Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 13, 2023

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.09/cwt -14.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 473 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.10/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 673 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $186.41/cwt ≈ $1,232/hd at 661 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	267	259	116
Feeder cattle	267	259	116

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 128, Bulls 28) 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
261	261	4	292.50	$292.50	$763	—
383	383	7	260.00	$260.00	$996	—
470	470	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	+1.12
532	532	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,303	—
628	628	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,099	-51.00
645 value added	645	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,548	+25.34
664	664	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,567	—
687 value added	687	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,608	—
765–779 value added	773	12	224.00–226.00	$225.18	$1,741	—
1065	1065	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	3	252.50	$252.50	$982	—
461–470	469	8	245.00–246.00	$245.88	$1,153	-6.62
542	542	8	239.00	$239.00	$1,295	+9.00
642	642	5	193.00–200.00	$198.60	$1,275	—
658	658	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,336	—
762–797	771	4	185.00–205.00	$199.83	$1,541	—
818	818	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,497	-50.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487 value added	487	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,213	—
586 value added	586	14	255.00	$255.00	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	2	122.50	$122.50	$513	—
863	863	1	75.00	$75.00	$647	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	121.00	$121.00	$575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	3	225.00	$225.00	$454	—
291	291	1	225.00	$225.00	$655	—
372–390	386	5	185.00–217.50	$191.26	$738	—
469	469	15	217.00	$217.00	$1,018	-22.00
480 value added	480	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,070	—
518	518	1	150.00	$150.00	$777	—
613	613	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,057	-28.50
615 value added	615	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,230	—
656	656	8	224.00	$224.00	$1,469	+14.00
685 value added	685	12	217.50	$217.50	$1,490	—
753 value added	753	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	214.00	$214.00	$775	-21.00
472	472	6	210.00	$210.00	$991	-17.00
500 value added	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	—
507–547	536	11	210.00–227.00	$214.38	$1,149	+25.53
631	631	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,104	-30.00
656–666	661	15	185.00–188.00	$186.41	$1,232	—
708 value added	708	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,345	-3.00
726	726	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482 value added	482	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	131.00	$131.00	$474	—
598	598	1	165.00	$165.00	$987	-5.00
801	801	1	108.00	$108.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573 value added	573	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,117	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	1	121.00	$121.00	$571	—
563	563	1	105.00	$105.00	$591	—
605	605	1	121.00	$121.00	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	2	190.00	$190.00	$714	-14.00
556	556	5	202.50	$202.50	$1,126	+7.50
645	645	4	182.50	$182.50	$1,177	+1.50
699	699	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,066	—
711–739	725	2	100.00–142.50	$120.84	$876	-55.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	2	215.00	$215.00	$851	-25.00
465–493	481	7	222.50–228.00	$225.72	$1,086	—
519	519	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,129	—
662	662	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,241	+12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
921	921	1	65.00	$65.00	$599	—

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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.