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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 11, 2024

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.47/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 558 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.57/cwt +28.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 509 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.00/cwt +39.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 517 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 115 267
Feeder cattle 220 115 267

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 86, Bulls 31) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,274 —
517 517 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,422 —
553 553 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,454 +3.00
554–581 561 17 225.00–261.00 $257.18 $1,443 -2.82
622–647 643 6 230.00–232.00 $230.32 $1,481 —
676 676 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,568 —
730 730 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,664 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,106 —
502 value added 502 15 281.00 $281.00 $1,411 —
522 522 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,430 +24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 290.00 $290.00 $783 —
304 304 2 290.00 $290.00 $882 —
460 460 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,254 —
568 568 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,406 +6.50
624 624 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,123 -27.50
652 652 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,493 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 +20.00
517 value added 517 22 254.00 $254.00 $1,313 —
571 571 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,308 +79.00
612–617 616 4 200.00–228.00 $221.04 $1,362 —
732 732 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–374 370 5 185.00–260.00 $244.84 $906 +28.49
405–412 409 2 185.00–202.50 $193.82 $793 -14.25
458 458 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,095 —
547 547 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,291 +32.34
622 622 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,415 +57.50
648 value added 648 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 value added 619 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,504 —
678 678 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 137.50 $137.50 $814 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–444 435 2 95.00–135.00 $115.44 $502 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 1 270.00 $270.00 $934 —
476 476 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,226 +26.02
560–592 568 4 215.00–235.00 $229.79 $1,305 —
656 656 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 9 224.00 $224.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,094 —
430–437 434 4 180.00–245.00 $212.76 $923 -17.24
544 544 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,170 —
749 749 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 1 190.00 $190.00 $984 —
694 694 1 115.00 $115.00 $798 —
736 736 1 75.00 $75.00 $552 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 1 155.00 $155.00 $648 —
683 683 1 140.00 $140.00 $956 —

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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.