Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 13, 2024

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.50/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 571 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.58/cwt +52.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 621 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.71/cwt ≈ $1,688/hd at 614 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	444	181	715
Feeder cattle	444	181	715

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 167, Bulls 54) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	3	290.00–330.00	$316.78	$1,213	+33.78
430	430	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,096	-25.00
470	470	7	316.00	$316.00	$1,485	+53.00
551–599	563	25	240.00–286.00	$277.29	$1,561	+28.59
609–635	621	22	284.00–287.00	$285.61	$1,774	+54.61
621 value added	621	8	278.00	$278.00	$1,726	—
655	655	6	268.00	$268.00	$1,755	+29.00
706	706	14	253.00	$253.00	$1,786	—
755	755	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,820	+31.45
771	771	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,773	+20.45
863	863	8	234.00	$234.00	$2,019	—
1128	1128	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	6	325.00	$325.00	$1,342	—
530	530	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,312	-3.50
559	559	18	276.00	$276.00	$1,543	+23.50
596 value added	596	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,669	—
600–606 value added	603	18	272.00–274.00	$272.89	$1,646	—
635	635	10	278.00	$278.00	$1,765	—
780 value added	780	17	250.00	$250.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	334.00	$334.00	$1,303	+53.00
423 value added	423	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,354	—
462	462	11	314.00	$314.00	$1,451	+64.00
517 value added	517	21	307.00	$307.00	$1,587	—
539	539	5	279.00	$279.00	$1,504	—
595 value added	595	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,473	—
633	633	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,741	—
791	791	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,564	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391–398	395	2	252.50–281.00	$266.88	$1,054	+18.88
446	446	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,004	—
459–469	468	10	250.00–264.00	$262.63	$1,229	+28.35
538–545	540	3	205.00–234.00	$224.25	$1,211	+1.63
552–555	555	18	225.00–247.00	$245.78	$1,364	+23.28
579 value added	579	14	267.00	$267.00	$1,546	—
585	585	12	242.00	$242.00	$1,416	+19.50
610–638	635	10	224.00–229.00	$228.52	$1,451	—
654	654	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,465	+11.50
723	723	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,706	+38.50
779	779	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,636	—
830	830	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,660	+57.50
922	922	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	7	281.00	$281.00	$1,037	+35.00
447	447	1	200.00	$200.00	$894	-28.00
456–460	456	11	245.00–266.00	$264.08	$1,204	—
482 value added	482	6	278.00	$278.00	$1,340	—
547	547	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,203	-3.00
550	550	11	247.00	$247.00	$1,358	—
634	634	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,426	—
669	669	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,626	—
745	745	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,416	-13.00
847	847	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,482	—
854–868	863	3	175.00–192.50	$180.77	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	16	265.00	$265.00	$1,291	—
631	631	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,578	—
722 value added	722	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,754	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,260	—
469–488	471	9	277.50–299.00	$296.53	$1,397	—
557	557	7	259.00	$259.00	$1,443	—
621–627	623	4	237.00–238.00	$237.75	$1,481	—
683	683	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,626	+30.00
730	730	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	10	256.00	$256.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,201	+80.65
447	447	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,307	—
559	559	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,448	—
715	715	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,609	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,214	+45.00

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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.