Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 13, 2024

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $229.55/cwt ≈ $1,917/hd at 835 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.00/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 600 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,566/hd at 678 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	92	344
Feeder cattle	209	92	344

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 93, Bulls 23) 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
450	450	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,159	—
554	554	10	263.00	$263.00	$1,457	-4.50
600	600	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,536	+21.00
651	651	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,530	—
768	768	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,743	—
819–842	835	16	224.00–232.00	$229.55	$1,917	—
886	886	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,442	—
600 value added	600	16	257.00	$257.00	$1,542	+17.00
940	940	6	220.00	$220.00	$2,068	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 value added	471	8	256.00	$256.00	$1,206	—
594 value added	594	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,443	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	267.50	$267.50	$990	+20.00
642	642	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,573	—
676	676	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,555	-19.00
801	801	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,754	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918	918	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,285	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495 value added	495	8	232.50	$232.50	$1,151	—
594 value added	594	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,426	—
623 value added	623	9	236.00	$236.00	$1,470	—
678 value added	678	13	231.00	$231.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	1	247.50	$247.50	$812	—
480	480	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,171	+4.00
519	519	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,129	-19.50
557	557	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,276	-1.00
664	664	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,448	—
740 value added	740	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	—
751–795 value added	773	2	197.50–203.00	$200.17	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	217.50	$217.50	$555	-2.50
369–399	384	2	212.50–245.00	$228.12	$876	-14.38
469	469	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,114	—
529–545	542	5	219.00–223.00	$222.22	$1,204	—
662	662	7	214.00	$214.00	$1,417	—
728	728	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,522	—
887	887	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614 value added	614	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,210	—
769 value added	769	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,154	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	1	230.00	$230.00	$787	—
430–431	431	2	230.00–245.00	$237.51	$1,024	+0.01
549	549	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,246	—
732	732	7	207.00	$207.00	$1,515	—
796	796	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,055	—
948	948	1	100.00	$100.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,042	—
541	541	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,250	—
774	774	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	195.00	$195.00	$936	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—

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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.