Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 17, 2026

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $515.48/cwt +30.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 477 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $435.00/cwt ≈ $1,949/hd at 448 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $433.35/cwt ≈ $2,509/hd at 579 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	206	113	0
Feeder cattle	206	113	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 105, Bulls 26) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Vaccinated.

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 105

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	597.50	$597.50	$1,960	—
365–395	375	3	480.00–540.00	$518.93	$1,946	+37.70
450	450	7	525.00	$525.00	$2,362	+40.00
487 value added	487	5	485.00	$485.00	$2,362	—
493	493	9	525.00	$525.00	$2,588	—
560–593	570	8	375.00–462.50	$432.52	$2,465	—
597 value added	597	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,597	—
702–726	714	4	325.00–370.00	$347.12	$2,478	—
750	750	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,625	—
800	800	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,400	—
1132	1132	2	212.50	$212.50	$2,406	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547 value added	547	12	465.00	$465.00	$2,544	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	2	550.00	$550.00	$2,096	—
422	422	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,983	±0.00
434 value added	434	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,235	—
508	508	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,261	—
663	663	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,519	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,746	—
437	437	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,682	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 value added	448	15	435.00	$435.00	$1,949	—
596	596	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,235	—
626 value added	626	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,316	—
705 value added	705	4	322.50	$322.50	$2,274	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,693	—
436	436	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,918	+55.00
498	498	11	445.00	$445.00	$2,216	+1.23
522	522	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,931	+23.74
710 value added	710	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,361	—
729	729	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,151	—
870	870	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,675	+50.00
357	357	6	520.00	$520.00	$1,856	+95.00
456	456	4	445.00	$445.00	$2,029	+5.00
514	514	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,005	—
535 value added	535	7	417.50	$417.50	$2,234	—
612	612	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,989	—
739	739	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,254	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217	217	3	340.00	$340.00	$738	—
365–383	376	6	400.00–410.00	$404.22	$1,520	—
493–497	494	7	395.00–435.00	$429.25	$2,120	—
567	567	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,013	—
630	630	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,922	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,068	—
678	678	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,390	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,527	-10.00
440	440	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,892	-15.00
565	565	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,373	+5.00
626–648	644	5	327.50–360.00	$353.68	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,536	—
441	441	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,720	—
555–583	574	3	350.00–397.50	$382.18	$2,194	—
618	618	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,055	—
755	755	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,147	—
608	608	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,158	-32.54
740	740	2	292.50	$292.50	$2,164	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	1	310.00	$310.00	$942	—

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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.