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

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.79/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −20.32 against this barn's trailing median of $365.11.

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.89, low $339.51, median $365.11 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median10 sales

365.11

−20.32

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

Every lot, as filed

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.

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

How this sale compares

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
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
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
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
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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
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
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	150.00	150.00
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	390.00	390.00
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
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
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
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
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
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.

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