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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, May 8

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Apr 17May 8May 29 →

Receipts

414 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 206▲ 137 vs year ago 277 · +49.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 157, Bulls 85)

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

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 $505.77/cwt on 56 head, up $56.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +67.15 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$505.77

▲ 56.76 vs prior sale

56 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$67.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.97

vs VA average

+18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	517.84	2,841	31
Medium and Large 1-2	535	509.00	2,726	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	477.00	2,574	5thin
Medium and Large 3	575	450.00	2,588	5thin

One grade step is worth $67.84/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale56 hd

505.77

—

VA average9 barns · 698 hd

468.79

+36.97

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+18.22

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

+67.15

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

74 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,934	10
Steers	300–350	Small 1	324	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,312	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,058	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,291	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,392	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	424	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,459	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	590.14/cwt	520.00–597.50	2,538	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,172	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,368	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	493	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,564	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,648	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	506	514.09/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,601	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,797	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	521	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,761	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,677	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,410	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	518.93/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,911	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,300	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	645	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,677	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,776	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,793	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	364.83/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,663	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,809	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	344.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,632	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	824	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,678	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,874	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	231	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,086	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,477	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Natural	297	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,455	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Natural	319	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,755	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	547.21/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,757	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,715	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	470.35/cwt	260.00–495.00	1,726	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	374	535.31/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,002	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,126	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,945	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	441	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,024	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,030	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	431.65/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,990	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	459.14/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,144	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,211	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	368.48/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,960	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	541	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,050	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,007	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,776	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,215	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,241	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	788	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,970	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	354	609.00/cwt	609.00–609.00	2,156	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,933	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,986	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	436	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,289	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	460.05/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,015	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,994	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,247	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,999	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,145	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	566	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,094	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,206	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,044	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,275	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,226	2
Bulls	850–900	Small 1Value Added	859	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,105	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 8, 2026

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

Receipts 414Last week 206Year ago 277

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 157, Bulls 85)

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	443	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	517	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	653	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	438	450.00–505.00	460.05
2	450–500	459	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	533	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	584	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	679	330.00–340.00	335.04
4	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	848	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	361	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	454	495.00	495.00
4	500–550	543	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	689	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	354	609.00	609.00
7	400–450	436	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	820	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	859	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	260.00–495.00	470.35
9	450–500	461	425.00–432.50	431.65
7	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	379.00	379.00
2	750–800	788	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	450.00	450.00
10	600–650	642	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	545.00	545.00
9	300–350	321	525.00–550.00	547.21
13	400–450	423	502.50	502.50
6	450–500	467	430.00–465.00	459.14
4	550–600	556	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	343	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	437	445.00	445.00
13	500–550	532	315.00–380.00	368.48
2	650–700	679	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	550.00	550.00
12	350–400	374	530.00–540.00	535.31
13	400–450	441	459.00	459.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	472.50	472.50
10	550–600	592	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	610.00	610.00
5	350–400	385	595.00	595.00
22	400–450	430	520.00–597.50	590.14
2	700–750	730	355.00–375.00	364.83
5	800–850	833	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	505.00	505.00
7	550–600	552	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
1	450–500	469	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	518	540.00	540.00
3	550–600	554	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	639	360.00	360.00
9	650–700	661	420.00	420.00
4	750–800	763	330.00–350.00	344.96
2	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	883	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	580.00	580.00
6	450–500	493	520.00	520.00
8	500–550	521	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	535.00	535.00
24	550–600	561	490.00–525.00	518.93
5	650–700	669	417.50	417.50
4	700–750	749	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	620.00	620.00
3	400–450	402	595.00	595.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	450.00–525.00	514.09
2	600–650	645	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	450.00	450.00
2	800–850	824	325.00	325.00

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.