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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 8, 2024

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.16/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 575 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.62/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 519 lb · 15 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $208.75/cwt -27.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 816 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 181 259 257
Feeder cattle 181 259 257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 72, Bulls 14) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,092 —
429 429 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,201 +12.00
474 474 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,247 +3.33
533 533 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,079 -47.50
550 value added 550 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,463 —
567–594 586 13 248.00–249.00 $248.70 $1,457 -13.98
631 631 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,458 ±0.00
660 660 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,577 —
725 value added 725 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,577 -13.50
775–793 789 5 185.00–224.00 $209.55 $1,653 —
802–841 816 11 200.00–214.00 $208.75 $1,703 -27.25
930 930 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,837 -36.50
955 955 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,328 —
552 552 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,394 —
776 776 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,051 —
471 471 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,178 ±0.00
564 564 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,354 —
817 817 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,724 —
944 944 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,864 —
1117 1117 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 1 248.00 $248.00 $923 -4.00
457–465 461 4 231.00–237.50 $234.28 $1,080 +2.11
514–527 519 15 221.00–225.00 $222.62 $1,155 -6.88
552 552 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,228 -10.50
659 659 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,400 +27.73
716 716 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,414 -26.50
802 802 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 6 243.00 $243.00 $979 -9.00
593 593 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,305 -28.00
679 679 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,562 -6.00
792 792 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 235.00 $235.00 $700 +50.00
368 value added 368 4 243.00 $243.00 $894 —
369 369 2 246.00 $246.00 $908 +36.00
442 442 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,008 +53.00
539 539 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,202 +40.50
732 732 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,486 -21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 1 190.00 $190.00 $756 —
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,087 —
501 501 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,227 —
683 683 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,421 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–372 359 4 247.50–250.00 $249.35 $895 -28.15
459–495 477 2 200.00–244.00 $221.17 $1,055 +31.17
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 1 160.00 $160.00 $938 —

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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.