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Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, July 10, 2026

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.00/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 599 lb · 39 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.00/cwt ≈ $2,834/hd at 872 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.76/cwt ≈ $2,800/hd at 743 lb · 17 head
Marshall, VA 5-weight steers sold at $450/cwt, running $11/cwt below the VA average ($461) and $42/cwt under Abingdon, VA ($492). The class is down $16 from its early June peak of $474. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 262 156
Feeder cattle 266 262 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 109, Bulls 12) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,834 —
472 472 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,195 —
599 599 39 450.00 $450.00 $2,696 —
620 620 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,635 +65.00
742 742 14 382.50 $382.50 $2,838 —
749 749 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,622 —
841 value added 841 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,817 —
963 963 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,210 —
349 349 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,728 —
358 358 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,647 -25.00
385 385 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,752 -30.00
471 471 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,120 -39.00
545 value added 545 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,826 —
550 value added 550 3 464.00 $464.00 $2,552 —
556 556 8 452.50 $452.50 $2,516 +32.50
650 650 5 397.50 $397.50 $2,584 —
650–656 value added 655 5 355.00–407.00 $396.68 $2,598 —
725 value added 725 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 —
825 825 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 —
880 value added 880 8 245.00 $245.00 $2,156 —
1063 value added 1063 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,711 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 value added 462 9 462.50 $462.50 $2,137 —
663 value added 663 9 382.50 $382.50 $2,536 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,060 —
549 value added 549 4 452.50 $452.50 $2,484 —
556 556 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,558 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,250 —
357 357 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,499 —
429 value added 429 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,802 —
459–476 460 12 370.00–402.50 $399.70 $1,839 —
528 value added 528 3 366.00 $366.00 $1,932 —
559 559 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,984 -20.00
623–645 641 6 315.00–335.00 $331.76 $2,127 —
645 value added 645 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
744 744 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,425 —
789 value added 789 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,623 —
895 895 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,148 —
1059 1059 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 value added 810 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,632 —
872 value added 872 22 325.00 $325.00 $2,834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,794 -52.50
569 569 10 357.50 $357.50 $2,034 +7.50
616–626 624 5 342.50–350.00 $343.98 $2,146 +8.98
731 731 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 value added 358 2 442.50 $442.50 $1,584 —
351–397 374 2 260.00–400.00 $325.70 $1,218 -156.80
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 -5.00
558 558 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,009 —
665–667 666 3 320.00–350.00 $339.98 $2,264 —
731 731 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,156 —
758 758 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 1 487.50 $487.50 $1,799 —
559 559 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,096 —

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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.