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Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Marshall, Virginia · Fri, Oct 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2173

← Sep 11Oct 9Oct 23 →

Receipts

192 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 154▲ 37 vs year ago 155 · +23.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 65, Bulls 26)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $372.31/cwt on 13 head, up $12.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −66.31 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$372.31

▲ 12.03 vs prior sale

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

vs VA average

−58.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	375.00	2,048	12thin
Medium and Large 2	571	340.00	1,941	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $106 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

372.31

—

VA average9 barns · 446 hd

389.22

−16.91

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−58.05

This barn, trailing median10 sales

438.61

−66.31

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, as filed

44 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,048	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,941	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,125	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,866	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	332.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,088	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	273.28/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,847	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	309.09/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,188	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,220	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,375	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,043	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	872	242.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,117	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	956	226.30/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,163	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	356.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,205	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,476	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,508	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	267.24/cwt	230.00–305.00	1,360	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	304.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,867	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,917	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,538	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	796	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,592	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,666	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	368.50/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,242	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	300.09/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,539	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,875	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,934	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,964	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,753	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 Oct 9, 2026

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

Receipts 192Last week 154Year ago 155

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 65, Bulls 26)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	527	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	335.00–385.00	368.50
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	513	275.00–320.00	300.09
3	600–650	641	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	723	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	417	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	650	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	741	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	762	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	457	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	557	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	641	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	796	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	833	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	350.00–360.00	356.64
1	450–500	454	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	509	230.00–305.00	267.24
5	550–600	559	300.00	300.00
8	600–650	613	300.00–335.00	304.58
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
16	600–650	639	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	393	440.00	440.00
12	500–550	546	375.00	375.00
16	700–750	708	295.00–312.50	309.09
2	800–850	817	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	627	330.00–335.00	332.98
9	700–750	728	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	571	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	622	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	676	250.00–290.00	273.28
2	750–800	754	315.00	315.00
18	850–900	872	240.00–250.00	242.72
4	950–1000	956	200.00–235.00	226.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	345.00	345.00

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.