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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, 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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 259 116
Feeder cattle 267 259 116

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 128, Bulls 28) 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
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 121.00 $121.00 $575 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,117 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
921 921 1 65.00 $65.00 $599 —

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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.