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

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

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 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +56.97 against this barn's trailing median of $448.79.

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

What quality paid 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.

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 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 median9 sales

448.79

+56.97

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

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.

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

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 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
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
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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	385.00	385.00
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
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
Bulls — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	859	245.00	245.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	490.00	490.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	405.00	405.00
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

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