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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, May 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Apr 25May 9Jun 13 →

Receipts

277 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 414▲ 28 vs year ago 249 · +11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 123, Bulls 48)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are mostly Vaccinated, some Weaned.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.79/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −4.17 against this barn's trailing median of $348.96.

Average price

$344.79

48 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$82.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.70

vs VA average

+11.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	557	362.36	2,020	14thin
Medium and Large 1	550	342.89	1,887	28
Medium and Large 2	540	329.00	1,777	4thin
Small 1	575	280.00	1,610	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.36/cwt here — about $410 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

344.79

—

VA average10 barns · 658 hd

325.09

+19.70

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+11.97

This barn, trailing median11 sales

348.96

−4.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $400.71, low $288.33, median $348.96 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Marshall, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,614	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	391	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,642	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	447	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,699	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	503	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,962	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	514	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,046	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,972	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	539	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,129	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,008	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,480	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3Value Added	806	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,337	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,357	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	977	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,193	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,352	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	416	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,602	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	373.87/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,638	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,599	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	384.37/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,757	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,680	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	271.83/cwt	200.00–345.00	1,321	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	516	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,961	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,777	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	306.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,673	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Value Added	556	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,052	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,825	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,973	13
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Value Added	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,153	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3Value Added	706	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,765	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,875	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,968	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,530	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	272.95/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,209	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,448	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,645	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,704	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,848	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	273.30/cwt	180.00–297.50	1,541	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,773	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,878	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,906	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Fauquier Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Marshall, VA

Fri May 9, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 277Last week 414Year ago 249

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 123, Bulls 48)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are mostly Vaccinated, some Weaned.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	528	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	865	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	503	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	380.00	380.00
15	500–550	514	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	422.50	422.50
5	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	519	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	554	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
6	700–750	747	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	628	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	367	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	539	395.00	395.00
1	800–850	806	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	437	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	491	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	550	336.00	336.00
2	650–700	669	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	794	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	273	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	301	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	367	150.00	150.00
3	400–450	443	260.00–300.00	272.95
2	450–500	471	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	534	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	541	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	564	180.00–297.50	273.30
3	650–700	683	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	516	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	438	372.50–395.00	373.87
9	450–500	459	366.00	366.00
8	500–550	545	285.00–310.00	306.98
11	600–650	624	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	820	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	572	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	556	369.00	369.00
1	700–750	706	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	257	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	322	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	441	362.50	362.50
11	450–500	457	355.00–387.50	384.37
4	500–550	540	329.00	329.00
3	700–750	729	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	486	200.00–345.00	271.83
2	550–600	566	322.50	322.50
2	700–750	728	257.50	257.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.