Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 25, 2024

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $258.12/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.00/cwt ≈ $1,436/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.00/cwt ≈ $1,787/hd at 816 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	259	220	280
Feeder cattle	259	220	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 130, Bulls 36) Value Added and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213–248	231	2	262.50–285.00	$272.90	$630	—
436	436	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,168	-17.00
456–492	480	6	246.00–266.00	$259.67	$1,246	—
522	522	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,305	-25.00
568	568	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,369	-16.18
578–582	582	15	230.00–265.00	$262.68	$1,529	+5.50
619 value added	619	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,603	—
635	635	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,467	+0.68
646	646	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,505	+2.68
693 value added	693	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,573	—
700 value added	700	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,617	—
828	828	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,954	—
860	860	2	239.00	$239.00	$2,055	—
915	915	5	234.00	$234.00	$2,141	—
998	998	2	206.00	$206.00	$2,056	—
1160	1160	2	192.00	$192.00	$2,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,235	-22.50
521–547	527	9	235.00–250.00	$246.54	$1,299	—
563 value added	563	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,374	—
648	648	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,549	+59.00
884	884	2	233.00	$233.00	$2,060	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311 value added	311	4	292.50	$292.50	$910	—
465 value added	465	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,244	—
825 value added	825	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	9	252.00	$252.00	$1,074	—
500 value added	500	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,240	—
537	537	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,300	—
579	579	14	248.00	$248.00	$1,436	—
681	681	8	236.00	$236.00	$1,607	+3.00
732	732	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,684	—
816	816	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,787	—
930 value added	930	4	215.00	$215.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	2	260.00	$260.00	$718	—
366	366	2	252.00	$252.00	$922	—
464–484	468	5	217.50–236.00	$232.17	$1,087	-12.83
523 value added	523	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,177	-29.00
545	545	5	229.50	$229.50	$1,251	—
580	580	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,351	+4.00
643 value added	643	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,479	—
650–673	662	2	157.50–213.00	$184.77	$1,223	—
706	706	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,581	+11.50
780 value added	780	7	223.00	$223.00	$1,739	—
890	890	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,914	—
1030	1030	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
199	199	1	240.00	$240.00	$478	—
298	298	2	185.00	$185.00	$551	—
366	366	1	210.00	$210.00	$769	-34.84
418	418	1	175.00	$175.00	$732	-18.82
451–455	453	4	197.50–228.00	$212.68	$963	-26.32
530	530	2	182.50	$182.50	$967	-53.50
586	586	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,342	—
739	739	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,655	—
839	839	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,636	—
865	865	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,021	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	1	190.00	$190.00	$498	—
347	347	1	225.00	$225.00	$781	—
380	380	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,054	-17.50
426–433	432	8	210.00–247.00	$226.41	$978	+13.65
489	489	1	190.00	$190.00	$929	—
527	527	1	177.50	$177.50	$935	-37.50
563–598	586	7	160.00–229.00	$212.34	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,113	—
448	448	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,008	—
476	476	2	253.00	$253.00	$1,204	-4.50
539	539	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,294	—
663	663	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,459	-3.00
710	710	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,526	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	1	130.00	$130.00	$428	—

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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.