Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 22, 2023

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $229.92/cwt ≈ $1,791/hd at 779 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,422/hd at 677 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.31/cwt ≈ $1,478/hd at 662 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	259	344	236
Feeder cattle	259	344	236

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 92, Bulls 42) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–443	442	4	247.50–255.00	$253.14	$1,119	—
469	469	4	217.50–266.00	$253.88	$1,191	+13.88
557–562	558	4	238.00–242.50	$241.37	$1,347	+2.37
603–627 value added	612	9	199.00–239.00	$214.66	$1,314	—
613	613	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,385	-21.00
706 value added	706	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,610	—
753–785	779	42	228.00–235.00	$229.92	$1,791	—
853 value added	853	2	239.00	$239.00	$2,039	—
868	868	6	234.00	$234.00	$2,031	+10.00
905	905	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,968	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,265	+2.00
674	674	14	235.00	$235.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	1	247.50	$247.50	$834	—
415	415	12	232.00–250.00	$248.50	$1,031	—
457	457	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,154	+21.50
546	546	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,256	—
810	810	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,887	+5.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	1	202.50	$202.50	$622	—
503	503	1	140.00	$140.00	$704	—
550–571	561	2	130.00–161.00	$145.21	$815	-54.79
618	618	2	155.00	$155.00	$958	+33.25
662	662	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,158	—
769	769	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,788	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387 value added	387	3	230.00	$230.00	$890	—
443 value added	443	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,045	—
472	472	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,128	+15.00
474	474	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,085	+5.00
518 value added	518	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,186	—
571	571	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,279	-8.00
643	643	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,292	+6.00
677	677	18	210.00	$210.00	$1,422	—
719	719	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,294	-4.00
877	877	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–687	662	18	222.00–224.00	$223.31	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	202.50	$202.50	$563	—
384	384	5	235.00	$235.00	$902	+35.00
427	427	1	155.00	$155.00	$662	-93.00
464	464	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,053	-17.00
520–543	537	4	85.00–222.00	$188.85	$1,014	-59.15
637	637	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,306	—
717 value added	717	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	1	225.00	$225.00	$554	—
292	292	1	150.00	$150.00	$438	—
334	334	3	212.50	$212.50	$710	—
583	583	2	170.00	$170.00	$991	—
621	621	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,226	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	204.00	$204.00	$724	—
414	414	1	150.00	$150.00	$621	-67.50
472	472	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,109	—
553	553	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,078	—
645	645	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,167	—
747	747	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,315	+32.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	3	265.00	$265.00	$588	—
387	387	1	240.00	$240.00	$929	+17.50
571	571	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,256	+12.00
660	660	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	—
899	899	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	7	216.00	$216.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	1	197.00	$197.00	$688	—
504	504	4	190.00	$190.00	$958	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	1	170.00	$170.00	$947	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	1	125.00	$125.00	$960	—

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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.