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

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

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 9 comparable sales and sits −94.00 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.77, low $356.06, median $448.79 across 9 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 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 median9 sales

448.79

−94.00

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

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.

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

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 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
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	638	165.00	165.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	710	150.00–240.00	195.00
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
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

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