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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 9, 2025

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $387.06/cwt +23.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 527 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.57/cwt ≈ $1,635/hd at 437 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.06/cwt ≈ $1,813/hd at 531 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 274 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 422.50 $422.50 $1,614 —
391 391 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,642 —
470 470 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,821 +13.03
503 503 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,962 +26.00
519 519 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,972 +16.00
545 value added 545 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,126 —
554 554 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,008 +22.50
628 value added 628 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,072 —
675 675 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,008 —
747 747 6 332.00 $332.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,699 —
514 514 15 398.00 $398.00 $2,046 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,468 —
539 value added 539 15 395.00 $395.00 $2,129 —
806 value added 806 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,337 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,349 -15.00
465 465 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,744 -45.00
528 528 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,927 +17.50
543 value added 543 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,900 —
645 645 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,870 -38.88
762 762 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,210 +20.00
865 865 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,357 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,602 —
400–441 438 15 372.50–395.00 $373.87 $1,638 —
459 459 9 366.00 $366.00 $1,680 —
516 516 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,961 —
527–547 545 8 285.00–310.00 $306.98 $1,673 —
572 value added 572 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,973 —
605 value added 605 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —
624 624 11 345.00 $345.00 $2,153 +60.00
650 650 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,820 —
820 820 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 1 380.00 $380.00 $977 +123.60
322 322 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,352 —
441 441 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,599 -1.50
454–484 457 11 355.00–387.50 $384.37 $1,757 +46.87
540 540 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,777 —
729 729 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,968 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–490 486 2 200.00–345.00 $271.83 $1,321 -18.17
556 value added 556 12 369.00 $369.00 $2,052 —
566 566 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,825 —
706 value added 706 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,765 —
728 728 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,875 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,193 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 value added 575 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,382 —
437 437 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,530 —
491 491 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,645 -10.00
550 550 6 336.00 $336.00 $1,848 —
669 669 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,773 —
794 794 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,687 -2.50
541 541 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,704 +5.00
560–581 564 5 180.00–297.50 $273.30 $1,541 -16.70
683 683 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,878 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 1 150.00 $150.00 $410 —
301 301 1 150.00 $150.00 $452 —
367 367 1 150.00 $150.00 $550 —
430–449 443 3 260.00–300.00 $272.95 $1,209 —
471 471 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,448 +107.50
534 534 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,549 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —

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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.