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,831	+47.04
933	933	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,633	—
1078	1078	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,806	—
1235	1235	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,791	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	192.50	$192.50	$751	—
576	576	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,152	—
618	618	4	100.00–129.00	$121.75	$752	-89.25

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	1	202.50	$202.50	$737	—
472	472	16	224.00	$224.00	$1,057	+19.00
539	539	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,153	—
551	551	8	232.00	$232.00	$1,278	+39.93
593	593	4	212.50	$212.50	$1,260	+20.43
594–599 value added	598	26	239.50–244.50	$240.65	$1,439	—
620 value added	620	1	152.50	$152.50	$946	-40.00
641	641	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,250	+7.50
730–736 value added	733	19	233.00–234.00	$233.58	$1,712	—
736	736	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,354	+11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	+14.00
430	430	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,066	—
440 value added	440	1	147.50	$147.50	$649	—
447	447	7	223.00	$223.00	$997	—
482	482	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,176	+35.12
529	529	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,111	-2.50
536	536	17	248.00	$248.00	$1,329	+35.50
584	584	1	107.50	$107.50	$628	-82.50
659	659	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,509	—
737	737	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,142	—
823 value added	823	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,243	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620 value added	620	4	129.00	$129.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	187.50	$187.50	$703	-0.50
670	670	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,005	-30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	1	222.50	$222.50	$817	—
554	554	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,152	-28.00
699	699	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,206	—
840	840	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	1	217.50	$217.50	$977	—
682	682	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,142	—
732–742	737	2	140.00–147.50	$143.78	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484 value added	484	1	178.00	$178.00	$862	—

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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.