Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 25, 2025

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $355.41/cwt +29.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 621 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $1,904/hd at 577 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.91/cwt ≈ $1,997/hd at 521 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	414	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,308	—
439–449	440	11	380.00–385.00	$384.54	$1,692	-9.87
460	460	20	420.00	$420.00	$1,932	+40.00
510	510	9	347.50	$347.50	$1,772	-10.84
556 value added	556	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,002	—
572	572	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,859	—
620–624	621	9	325.00–330.00	$328.88	$2,042	+3.23
621	621	52	360.00	$360.00	$2,236	+34.35
665–685	675	2	285.00–305.00	$294.85	$1,990	—
720	720	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,692	—
745 value added	745	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,198	—
750	750	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,988	—
764	764	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519–522 value added	520	22	355.00–380.00	$374.29	$1,946	—
524	524	13	397.50	$397.50	$2,083	—
576	576	35	390.00	$390.00	$2,246	—
626 value added	626	10	347.50	$347.50	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–486	484	27	370.00–375.00	$374.47	$1,812	+39.47
502 value added	502	6	362.50	$362.50	$1,820	—
529	529	15	364.00	$364.00	$1,926	—
586	586	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,992	-10.00
647	647	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,812	—
724 value added	724	6	308.00	$308.00	$2,230	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–493	474	2	355.00–365.00	$359.80	$1,705	—
560	560	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,708	—
643	643	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,800	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,295	—
662	662	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,854	—
767	767	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,649	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–282	268	2	150.00–375.00	$256.40	$687	—
366	366	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,336	+35.00
439	439	33	364.00	$364.00	$1,598	+36.50
458	458	6	337.50	$337.50	$1,546	+5.48
528 value added	528	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,742	—
552	552	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,794	+2.50
626	626	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,862	+9.35
706	706	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,942	+34.00
1096	1096	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,945	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	40	330.00	$330.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,459	—
559–581	575	11	300.00–307.00	$301.86	$1,736	—
624	624	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526 value added	526	10	360.00	$360.00	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,263	—
428	428	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,412	—
489	489	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,418	—
534	534	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,703	—
741	741	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–373	371	2	270.00–380.00	$325.30	$1,207	-94.70
469	469	5	352.50	$352.50	$1,653	-32.50
536	536	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,662	—
567	567	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,644	+15.00
699	699	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,678	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,635	+27.50
621	621	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,304	-80.00
657 value added	657	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	1	200.00	$200.00	$972	—
555	555	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,304	—

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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.