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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, January 17, 2025

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.20/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 667 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.99/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 574 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.25/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 622 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 196 444 0
Feeder cattle 196 444 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 69, Bulls 1) 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
450 value added 450 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
450–469 456 3 375.00–380.00 $378.29 $1,725 +62.29
553–586 574 19 290.00–295.00 $291.99 $1,676 +14.70
621 621 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,816 +6.89
607–641 622 9 267.50–280.00 $274.28 $1,706 -11.33
666–678 value added 667 38 260.00–275.00 $274.20 $1,829 —
720 720 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 -18.00
756 756 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,588 -31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 346 3 390.00–430.00 $416.62 $1,442 —
381–390 388 4 340.00–395.00 $381.49 $1,480 +47.49
455 value added 455 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 —
467–494 475 7 365.00–385.00 $379.05 $1,800 +65.05
530 530 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 +21.00
556–599 595 10 290.00–311.00 $309.04 $1,839 —
642 642 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,605 -25.00
654 654 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,851 —
757–777 764 4 195.00–239.00 $218.17 $1,667 -11.83
814–830 822 2 212.50–225.00 $218.69 $1,798 —
863–885 878 3 215.00–227.50 $223.40 $1,961 —
927 927 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,808 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +24.22
564–573 572 6 240.00–265.00 $260.89 $1,492 +18.89
609–625 value added 610 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,494 —
671 671 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 +25.00
686 686 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,595 +8.50
792 792 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,742 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,288 +87.50
494 494 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,112 —
519–541 533 14 271.00–275.00 $272.39 $1,452 +52.39
556–586 580 6 185.00–262.50 $239.45 $1,389 -7.55
648 648 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,166 -45.00
771 value added 771 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,889 —
786 786 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 value added 481 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,419 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,355 —

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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.