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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 29, 2026

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $501.25/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 407 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $466.25/cwt -52.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,694/hd at 578 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $533.00/cwt +88.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 424 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 414 0
Feeder cattle 168 414 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 81, Bull 12) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,461 -45.00
348 348 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,879 —
358–368 366 8 540.00–550.00 $547.55 $2,004 —
465 value added 465 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,302 —
509 value added 509 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,036 —
544 544 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,394 -100.00
572 572 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,716 -135.00
579 value added 579 4 467.50 $467.50 $2,707 —
623 value added 623 5 421.00 $421.00 $2,623 —
656 value added 656 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,558 —
737 737 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–428 425 6 505.00–515.00 $508.35 $2,160 -81.79
565 565 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 —
582 582 9 465.00 $465.00 $2,706 —
650 650 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,665 —
652 value added 652 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,249 -72.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 11 542.50 $542.50 $2,306 -37.50
573 value added 573 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,607 —
641 value added 641 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,179 —
439 439 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,558 —
593 593 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,372 -50.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,719 —
424 424 11 533.00 $533.00 $2,260 +88.00
460 460 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 —
551 551 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,039 —
563 value added 563 7 390.00 $390.00 $2,196 —
618 618 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,070 —
409 409 11 495.00 $495.00 $2,025 —
484 484 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,193 —
576 576 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,102 +4.00
671 671 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,214 —
715 715 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,502 —
785 785 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,551 —
1066 1066 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,239 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 1 350.00 $350.00 $878 —
369–370 369 5 435.00–465.00 $452.98 $1,671 -17.37
463 463 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,505 -106.65
531 531 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 -150.00
561–568 565 2 335.00–340.00 $337.48 $1,907 —
627 627 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,505 —
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
862–889 876 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,971 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 value added 237 1 375.00 $375.00 $889 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,288 —
378 378 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,890 -40.00
476 476 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,785 -100.00
599 599 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,096 ±0.00
780 780 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 -35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 4 125.00 $125.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,016 —

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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.