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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 8, 2024

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.19/cwt +30.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 590 lb · 65 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.86/cwt ≈ $1,848/hd at 780 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.50/cwt +38.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 661 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 255 520
Feeder cattle 430 255 520

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 152, Bulls 26) Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,698 —
536 value added 536 19 270.00 $270.00 $1,447 —
587–592 590 65 275.00–317.00 $295.19 $1,742 —
668 668 28 295.00 $295.00 $1,971 —
766–794 780 31 229.50–245.00 $236.86 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,301 —
436 436 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,373 —
446–449 447 13 300.00–305.00 $303.07 $1,355 —
475 value added 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
506–539 528 12 265.00–275.00 $268.19 $1,416 +10.69
639 639 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,879 +50.00
652 652 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,630 —
743 743 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,486 -10.69
925 925 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,896 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,350 —
495 value added 495 2 212.50–260.00 $236.25 $1,169 —
533 533 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,439 -10.00
546 value added 546 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,529 —
551 551 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,474 +12.50
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 +7.50
625–628 628 8 242.50–272.50 $268.77 $1,688 +36.27
734 734 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,703 +12.00
1004 1004 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,261 —
668 668 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 13 274.00 $274.00 $1,323 —
516 516 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,388 —
605 value added 605 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 —
646 646 17 244.00 $244.00 $1,576 —
659 659 25 251.00 $251.00 $1,654 —
670 value added 670 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,461 +10.50
733 value added 733 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,116 +37.47
435 435 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 +59.97
458–481 475 4 227.50–247.50 $242.68 $1,153 -4.25
485 485 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,237 +8.07
539 539 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,353 +43.50
554 554 18 282.00 $282.00 $1,562 +50.67
624 value added 624 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,310 —
613–646 636 8 202.50–222.50 $217.55 $1,384 —
658 658 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,540 +31.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,162 +10.70
527 value added 527 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,365 —
529 529 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,309 —
608 value added 608 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 1 222.50 $222.50 $955 +18.31
462 462 1 100.00 $100.00 $462 -75.00
515 515 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,107 —
561 561 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,166 +10.00
422 422 1 175.00 $175.00 $738 —
483 483 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,316 -3.50
583 583 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,268 +32.50
771 771 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,234 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,200 +15.00
537 537 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,348 +31.00

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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.