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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, 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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 220 280
Feeder cattle 259 220 280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 130, Bulls 36) Value Added and Natural 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
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,000 —

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

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 1 130.00 $130.00 $428 —

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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.