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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, April 12, 2024

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.31/cwt +13.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 581 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.99/cwt -31.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 528 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.00/cwt ≈ $1,458/hd at 583 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 182 247
Feeder cattle 162 182 247

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 88, Bulls 19) Value Added Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,221 -5.00
455 455 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 —
543 543 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,439 —
572 572 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,573 —
590 590 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,564 —
644 644 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,546 -23.00
675 value added 675 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,701 —
902 value added 902 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 value added 251 1 165.00 $165.00 $414 —
322 322 1 300.00 $300.00 $966 -30.00
429 429 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,356 -14.00
613–632 623 2 230.00–245.00 $237.39 $1,479 -20.11
691 691 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 value added 693 4 172.50 $172.50 $1,195 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,210 +1.50
515–522 value added 517 6 249.00–255.00 $252.98 $1,308 —
540 540 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,312 -42.00
556 556 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,351 +6.76
596 value added 596 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,490 +30.00
683 value added 683 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,550 —
808 808 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
172 172 1 225.00 $225.00 $387 —
394 394 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,064 +170.00
430 430 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,152 -17.00
466 466 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,188 -7.88
515–546 523 11 246.00–266.00 $260.31 $1,361 +12.31
572 572 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,287 +42.50
684 684 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,539 —
771 771 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 value added 583 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,458 —
821 821 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 1 235.00 $235.00 $665 —
351 351 2 122.50 $122.50 $430 —
497 497 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,228 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 285.00 $285.00 $969 —
424 424 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,219 —
538 538 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,305 —
562 562 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,363 -6.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,045 —
552 552 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,010 —
408 408 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,091 -23.23
490 490 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,262 —
792 792 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,366 -17.50

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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.