Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 240, Bulls 20)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.42/cwt on 99 head, down $43.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −7.37 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

Average price

$441.42

▼ 43.09 vs prior sale

99 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$56.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.42

vs VA average

−30.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	446.73	2,598	52
Medium and Large 2	583	440.63	2,568	41
Medium and Large 1	569	405.00	2,304	4thin
Medium and Large 3	523	395.00	2,066	1thin
Small 1	597	390.00	2,328	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.73/cwt here — about $270 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.

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 sale99 hd

441.42

—

VA average9 barns · 610 hd

456.84

−15.42

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−30.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.79

−7.37

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

73 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 1Natural	750–800	758	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,789	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	787	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	702	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	649	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,414	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	1000–1050	1,006	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,052	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,762	9
Steers	Small 1	550–600	597	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	701	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,404	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	869	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,263	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	3,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	750–800	776	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,445	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	658	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	350–400	398	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	584	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,081	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	447.74/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,601	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	273.78/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	391.61/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	391.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	621	397.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	596	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,664	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	751	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,441	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	312.86/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	550–600	569	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,327	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	448	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,289	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	3

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 Mar 13, 2026

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

Receipts 533Last week 202Year ago 647

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 240, Bulls 20)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	702	360.00	360.00
34	750–800	758	368.00	368.00
4	850–900	869	317.50	317.50
1	1000–1050	1,006	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	597	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
4	550–600	569	405.00	405.00
3	650–700	663	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	726	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	848	325.00	325.00
2	1100–1150	1,118	260.00	260.00
1	1250–1300	1,263	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	492	480.00	480.00
42	550–600	581	442.50–450.00	447.74
17	600–650	640	418.00	418.00
15	850–900	868	332.00	332.00
6	1050–1100	1,081	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	442.50	442.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	393	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	523	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	447	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	491	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	542	385.00–405.00	391.61
10	550–600	558	437.50	437.50
9	600–650	632	390.00–400.00	391.67
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	727	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	808	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	460	497.50	497.50
28	550–600	596	447.00	447.00
7	600–650	621	390.00–400.00	397.17
7	750–800	751	369.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	649	372.00	372.00
5	750–800	787	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,052	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	583	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	658	387.50	387.50
20	700–750	701	343.00	343.00
18	750–800	776	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	475.00	475.00
26	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
12	550–600	560	411.00	411.00
36	650–700	652	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	510.00	510.00
27	550–600	569	409.00	409.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	311	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	442	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	523	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	581	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	623	272.50–275.00	273.78
1	650–700	673	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	357	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
9	500–550	549	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	632	295.00–325.00	312.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	492.50	492.50
2	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	476	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	556	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	694	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	386	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	423	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	583	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

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