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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Sep 12

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Aug 8Sep 12Sep 26 →

Receipts

345 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 180▲ 136 vs year ago 209 · +65.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 208, Heifers 99, Bulls 38)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.06/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −66.56 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$372.06

27 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$813

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$139.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.90

vs VA average

−41.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	389.59	2,208	17thin
Medium and Large 2	539	361.25	1,945	4thin
Medium and Large 1	556	350.00	1,946	4thin
Medium and Large 3	521	327.50	1,706	1thin
Small 1	558	250.00	1,395	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.59/cwt here — about $813 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale27 hd

372.06

—

VA average9 barns · 682 hd

402.95

−30.90

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−41.46

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

−66.56

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.77, low $356.06, median $438.61 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

71 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	498	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,880	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,706	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,920	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	569	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,213	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,364	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	654	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,348	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,268	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	674	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,393	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,439	33
Steers	650–700	Small 1	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	716	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,542	11
Steers	750–800	Small 1	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	333.05/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,611	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	342.17/cwt	337.50–347.00	2,792	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,840	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	878	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,919	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,762	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,837	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	951	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,939	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	986	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,588	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,062	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,239	13
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,180	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	331.83/cwt	260.00–365.00	1,102	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	268.75/cwt	212.00–320.00	1,134	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,617	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,503	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,705	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,714	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,879	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	326.92/cwt	222.50–347.50	1,765	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,930	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,001	14
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Natural	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,050	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	609	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,055	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,100	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,790	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	653	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,188	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,073	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,218	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	771	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,413	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	322	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	279.43/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,039	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	364.05/cwt	305.00–376.00	1,605	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,657	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,937	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,867	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,132	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,754	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,138	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,158	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	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 Sep 12, 2025

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

Receipts 345Last week 180Year ago 209

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 208, Heifers 99, Bulls 38)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	367.50	367.50
8	500–550	542	356.00	356.00
14	550–600	559	358.00	358.00
6	650–700	670	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	653	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	609	337.50	337.50
4	750–800	771	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	540	222.50–347.50	326.92
3	650–700	658	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	578	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	625	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	476	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	540	348.00	348.00
4	550–600	584	351.00	351.00
1	650–700	651	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	758	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	873	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	260.00–365.00	331.83
4	400–450	422	212.00–320.00	268.75
1	450–500	459	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	825	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	894	309.00	309.00
3	900–950	915	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
33	650–700	685	356.00	356.00
18	800–850	816	337.50–347.00	342.17
2	850–900	878	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	355.00	355.00
26	950–1000	951	309.00	309.00
13	1050–1100	1,062	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	389.00	389.00
11	700–750	716	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	667	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	639	370.00	370.00
4	800–850	828	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	755	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	654	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	537	357.50	357.50
7	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	784	330.00–336.00	333.05
1	950–1000	986	262.50	262.50
1	1150–1200	1,180	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	521	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	594	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	527	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	648	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	441	305.00–376.00	364.05
2	500–550	549	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	274.00	274.00
2	650–700	662	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	322	100.00	100.00
4	350–400	372	260.00–340.00	279.43
2	400–450	425	100.00	100.00
2	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	152.50	152.50

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.