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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 5, 2021

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.57/cwt +18.57 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 587 lb · 33 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.45/cwt +20.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 830 lb · 31 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 750 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 142 369
Feeder cattle 354 142 369

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 89, Bulls 29) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 8 162.00 $162.00 $734 +16.62
549 549 4 142.00 $142.00 $780 —
560 value added 560 1 148.00 $148.00 $829 —
628 628 4 134.00 $134.00 $842 +14.00
645 645 17 154.00 $154.00 $993 +34.00
653 value added 653 2 140.00 $140.00 $914 —
653–698 667 13 138.50–151.00 $146.97 $980 +23.97
670 670 1 127.00 $127.00 $851 +4.00
763 763 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,038 —
774–791 778 18 134.50–137.50 $136.82 $1,064 —
830–840 830 31 131.00–132.50 $132.45 $1,099 +20.45
873 873 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,135 —
955 955 1 90.00 $90.00 $860 —
973 973 14 129.00 $129.00 $1,255 —
1077 1077 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,228 +25.10
1233 1233 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 146.00 $146.00 $854 —
585–588 587 28 147.00–160.00 $152.56 $896 —
674 674 18 144.00 $144.00 $971 —
750 750 30 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
480–485 483 2 135.00–141.00 $138.02 $667 +11.45
560–574 571 5 125.00–139.00 $136.25 $778 +22.13
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
905 905 1 77.50 $77.50 $701 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
655 655 1 112.50 $112.50 $737 +22.50
790 790 1 82.00 $82.00 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 8 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
580 580 16 133.50 $133.50 $774 +21.50
659 659 12 124.00 $124.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 432 6 125.00–135.50 $133.72 $578 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 +11.00
580 580 4 127.00 $127.00 $737 +18.00
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 +7.00
668 668 2 118.00 $118.00 $788 +16.00
738 738 8 111.00 $111.00 $819 +36.00
858 858 2 104.00 $104.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 142.50 $142.50 $542 +30.00
448 448 2 130.00 $130.00 $582 +45.00
480–495 490 3 110.00–129.00 $116.20 $569 —
540 540 1 101.00 $101.00 $545 -4.00
553 553 5 130.00 $130.00 $719 —
563 563 2 133.00 $133.00 $749 —
657–680 661 6 118.00–120.50 $120.07 $794 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 107.50 $107.50 $559 —
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
635 value added 635 2 92.50 $92.50 $587 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–498 489 3 125.00–127.00 $126.36 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
455 455 3 130.00–138.00 $132.67 $604 +3.67
513–515 514 3 128.00–137.50 $134.33 $690 —
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 +15.50
742 742 3 108.00 $108.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 135.00 $135.00 $456 —
380 380 1 122.50 $122.50 $466 +42.09
465–482 479 6 127.00–145.00 $142.09 $681 +46.09
580–595 588 2 121.00–129.00 $124.95 $735 —
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 107.50 $107.50 $478 +47.50
470 470 2 100.00 $100.00 $470 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 —
810 810 1 84.00 $84.00 $680 —

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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.