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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, 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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 221 249 526
Feeder cattle 221 249 526

Market comments — USDA reporter

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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Feeder Steers

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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Feeder Heifers

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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Feeder Bulls

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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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.