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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 28, 2025

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $314.47/cwt +29.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 144 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,526 -45.99
565–575 569 8 350.00–357.00 $354.35 $2,016 +20.65
656 656 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,952 -0.85
735 value added 735 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 -7.50
843 843 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,108 —
888 value added 888 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,743 +125.00
563–569 565 4 320.00–327.50 $325.61 $1,840 +13.11
635 635 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,835 +44.00
885 885 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,212 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 —
701 701 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,030 -5.00
609–624 617 2 205.00–265.00 $234.64 $1,448 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 350.00 $350.00 $858 —
262 262 1 335.00 $335.00 $878 —
368 368 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,270 +30.00
473 473 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,556 -13.50
502–539 521 12 300.00–330.00 $314.47 $1,638 +29.47
550 value added 550 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 —
583–590 584 6 155.00–314.00 $287.24 $1,677 -11.76
615 value added 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 —
628 628 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,680 —
650–698 666 3 220.00–280.00 $259.04 $1,725 +9.04
675 value added 675 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,721 —
795 value added 795 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,471 —
859 859 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,718 +100.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,272 +15.00
511–525 515 4 295.00–310.00 $306.17 $1,577 +24.36
630–646 643 6 245.00–257.00 $255.04 $1,640 —
755 755 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,604 —
861 861 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,787 —
920 920 6 227.50 $227.50 $2,093 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,450 —
567 567 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,017 —
392 392 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,568 —
479–493 481 6 265.00–352.50 $337.56 $1,624 —
555 555 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,748 —
676 676 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,724 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 2 440.00 $440.00 $950 —
364 364 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,438 —
418 418 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,714 —
552 552 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,780 —
607–645 626 2 170.00–265.00 $218.94 $1,371 -51.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 1 215.00 $215.00 $737 —

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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.