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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 12, 2024

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.71/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 614 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.50/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 716 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $220.54/cwt +10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 630 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 715 226
Feeder cattle 338 715 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 188, Bulls 21) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 +10.00
565 565 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 +3.72
623–636 value added 630 23 221.00 $221.00 $1,392 +1.00
642 642 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,348 +27.30
651 value added 651 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,269 —
650–691 680 16 165.00–205.00 $198.91 $1,353 +9.19
728–748 value added 743 8 212.00–219.00 $217.29 $1,614 —
751–780 value added 777 11 170.00–216.00 $211.96 $1,647 +3.96
782 782 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,525 +6.88
861 value added 861 11 209.50 $209.50 $1,804 +14.50
920 920 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,785 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 1 205.00 $205.00 $568 —
368–394 385 3 195.00–210.00 $205.22 $790 +14.28
436 436 2 227.50 $227.50 $992 +42.50
508 508 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,270 +23.00
526 value added 526 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,210 —
587 value added 587 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,086 —
640 value added 640 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,392 +22.50
647 647 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,294 +7.00
653–673 value added 664 6 151.00–200.00 $186.97 $1,241 -9.03
770 770 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,509 +17.12
840 840 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 -4.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 value added 728 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,347 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 2 190.00 $190.00 $600 —
465–486 476 17 197.00–200.00 $198.62 $945 -13.38
542 542 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,051 -2.77
554 554 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,180 —
579 579 1 125.00 $125.00 $724 —
585 value added 585 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 -5.00
609–617 value added 610 24 200.00–202.00 $201.75 $1,231 +4.25
634–639 635 4 165.00–195.00 $187.46 $1,190 -20.54
668 668 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,102 -5.27
693 value added 693 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,213 +15.00
722–743 730 8 132.50–167.00 $160.84 $1,174 +10.84
746 value added 746 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,417 —
787 787 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,299 —
818 value added 818 12 191.00 $191.00 $1,562 —
835 835 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,294 -5.00
871 871 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,394 -2.50
912 912 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 155.00 $155.00 $377 —
389 389 3 180.00 $180.00 $700 -17.50
438 438 8 115.00–195.00 $185.00 $810 —
496 value added 496 6 190.00 $190.00 $942 -37.00
498 498 1 150.00 $150.00 $747 —
507–515 511 2 106.00–170.00 $137.75 $704 -55.24
547 value added 547 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,012 —
579 579 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,123 —
617 617 1 160.00 $160.00 $987 -12.00
653–667 657 4 162.50–165.00 $164.37 $1,080 —
670–675 value added 672 3 130.00–187.50 $168.24 $1,131 —
725–744 736 5 87.50–160.00 $131.45 $967 -3.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
714–718 value added 716 26 165.00–192.00 $179.50 $1,285 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 1 100.00 $100.00 $472 —
506 506 1 105.00 $105.00 $531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 210.00 $210.00 $825 —
453 453 2 205.00 $205.00 $929 -2.50
542 542 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,030 +47.50
719 719 1 128.00 $128.00 $920 —
753 753 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,039 +2.00
814 814 1 121.00 $121.00 $985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 1 165.00 $165.00 $634 —
534 534 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,015 +33.79
706–716 711 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $942 —
918 918 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,110 —

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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.