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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 24, 2024

221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.26/cwt +22.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 567 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.00/cwt +13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 523 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $299.00/cwt ≈ $1,863/hd at 623 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 221 249 526
Feeder cattle 221 249 526

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 85, Bulls 28) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are mostly Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,425 -21.00
517–541 529 2 185.00–245.00 $214.32 $1,134
541 value added 541 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,812
553–594 565 7 298.00–315.00 $309.89 $1,751 +24.71
568 568 9 323.00 $323.00 $1,835 +37.82
621 621 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,987 +56.68
660 value added 660 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,079
719–727 724 7 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,973 +32.49
758 758 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,706
820 820 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,009 +27.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,080
424 424 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,346
623 623 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,863
987 987 11 214.00 $214.00 $2,112
1042 1042 3 200.00 $200.00 $2,084
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088
481 481 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,443 +10.00
520 520 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,625 +37.50
561 561 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,790
644 644 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,971
664 664 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,992 +75.00
721 721 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,694
792 792 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,782
862 862 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,853
1131 1131 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,810
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,253
831 831 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,288
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,247 +25.00
523 523 12 264.00 $264.00 $1,381 +20.00
590 590 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 -7.59
614 value added 614 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,443
724 724 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,615 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 1 310.00 $310.00 $719
373 373 2 212.50 $212.50 $793 -55.00
380 value added 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950
397 397 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,012 -12.50
437 437 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,158
464 464 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,183 -0.45
543 543 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,303 -8.00
557 557 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,170
652 652 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,141 -50.00
769 769 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,638
828 828 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,594
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,214
544 544 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,278
586 586 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,377
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 -2.50
531 531 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,168
667 667 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,167

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,407
565 565 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,638
694 694 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,562
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 2 235.00 $235.00 $931
446 446 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,249
538–547 546 6 225.00–297.50 $285.58 $1,559 +30.58
745 745 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,490

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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.