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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 8, 2026

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $480.75/cwt +40.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,077/hd at 432 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $518.93/cwt +85.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,911/hd at 561 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $590.14/cwt ≈ $2,538/hd at 430 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 206 277
Feeder cattle 414 206 277

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 157, Bulls 85) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 10 610.00 $610.00 $1,934 +12.50
385 385 5 595.00 $595.00 $2,291 +76.07
428–449 430 22 520.00–597.50 $590.14 $2,538 —
495 value added 495 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,648 +50.00
504–515 506 7 450.00–525.00 $514.09 $2,601 —
556–583 value added 561 24 490.00–525.00 $518.93 $2,911 —
645 645 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,677 —
669 value added 669 5 417.50 $417.50 $2,793 —
717–742 730 2 355.00–375.00 $364.83 $2,663 +17.71
749 value added 749 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,809 —
833 833 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,874 +45.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 7 620.00 $620.00 $2,058 —
402 value added 402 3 595.00 $595.00 $2,392 —
424 424 12 580.00 $580.00 $2,459 —
430 430 7 505.00 $505.00 $2,172 —
493 493 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,564 —
521 521 8 530.00 $530.00 $2,761 —
552 552 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,504 —
469 469 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,368 —
518 518 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,797 +95.00
554 554 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,410 —
639 639 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,300 —
657–663 661 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,776 +40.00
761–769 763 4 330.00–350.00 $344.96 $2,632 —
830 830 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,200 —
883 883 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,588 —
824 824 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,678 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 545.00 $545.00 $1,477 —
319 319 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,754 +40.00
321–322 321 9 525.00–550.00 $547.21 $1,757 +37.21
351–397 374 12 530.00–540.00 $535.31 $2,002 —
423 423 13 502.50 $502.50 $2,126 +62.50
441 441 13 459.00 $459.00 $2,024 +19.00
451 value added 451 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,030 —
466–469 467 6 430.00–465.00 $459.14 $2,144 +14.14
556 556 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,007 —
642 value added 642 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,086 —
297 297 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,455 —
343 343 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,715 ±0.00
437 437 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,945 —
503–535 532 13 315.00–380.00 $368.48 $1,960 -21.52
541 value added 541 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,050 -38.50
679 679 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,241 —
788 value added 788 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 367 10 260.00–495.00 $470.35 $1,726 +66.13
460–472 461 9 425.00–432.50 $431.65 $1,990 +2.40
540 540 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 5 472.50 $472.50 $2,211 —
592 value added 592 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 14 609.00 $609.00 $2,156 +204.00
361 361 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,986 +145.00
436 436 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,289 +95.00
454 454 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,247 —
543 543 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,145 —
573 value added 573 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,206 —
689 689 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,933 —
400–447 438 5 450.00–505.00 $460.05 $2,015 —
459 459 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,180 +35.00
533 533 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,999 —
566 value added 566 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,094 —
584 584 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,044 —
673–685 679 4 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $2,275 —
750 750 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,138 —
820 value added 820 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,050 —
848 848 2 262.50 $262.50 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 10 450.00 $450.00 $1,994 +60.00
517 517 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,810 —
653 653 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,959 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
859 value added 859 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,105 —

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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.