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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 22, 2024

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 515 lb · 36 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $209.00/cwt ≈ $1,919/hd at 918 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $330.00/cwt +22.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 435 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 430 199
Feeder cattle 182 430 199

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 88, Bulls 31) 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
380 380 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 —
434 434 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,573 +55.00
477 value added 477 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,436 +64.75
503 503 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,519 +32.00
552–581 value added 567 4 279.00–291.00 $284.85 $1,615 —
632 632 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,662 -5.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,082 —
435 435 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 +15.00
508 508 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,499 +26.81
594 594 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,129 —
605 605 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,558 -36.50
685 value added 685 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,593 —
709 709 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,507 +12.50
719 value added 719 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,373 —
904 value added 904 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
918 918 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,919 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,341 —
761 761 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,256 —
1000 1000 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 36 284.00 $284.00 $1,463 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,187 +5.00
479 value added 479 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,341 —
534 534 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,522 +37.50
548 548 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,321 -6.50
552–578 557 5 187.50–249.00 $236.24 $1,316 —
570 value added 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
676 676 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,420 —
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 —
433 433 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,234 ±0.00
459–461 459 5 242.50–268.00 $262.88 $1,207 +20.20
530 530 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,314 -3.00
576 576 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,051 -99.50
606 value added 606 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,076 -32.50
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 +2.45
730–737 731 6 195.00–220.00 $215.80 $1,577 —
753 value added 753 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,299 —
863 863 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,082 +25.00
564 564 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,283 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 1 270.00 $270.00 $953 -40.00
404–436 428 4 285.00–292.50 $290.73 $1,244 +115.73
533 533 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,346 —
550 550 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,416 +40.00
621 621 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,444 —
668 value added 668 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,470 —
745 value added 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 —
797 797 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,514 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,398 —
564–570 569 4 247.50–250.00 $249.38 $1,419 —
627 value added 627 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,120 —
877 877 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,601 —

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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.