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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, 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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 92 344
Feeder cattle 209 92 344

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 93, Bulls 23) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
918 918 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,285 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 195.00 $195.00 $936 —
615 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 —

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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.