Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 9, 2024

92 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.40/cwt ≈ $1,538/hd at 619 lb · 10 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $249.00/cwt -26.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 680 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	92	336	284
Feeder cattle	92	336	284

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 35, Bulls 6) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	1	247.50	$247.50	$869	-73.24
402	402	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,065	—
468	468	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,205	-35.31
525	525	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,386	-33.50
561–596	579	2	200.00–240.00	$219.39	$1,270	-77.92
680	680	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,693	-26.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	5	327.50	$327.50	$838	—
606 value added	606	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,454	—
628	628	6	254.00	$254.00	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,002	—
524	524	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,362	-24.00
558	558	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,493	-27.50
633	633	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,488	-15.00
740 value added	740	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	2	255.00	$255.00	$831	—
477	477	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,121	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,369	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,169	—
520	520	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,232	-24.00
552	552	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,270	-16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	4	270.00	$270.00	$810	—
579	579	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,361	-38.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	222.50	$222.50	$859	-10.00
466	466	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,025	-14.74
594	594	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	1	220.00	$220.00	$601	+20.00
366	366	1	242.50	$242.50	$888	-30.91
411	411	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,017	—
554	554	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,246	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–385	381	3	267.50–330.00	$309.64	$1,180	-5.36
436	436	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,036	—
573	573	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	1	177.50	$177.50	$930	—

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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.