Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 27, 2024

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 582 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.66/cwt -18.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 534 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	115	209	259
Feeder cattle	115	209	259

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 54, Bulls 27) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,258	—
670	670	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,420	—
724 value added	724	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,701	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,448	-3.00
732	732	6	232.00	$232.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,350	—
623	623	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,293	-37.50
683	683	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,434	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	160.00	$160.00	$496	—
359–391	380	3	197.50–225.00	$216.35	$822	-11.77
406–424	420	5	200.00–210.00	$208.07	$874	—
504–541	534	10	150.00–213.00	$203.66	$1,088	-18.56
556	556	1	148.00	$148.00	$823	—
629	629	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,069	—
718	718	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,203	-41.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457 value added	457	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,001	—
582	582	13	235.00	$235.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,073	-19.00
542	542	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,165	-2.50
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	-79.00
653–693	677	5	150.00–165.00	$159.21	$1,078	-58.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	3	185.00	$185.00	$831	—
451–489	464	3	225.00–235.00	$231.48	$1,074	—
544	544	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,251	-1.00
645	645	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,406	—
762	762	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,143	-42.50
974	974	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	1	272.50	$272.50	$924	+42.50
436	436	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,003	-7.51
480–487	484	2	185.00–187.50	$186.24	$901	—
554 value added	554	1	165.00	$165.00	$914	—
573	573	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,203	—
651	651	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,393	—
858	858	1	107.50	$107.50	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	1	192.50	$192.50	$951	-2.50

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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.