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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, August 14, 2026

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.61/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 571 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,013/hd at 592 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 266 0
Feeder cattle 120 266 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 67, Bulls 13) Value Added 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
469 469 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,958 -47.50
578–596 590 6 340.00–355.00 $350.10 $2,066 -99.90
630 630 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 -65.00
775 775 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 —
1036 1036 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–431 428 3 320.00–375.00 $356.89 $1,527 —
506 506 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,847 —
614 614 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,118 —
844 844 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,110 -35.00
950 950 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 value added 694 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,112 —
487 487 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,656 —
550–566 552 7 335.00–340.00 $335.73 $1,853 -21.77
579 579 16 360.00 $360.00 $2,084 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,013 —
704 704 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 1 340.00 $340.00 $983 -150.00
466–467 467 5 305.00–325.00 $321.01 $1,499 -78.69
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 -130.00
612 612 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,224 -131.76
699 699 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–440 437 3 210.00–255.00 $224.79 $982 —
474 474 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,304 —
785 785 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,002 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,436 —
435 435 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 —
469–494 482 2 290.00–385.00 $336.27 $1,621 —
536 536 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 325.00 $325.00 $910 —
397 397 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,479 —
649 649 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,622 —

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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.