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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 9, 2026

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.00/cwt +30.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 532 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00/cwt +41.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,522/hd at 673 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.62/cwt +18.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 636 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 187 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,736 —
408–449 439 12 470.00–477.50 $475.76 $2,089 +95.76
562 562 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,473 +77.94
636 636 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,464 +22.50
667 value added 667 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,301 +2.50
671 671 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,650 +62.40
677 677 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,505 +37.40
738 738 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,435 -2.36
757–766 762 2 300.00–325.00 $312.57 $2,382 +22.57
850–892 871 2 235.00–265.00 $249.64 $2,174 -60.36
902 value added 902 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,886 —
930 930 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,836 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,856 +36.73
463 463 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,130 +45.00
525–535 532 3 400.00–430.00 $409.87 $2,181 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 +50.00
797 797 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,271 —
987 987 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,566 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 value added 648 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 +225.00
482 482 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,868 +34.97
518–545 532 20 380.00 $380.00 $2,022 +33.00
582 582 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,746 -49.00
626 value added 626 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,003 —
644 644 7 336.00 $336.00 $2,164 +26.00
735 735 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,278 +5.00
750 750 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —
777 777 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,525 —
832 832 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,246 —
1247 1247 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,740 +35.00
566–596 585 6 230.00–355.00 $324.91 $1,901 -16.09
647 647 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,973 +60.72
720 720 5 307.50 $307.50 $2,214 —
778 778 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,217 +8.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–390 367 3 290.00–345.00 $325.54 $1,195 -29.46
443 443 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,683 —
578 578 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,761 —
432 432 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,052 —
544 544 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,958 +17.50
640 640 3 342.50 $342.50 $2,192 +22.50
865 865 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,206 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,719 —
549 549 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,729 —
629 629 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,044 —
776 776 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,976 +26.53
825 825 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 -5.00
928 928 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,413 —

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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.