Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	162	182	247
Feeder cattle	162	182	247

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
693 value added	693	4	172.50	$172.50	$1,195	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,162	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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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.