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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, March 14, 2025

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $299.70/cwt +67.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 689 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $333.70/cwt +20.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 566 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $300.80/cwt ≈ $1,787/hd at 594 lb · 54 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 647 — —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 value added 413 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,631 —
416–439 434 29 395.00–400.00 $395.99 $1,719 +65.99
458–490 467 6 260.00–345.00 $327.86 $1,531 —
532–540 539 8 307.50–318.00 $316.70 $1,707 —
547 value added 547 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,819 —
560–572 566 58 330.00–337.00 $333.70 $1,889 +23.70
611 value added 611 5 262.50 $262.50 $1,604 —
625 625 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,894 +63.00
659–691 685 30 297.00–304.00 $298.35 $2,044 +65.85
692 value added 692 35 304.00 $304.00 $2,104 —
699 699 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,328 -42.50
715 value added 715 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,805 —
784–785 785 2 225.00–250.00 $237.51 $1,864 —
785 785 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,955 —
850 value added 850 3 248.00 $248.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 7 334.00 $334.00 $1,864 —
605 605 44 318.00 $318.00 $1,924 —
674 674 38 305.00 $305.00 $2,056 —
693 693 7 295.00 $295.00 $2,044 —
1031 value added 1031 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,459 —
474 474 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,161 -85.00
515 value added 515 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 —
553 553 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,728 +5.00
555–583 value added 575 22 329.00–331.00 $330.47 $1,900 —
596 596 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,967 +22.50
629 629 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,541 -32.50
662 662 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,572 —
688 value added 688 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,995 —
713–714 714 6 255.00–259.00 $258.33 $1,844 —
733 value added 733 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,796 —
836 836 5 249.00 $249.00 $2,082 +25.00
870 870 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,979 —
870 870 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,044 —
878 value added 878 2 243.00 $243.00 $2,134 —
1240 value added 1240 2 188.00 $188.00 $2,331 —
1362 1362 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 340.00 $340.00 $901 —
345 345 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 —
431 431 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,379 —
467 467 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,331 —
504 504 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,008 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,107 —
744 744 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,228 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–543 527 12 280.00–299.00 $289.20 $1,524 —
580–597 594 54 300.00–301.00 $300.80 $1,787 —
653 value added 653 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,206 —
471 471 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,342 -20.01
533–544 540 15 280.00–283.00 $281.81 $1,522 —
584 584 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,664 +36.81
665–668 668 7 185.00–249.00 $239.89 $1,602 —
712 712 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,588 —
790 value added 790 20 231.00 $231.00 $1,825 —
793 793 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,527 —
832 832 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,106 +25.00
389 389 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,342 +55.00
470 470 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,386 +25.00
474 474 10 342.50 $342.50 $1,623 +72.50
545 545 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
559 559 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,671 —
656 656 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,640 —
710 710 11 232.00 $232.00 $1,647 +49.50
877 877 1 100.00 $100.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 —
318 318 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,002 —
419 419 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,131 —
543 543 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,086 -40.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,015 —
406 406 1 245.00 $245.00 $995 —
556 556 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 —
697 697 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,115 —
725 725 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,437 —
524 524 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,598 +50.00
671 671 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,805 —
704 704 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,619 —
756 756 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,567 —
606 606 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 —
513 513 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,577 —
612 612 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,652 —
735 735 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,328 —
615 615 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,568 —

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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.