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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 6, 2020

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.67/cwt ≈ $753/hd at 551 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $122.84/cwt ≈ $791/hd at 644 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.98/cwt ≈ $857/hd at 675 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 558 0
Feeder cattle 450 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 141, Bulls 64) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536
464–480 466 13 123.00–141.00 $138.33 $645
520–535 528 2 133.00–137.00 $134.97 $713
551 551 30 136.00–137.00 $136.67 $753
640–644 644 26 122.00–144.00 $122.84 $791
655 655 2 114.00–118.00 $116.00 $760
710–715 713 2 112.00 $112.00 $799
768–791 786 9 115.50–124.50 $117.45 $923
798 798 6 118.00 $118.00 $942
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861
855–865 860 2 102.00–105.00 $103.49 $890
860 value added 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903
905–915 913 10 119.00–120.50 $120.20 $1,097
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
381 381 4 152.50 $152.50 $581
440–445 443 2 121.00–133.00 $126.97 $562
456–480 462 6 123.00–149.00 $140.29 $648
518–534 524 15 139.00–141.00 $139.54 $731
593 593 10 115.00–141.00 $135.80 $805
650–670 652 9 117.00–127.00 $125.86 $821
653–698 value added 676 4 112.00–124.00 $117.80 $796
744 value added 744 4 121.00 $121.00 $900
750 value added 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855
803–815 805 5 91.00–115.00 $110.14 $887
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
654–686 675 26 121.00–130.00 $126.98 $857
747 747 21 126.00 $126.00 $941
868 868 3 105.00 $105.00 $911
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454
450 450 3 115.00 $115.00 $518
535–537 536 5 102.50–110.00 $105.49 $565
635 635 1 70.00 $70.00 $444
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782
850 850 1 97.00 $97.00 $824
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
535 535 1 112.00 $112.00 $599

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
375 375 2 134.00 $134.00 $502
425 425 2 105.00 $105.00 $446
466 466 20 129.00 $129.00 $601
510–545 533 3 114.00–119.00 $115.59 $616
557 557 22 121.00 $121.00 $674
613 value added 613 2 115.00 $115.00 $705
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700
657 657 14 118.00 $118.00 $775
840 840 1 103.00 $103.00 $865
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
375 375 1 132.00 $132.00 $495
447 447 12 128.00 $128.00 $572
492 value added 492 3 125.00 $125.00 $615
555 555 12 120.00 $120.00 $666
616 616 9 125.00 $125.00 $770
655 655 2 110.00 $110.00 $720
721 721 14 120.00 $120.00 $865
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
476 476 4 106.00 $106.00 $505
616 616 5 107.00 $107.00 $659
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460 460 3 114.00 $114.00 $524
560 560 3 105.00 $105.00 $588

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360 360 3 153.00 $153.00 $551
420 420 2 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $416
466–480 470 7 120.00–140.00 $134.16 $631
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632
633 633 2 117.00 $117.00 $741
662 662 8 134.00 $134.00 $887
745 745 1 98.00 $98.00 $730
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486
400 400 1 92.50 $92.50 $370
459–495 466 5 125.00–135.00 $132.88 $619
535–539 538 8 136.00–139.00 $137.88 $742
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694
663 663 2 116.00 $116.00 $769
705 705 1 107.00 $107.00 $754
815 815 1 95.00 $95.00 $774
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325 325 2 122.00 $122.00 $396
596 596 7 109.00 $109.00 $650
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 1 118.00 $118.00 $437
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506
545 545 2 105.00 $105.00 $572
648 648 2 111.00 $111.00 $719
815 815 1 80.00 $80.00 $652

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 335 2 76.00 $76.00 $255
377 377 5 72.00 $72.00 $271
450 450 1 73.00 $73.00 $328

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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.