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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Culpeper, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Fridays

Sale of Friday, October 2, 2026

116 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 102 226
Feeder cattle 116 102 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 51, Bulls 23) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 467 3 385.00–430.00 $415.54 $1,941 —
537 537 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,229 +22.40
665–698 694 8 315.00–320.00 $319.40 $2,217 -15.60
966 value added 966 9 282.50 $282.50 $2,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 +40.00
623 623 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,025 —
698 698 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 value added 543 6 392.50 $392.50 $2,131 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,206 —
440 440 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,474 —
498 498 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,618 —
555 555 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 -35.00
610 610 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 -30.00
620 value added 620 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 —
658–660 659 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,977 -27.50
768 768 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 —
453 453 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,472 —
515 515 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 —
594 594 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,752 +10.00
885 885 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,089 —
445 445 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,224 —
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 value added 749 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,135 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
368 368 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,104 —
460 460 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 —
563 563 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,745 —
680 680 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 —
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
653 653 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,077 —
770 770 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,684 -25.00
520 520 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —
600–610 605 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,709 —

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Price trend

high 496.74 low 375.00 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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