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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 21, 2025

83 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 83

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 -48.29
574 574 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,765 +15.51
628 628 6 277.50 $277.50 $1,743 +3.22
750 value added 750 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,856
834 834 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,868
982 value added 982 5 220.00 $220.00 $2,160
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 335.00 $335.00 $787
343 343 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,235 -56.62
449 449 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,482
557 value added 557 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,755
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 +0.96
646 646 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,550 -10.00
674 674 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,567 -50.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 value added 443 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,617

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488–489 489 3 285.00–315.00 $305.01 $1,491
588–594 593 8 200.00–255.00 $248.19 $1,472 -12.70
878 878 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,861
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,073
456 456 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,231
484 value added 484 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,488
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 +20.00
715 715 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,305
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,112
529 529 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,270

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 1 325.00 $325.00 $972
462 462 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,363
511 511 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,303 +5.00
847 847 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,630
882 882 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,742

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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.