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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 15, 2021

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 142 316 0
Feeder cattle 142 316 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 44, Bulls 20) 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
362 362 3 150.00 $150.00 $543 —
453–490 465 3 135.00–151.00 $145.38 $676 -19.62
551 551 8 131.00 $131.00 $722 —
648 648 6 120.00 $120.00 $778 -12.50
699 699 4 123.00 $123.00 $860 +15.00
715 value added 715 2 118.00 $118.00 $844 —
732 732 5 116.00 $116.00 $849 -7.99
820 820 1 112.00 $112.00 $918 -1.00
1055–1085 1070 2 82.00–96.00 $88.90 $951 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 7 149.00 $149.00 $675 +22.95
523 value added 523 4 147.00 $147.00 $769 —
577 value added 577 7 133.00 $133.00 $767 —
639 value added 639 4 124.00 $124.00 $792 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 110.00 $110.00 $328 —
373 373 6 140.00 $140.00 $522 -25.00
453–475 460 4 102.50–137.00 $126.57 $582 -24.43
550–580 570 3 97.50–122.00 $114.12 $650 -13.88
753 753 4 105.00 $105.00 $791 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585 —
740 740 1 94.00 $94.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 119.00 $119.00 $539 —
543 543 6 109.00 $109.00 $592 -9.00
565 565 1 109.00 $109.00 $616 -18.00
643 643 4 110.00 $110.00 $707 ±0.00
695 695 1 102.00 $102.00 $709 —
743 743 2 75.00 $75.00 $557 -34.00
775 775 1 70.00 $70.00 $542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 102.50 $102.50 $297 -24.36
368 368 3 112.50 $112.50 $414 -11.50
425 425 1 85.00 $85.00 $361 —
454 454 5 119.00 $119.00 $540 +6.11
538 538 2 105.00 $105.00 $565 -11.50
630 630 1 92.00 $92.00 $580 —
920 920 1 83.00 $83.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 5 112.00 $112.00 $617 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 92.50 $92.50 $361 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 60.00 $60.00 $369 -45.00
785 value added 785 2 71.00 $71.00 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
468 468 3 129.00 $129.00 $604 -11.00
560–580 570 2 110.00–118.00 $114.07 $650 -14.93
665 665 2 102.00–109.00 $105.50 $702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 50.00–110.00 $80.41 $293 —
475 475 1 96.00 $96.00 $456 —
520–545 528 3 113.00–120.00 $117.59 $621 -7.41
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 60.00 $60.00 $318 -25.00
685 685 1 60.00 $60.00 $411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 60.00 $60.00 $249 —
640 640 1 70.00 $70.00 $448 —

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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.