Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 13, 2026

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $446.73/cwt -32.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,598/hd at 582 lb · 52 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.27/cwt ≈ $2,464/hd at 653 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $444.50/cwt -25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 586 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	533	202	647
Feeder cattle	533	202	647

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 240, Bulls 20) Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 240

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	8	515.00	$515.00	$1,875	+24.05
447	447	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,168	-65.00
460 value added	460	25	497.50	$497.50	$2,288	-57.50
491	491	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,718	-175.00
537–544	542	3	385.00–405.00	$391.61	$2,123	-178.39
558	558	10	437.50	$437.50	$2,441	-32.50
596 value added	596	28	447.00	$447.00	$2,664	—
615–624 value added	621	7	390.00–400.00	$397.17	$2,466	—
613–642	632	9	390.00–400.00	$391.67	$2,475	—
650	650	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,210	-90.00
727	727	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,508	—
751 value added	751	7	369.00	$369.00	$2,771	—
808	808	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,565	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492 value added	492	8	480.00	$480.00	$2,362	—
566–587 value added	581	42	442.50–450.00	$447.74	$2,601	-27.26
584	584	10	442.50	$442.50	$2,584	-37.50
640 value added	640	17	418.00	$418.00	$2,675	—
868 value added	868	15	332.00	$332.00	$2,882	—
1081 value added	1081	6	275.00	$275.00	$2,973	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	520.00	$520.00	$2,070	—
485	485	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,376	-60.00
569	569	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,304	-60.00
663	663	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,453	—
702	702	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,527	—
726	726	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,541	—
758	758	34	368.00	$368.00	$2,789	-2.00
848	848	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,756	—
869	869	4	317.50	$317.50	$2,759	—
1006	1006	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,917	—
1118	1118	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,907	—
1263	1263	1	242.50	$242.50	$3,063	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	—
393	393	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,474	—
523	523	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,066	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472 value added	472	6	475.00	$475.00	$2,242	—
520 value added	520	26	415.00	$415.00	$2,158	—
560 value added	560	12	411.00	$411.00	$2,302	—
652 value added	652	36	375.00	$375.00	$2,445	—
658	658	8	387.50	$387.50	$2,550	—
701	701	20	343.00	$343.00	$2,404	—
776	776	18	337.50	$337.50	$2,619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,008	-55.00
357	357	5	490.00	$490.00	$1,749	-10.00
398	398	6	510.00	$510.00	$2,030	+45.00
448 value added	448	8	492.50	$492.50	$2,206	—
455	455	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,116	+80.00
549	549	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,976	—
569	569	27	409.00	$409.00	$2,327	—
602–647	632	4	295.00–325.00	$312.86	$1,977	—
640 value added	640	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	460.00	$460.00	$2,001	—
583	583	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,040	—
649	649	16	372.00	$372.00	$2,414	—
663	663	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,122	—
787	787	5	305.00	$305.00	$2,400	—
1052 value added	1052	9	262.50	$262.50	$2,762	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,151	—
442	442	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,503	—
523	523	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,098	—
581	581	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,975	—
607–639	623	2	272.50–275.00	$273.78	$1,706	—
673	673	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,776	—
476	476	4	465.00	$465.00	$2,213	—
533	533	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,919	—
556	556	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,391	—
694	694	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,012	—
386	386	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,718	—
423	423	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,671	-55.00
583	583	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,749	—
615	615	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,753	—

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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.