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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

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

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Dec 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Nov 14Dec 12Jan 9 →

Receipts

364 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 248▼ 80 vs year ago 444 · −18.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 141, Bulls 27)

Value Added and 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 $354.79/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −83.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$354.79

35 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$807

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

$155.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.30

vs VA average

−75.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	370.00	2,050	4thin
Medium and Large 1	564	364.50	2,055	25
Medium and Large 3	505	350.00	1,768	1thin
Medium and Large 2	562	348.33	1,958	3thin
Small 1	578	215.00	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $155.00/cwt here — about $807 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

354.79

—

VA average7 barns · 191 hd

381.09

−26.30

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−75.84

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

−83.83

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

70 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,077	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	433.27/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,625	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,661	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,802	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,926	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,988	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,391	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,004	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,050	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	560	362.06/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,028	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	369.95/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,135	7
Steers	550–600	Small 1	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,911	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	606	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,212	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	352.87/cwt	315.00–385.00	2,184	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	638	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,053	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	331.06/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,258	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	684	332.60/cwt	317.50–367.00	2,275	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	696	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,384	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	727	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,145	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	730	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	332.36/cwt	310.00–338.00	2,443	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,224	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,750	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	908	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,381	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	413	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,507	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	222.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,023	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	352.53/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,692	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,818	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	302.86/cwt	240.00–330.00	1,590	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,643	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	575	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,007	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,022	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,962	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	244.28/cwt	170.00–287.50	1,551	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	658	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,974	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	316.74/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,144	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	710	195.00/cwt	150.00–240.00	1,385	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	276.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,152	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	826	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,395	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	373.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,737	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,853	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,662	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,045	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,983	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,168	5

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 Dec 12, 2025

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

Receipts 364Last week 248Year ago 444

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 141, Bulls 27)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
25	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
9	600–650	606	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	638	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	727	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	479	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	549	365.00	365.00
7	550–600	577	362.50–380.00	369.95
19	600–650	619	315.00–385.00	352.87
20	700–750	735	310.00–338.00	332.36
1	750–800	767	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	887	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	462	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	696	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	560	357.50–375.00	362.06
2	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
32	650–700	684	317.50–367.00	332.60
2	700–750	730	327.50	327.50
2	900–950	908	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	420.00–445.00	433.27
4	450–500	464	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	588	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	682	317.50–337.50	331.06
1	700–750	748	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	554	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	359	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
7	500–550	525	240.00–330.00	302.86
5	550–600	593	341.00	341.00
4	600–650	635	170.00–287.50	244.28
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
3	750–800	778	270.00–280.00	276.64
1	800–850	826	290.00	290.00
3	900–950	905	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	389	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	459	215.00–225.00	222.87
5	500–550	543	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	637	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	357	200.00	200.00
6	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	352.53
17	500–550	524	347.00	347.00
12	550–600	561	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	633	310.00	310.00
21	650–700	677	300.00–330.00	316.74
5	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	575	349.00	349.00
5	650–700	658	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	710	150.00–240.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	465	350.00–385.00	373.47
2	550–600	554	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	645	307.50	307.50
5	800–850	803	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	639	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	761	230.00	230.00

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.