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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 8, 2023

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.04/cwt ≈ $1,227/hd at 571 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.77/cwt ≈ $1,043/hd at 530 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $206.95/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 457 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 257 709
Feeder cattle 715 257 709

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 329, Heifers 310, Bulls 76) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 1 220.00 $220.00 $854 +15.00
433 433 7 217.50 $217.50 $942 —
472 472 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,086 —
546 546 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,092 —
550–571 565 31 167.50–231.00 $216.28 $1,222 —
566 value added 566 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,296 —
577 577 31 212.00 $212.00 $1,223 —
640 value added 640 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 ±0.00
636–648 641 8 167.50–192.00 $182.70 $1,171 —
648 648 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,458 —
658–684 667 11 160.00–199.00 $189.72 $1,265 —
706–728 709 24 199.00–200.00 $199.87 $1,417 —
751 value added 751 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,562 —
752–769 756 4 165.00–196.00 $188.12 $1,422 —
810–846 838 9 186.00–196.00 $193.85 $1,624 +4.05
870 value added 870 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,696 —
888 888 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,732 —
905 905 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,665 —
1088 1088 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,730 —
1191 1191 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,667 -19.23
1356 1356 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,088 —
1553 1553 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,485 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 value added 422 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,055 —
478 478 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,090 —
504 value added 504 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,159 —
505 505 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,156 —
569–570 value added 570 20 224.00–225.00 $224.60 $1,280 —
616 value added 616 9 207.50 $207.50 $1,278 —
717 value added 717 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,434 —
790 value added 790 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 360 6 135.00–215.00 $190.94 $687 -11.56
404 404 4 185.00 $185.00 $747 —
464 464 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,109 +15.17
517 517 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,174 —
552 552 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,110 +1.00
608 value added 608 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,186 —
633 633 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,222 +11.00
650 value added 650 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 —
769–795 779 5 170.00–185.00 $178.88 $1,393 —
808–828 815 9 164.00–187.00 $179.21 $1,461 —
960 960 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,680 —
1098 1098 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,290 —
1281 1281 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 1 150.00 $150.00 $939 —
828 828 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,304 —
1175 1175 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,492 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 1 180.00 $180.00 $646 —
404 404 1 185.00 $185.00 $747 —
648 648 1 142.50 $142.50 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
447 447 1 165.00 $165.00 $738 +42.50
459–480 462 15 145.00–214.00 $204.44 $945 +19.44
478 478 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,013 +27.00
514–549 530 38 164.00–210.00 $196.77 $1,043 —
576 value added 576 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,238 +7.00
626 value added 626 10 197.50 $197.50 $1,236 —
641 641 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,333 —
627–647 645 13 166.00–177.00 $176.18 $1,136 —
660–698 666 12 168.00–181.00 $170.27 $1,134 -12.75
692 value added 692 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,107 -35.00
746 746 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,119 —
821 821 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,314 —
875 875 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,422 —
961 961 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,595 +5.00
1048 1048 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
199 199 1 120.00 $120.00 $239 —
265 265 1 100.00 $100.00 $265 —
283 value added 283 4 147.50 $147.50 $417 —
366 366 6 197.50 $197.50 $723 —
455 455 22 211.00 $211.00 $960 +27.67
458 458 5 145.00 $145.00 $664 -38.33
462 value added 462 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,049 +31.00
501–531 528 10 150.00–197.50 $192.99 $1,019 —
645 645 7 172.00 $172.00 $1,109 -3.00
728 728 1 135.00 $135.00 $983 —
772 772 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,042 -20.00
805 805 5 162.50 $162.50 $1,308 —
878 878 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,098 —
1046 1046 1 85.00 $85.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 11 208.00 $208.00 $797 —
414 value added 414 17 235.00 $235.00 $973 —
471–483 value added 477 10 119.00–197.50 $157.76 $753 —
522 value added 522 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,109 +7.50
696 value added 696 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,218 —
735 735 10 172.50 $172.50 $1,268 —
823 823 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
376 376 1 85.00 $85.00 $320 —
445 445 5 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
505–510 508 2 125.00–164.00 $144.40 $734 —
552 552 5 140.00 $140.00 $773 —
647 647 3 142.50 $142.50 $922 —
770 770 1 85.00 $85.00 $654 —
831 831 1 100.00 $100.00 $831 —
1015 1015 1 85.00 $85.00 $863 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
909 909 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–344 341 6 130.00–208.00 $194.87 $665 -32.63
468 468 6 195.00 $195.00 $913 —
500–545 530 3 142.50–162.50 $156.21 $828 —
568 568 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,079 +25.24
672 672 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,048 —
770–782 780 5 117.50–127.50 $125.52 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 3 207.50 $207.50 $977 -0.50
532 532 1 142.50 $142.50 $758 —
553–557 553 11 179.00–189.00 $188.08 $1,040 +28.08
626 value added 626 1 149.00 $149.00 $933 —
664 664 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,049 —
762 762 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 1 122.50 $122.50 $285 -17.50
389 389 3 133.00 $133.00 $517 -78.00
579 579 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,025 —
702 702 2 130.00 $130.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 5 225.00 $225.00 $896 —

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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.