Cattle Market Pulse

Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 7, 2026

101 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (65)

heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $325.00/cwt ≈ $1,895/hd at 583 lb · 13 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.50/cwt ≈ $3,128/hd at 863 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 101 134 0
Feeder cattle 101 134 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 35, Bulls 17) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,904 -10.00
543 543 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,036 -55.00
580 value added 580 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,088 —
648 648 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,268 -25.00
675–697 value added 694 8 345.00–350.00 $349.39 $2,425 —
715–718 value added 717 4 330.00–340.00 $337.51 $2,420 —
760 value added 760 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 —
603 603 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,291 —
785 value added 785 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,748 —
863 value added 863 12 362.50 $362.50 $3,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 +45.00
520 520 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,028 —
700 value added 700 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,854 -40.00
528 528 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,848 +2.10
590 value added 590 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 -15.00
610 610 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,860 -10.00
670 670 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,178 +8.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 value added 583 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 —
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 -104.80
570 570 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 —
615 615 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,183 +60.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 value added 478 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,658 -35.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
440 value added 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
447 447 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,564 -80.00
523 523 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,700 -18.02
633 633 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,041 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -10.73

↑ Back to top

Price trend

high 496.74 low 375.00 Oct 2025 Aug 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.

← Previous sale (Jul 17, 2026)

Markets near Culpeper