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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 7, 2021

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.53/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 573 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.50/cwt ≈ $753/hd at 525 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.72/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 544 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 380 590 0
Feeder cattle 380 590 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 146, Bulls 68) 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
373 373 2 147.50 $147.50 $550 -20.00
418 418 6 150.00 $150.00 $627 +10.00
478 478 6 149.00 $149.00 $712 -9.07
525 525 40 143.50 $143.50 $753 —
571 571 9 150.00 $150.00 $856 -1.72
551–592 574 35 142.50–144.00 $143.12 $822 -8.60
635 635 4 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
805 805 1 105.00 $105.00 $845 -24.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 155.00 $155.00 $372 —
360 360 2 152.50 $152.50 $549 -9.19
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 +5.00
466 466 5 145.00 $145.00 $676 +2.50
568–595 571 8 134.00–137.00 $136.61 $780 -16.81
613 613 4 145.00 $145.00 $889 -11.00
650 650 5 133.00 $133.00 $864 -4.60
701 701 6 135.00 $135.00 $946 +2.90
793 793 2 118.00 $118.00 $936 -9.00
872 872 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,003 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 12 154.50 $154.50 $861 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 —
465 465 1 124.00 $124.00 $577 —
540 540 3 100.00 $100.00 $540 —
560–595 567 5 75.00–148.00 $132.68 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 110.00 $110.00 $515 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 12 129.00 $129.00 $525 —
469–485 471 21 125.00–130.00 $129.51 $610 -7.99
550 550 11 124.50 $124.50 $685 -8.12
576 576 4 124.00 $124.00 $714 -8.62
610 610 1 108.00 $108.00 $659 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -7.51
709–745 720 6 107.50–110.00 $109.14 $786 -10.86
825 825 1 96.00 $96.00 $792 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 138.00 $138.00 $524 -1.00
458 458 12 128.50 $128.50 $589 -6.55
544 544 17 130.50 $130.50 $710 -6.11
544 544 10 123.00 $123.00 $669 -13.61
580–590 585 2 95.00–121.00 $107.89 $631 -29.11
645 645 3 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -10.00
743 743 4 99.00 $99.00 $736 —
760 760 1 107.50 $107.50 $817 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 140.00 $140.00 $427 —
507 507 15 128.50 $128.50 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 121.00 $121.00 $502 —
490 490 1 116.00 $116.00 $568 —
576 576 4 110.00 $110.00 $634 -11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 85.00 $85.00 $289 —
390 390 1 90.00 $90.00 $351 —
523 523 7 100.00 $100.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 165.00 $165.00 $582 —
471 471 12 135.00 $135.00 $636 -7.00
548 548 12 129.00 $129.00 $707 —
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 -10.00
643 643 2 113.00 $113.00 $727 —
654 654 6 115.00 $115.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 —
360 360 1 147.00 $147.00 $529 —
401–444 438 7 135.50–147.00 $137.00 $600 —
561 561 4 123.00 $123.00 $690 —
620 620 1 109.00 $109.00 $676 —
785 785 2 96.00 $96.00 $754 —
850 850 2 91.00 $91.00 $774 —
1050 1050 1 65.00 $65.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 112.50 $112.50 $492 —
503 503 2 97.50 $97.50 $490 —
565–590 578 2 100.00 $100.00 $578 -29.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.50 $127.50 $440 —
455 455 2 117.50 $117.50 $535 —
548 548 2 100.00 $100.00 $548 —
660 660 1 50.00 $50.00 $330 —

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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.