Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 26, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $268.03/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 469 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	132	162	207
Feeder cattle	132	162	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 64, Bulls 33) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,290	-35.00
524 value added	524	8	317.00	$317.00	$1,661	—
550	550	6	302.00	$302.00	$1,661	+27.00
616 value added	616	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,725	—
659	659	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,245	—
475	475	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,259	—
557	557	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,532	—
705	705	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	202.50–262.50	$242.50	$1,055	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	272.50	$272.50	$926	—
464–473	469	12	265.00–271.00	$268.03	$1,257	+13.03
512	512	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,306	-5.31
553	553	5	253.00	$253.00	$1,399	+28.00
642	642	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,444	—
652 value added	652	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,222	—
700 value added	700	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	272.50	$272.50	$932	—
451	451	8	266.00	$266.00	$1,200	+7.00
550	550	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,364	+5.00
642	642	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,412	—
995	995	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,667	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595 value added	595	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574 value added	574	4	252.50	$252.50	$1,449	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,102	-9.50
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625 value added	625	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,109	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	1	325.00	$325.00	$952	—
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
477	477	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,336	—
556	556	8	279.00	$279.00	$1,551	+36.50
659	659	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,641	—
763	763	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,579	—
1094	1094	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,723	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,185	+45.00
453	453	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,309	—
674	674	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	200.00	$200.00	$540	—

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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.