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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, July 12, 2024

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $293.53/cwt +36.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 579 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.60/cwt ≈ $1,852/hd at 660 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.00/cwt ≈ $2,058/hd at 830 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 392 464
Feeder cattle 336 392 464

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 128, Bulls 42) Natural and Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 325.00 $325.00 $910 —
370–391 383 8 315.00–324.00 $320.74 $1,228 —
456–495 464 5 270.00–299.00 $292.81 $1,359 -7.19
525 525 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,562 +17.50
560–590 value added 575 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 —
578–580 579 31 297.00–297.50 $297.31 $1,721 +39.81
643 643 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,717 —
660 660 2 275.50 $275.50 $1,818 —
747 747 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,774 -2.50
832 832 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,976 +52.50
900 900 4 243.00 $243.00 $2,187 —
912 value added 912 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,345 —
660 value added 660 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 —
660 660 20 292.00 $292.00 $1,927 —
712 712 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,894 —
756 756 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,966 —
830 830 21 248.00 $248.00 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,446 -18.50
526 value added 526 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,589 +2.00
564 564 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,664 -4.70
620 value added 620 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,658 -38.50
636 636 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,590 -58.00
706 706 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,765 —
775 775 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 210.00 $210.00 $832 —
879 879 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,318 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,595 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,055 —
482 482 15 277.00 $277.00 $1,335 —
483 value added 483 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,294 —
511 511 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,400 —
553 553 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,471 —
566 566 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,545 —
700–703 702 13 243.00–245.00 $243.92 $1,712 —
771 771 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 1 200.00 $200.00 $514 —
364–379 368 4 240.00–285.00 $273.41 $1,006 -34.09
450–454 454 11 245.00–278.00 $275.02 $1,249 +0.68
532 532 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,426 +7.19
640 640 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,581 +13.71
667 667 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,621 —
711–732 725 3 200.00–217.50 $211.78 $1,535 —
847 847 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 —
447 447 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,218 —
467 value added 467 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,284 -13.00
542 542 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,415 +23.50
566 566 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,392 -27.00
612 value added 612 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,573 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 2 232.50 $232.50 $858 —
453–482 458 6 210.00–240.00 $234.74 $1,075 —
544 544 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,346 -10.00
685 685 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,267 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 150.00 $150.00 $440 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,261 -25.00
403 403 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,249 —
467–492 488 6 235.00–270.00 $258.54 $1,262 -16.46
553–599 565 4 165.00–230.00 $212.76 $1,202 -53.24
619 619 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,223 —
652 652 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,271 —
718 718 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,403 —
686 686 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,203 —
466 466 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,118 -45.00
520–535 531 4 220.00–243.00 $237.37 $1,260 —
917 917 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 202.50 $202.50 $668 —
395 395 4 245.00 $245.00 $968 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,121 —

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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.