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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 12, 2025

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $333.94/cwt +33.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,290/hd at 686 lb · 37 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.52/cwt +16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 673 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers $440.00/cwt ≈ $2,090/hd at 475 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 362 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,661 —
462 value added 462 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,802 —
479 479 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,988 —
549 549 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,004 -22.50
552–583 560 16 357.50–375.00 $362.06 $2,028 -25.44
573–580 577 7 362.50–380.00 $369.95 $2,135 -17.55
608–645 619 19 315.00–385.00 $352.87 $2,184 —
625 625 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 —
667–691 684 32 317.50–367.00 $332.60 $2,275 —
696 value added 696 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,384 +42.50
730 730 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,391 +6.50
701–748 735 20 310.00–338.00 $332.36 $2,443 +11.36
767 767 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,224 -10.00
840 840 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,226 -25.00
887 887 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,750 +20.00
908 908 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,724 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 value added 445 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
475 value added 475 25 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 —
606 value added 606 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 375 3 420.00–445.00 $433.27 $1,625 +83.27
433 value added 433 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,948 —
464 464 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,926 +5.00
510 value added 510 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 —
588 588 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,911 —
659–693 682 6 317.50–337.50 $331.06 $2,258 —
727 value added 727 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,145 —
748 748 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,870 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,955 —
554 554 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,077 —
488 488 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,391 —
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,243 —
638 638 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 1 200.00 $200.00 $714 -112.53
478–482 480 6 345.00–360.00 $352.53 $1,692 +57.53
520 520 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,846 —
524 524 17 347.00 $347.00 $1,818 —
561 561 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,964 +42.50
575 575 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,007 +41.50
633 633 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,962 —
658 658 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,974 +2.93
653–689 677 21 300.00–330.00 $316.74 $2,144 +19.67
740 740 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
850 850 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,404 +63.71
445 445 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 +75.00
475 475 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 +60.91
500–546 525 7 240.00–330.00 $302.86 $1,590 -7.14
593 593 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,022 +36.00
619–643 635 4 170.00–287.50 $244.28 $1,551 -44.33
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 -40.00
710 value added 710 4 150.00–240.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
775–783 778 3 270.00–280.00 $276.64 $2,152 +16.64
826 826 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,395 —
905 905 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,217 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,381 —
452–488 459 5 215.00–225.00 $222.87 $1,023 —
543 543 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,643 +57.50
637 637 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,274 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
413 413 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,583 —
460–468 465 3 350.00–385.00 $373.47 $1,737 -11.53
554 554 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,662 -47.50
645 645 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,983 +22.50
803 803 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,853 +7.50
639 639 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,045 +45.00
761 761 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,750 +30.00

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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.