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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, July 16, 2021

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.94/cwt +12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 564 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.53/cwt -5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 559 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 723 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 396 0
Feeder cattle 308 396 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 123, Bulls 17) 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
375 375 4 159.00 $159.00 $596 —
462 462 18 150.00 $150.00 $693 -6.00
551 551 25 147.00 $147.00 $810 -7.00
577 value added 577 11 152.00 $152.00 $877 —
652 652 10 135.50 $135.50 $883 —
680–689 value added 683 13 143.00–144.00 $143.39 $979 —
723 value added 723 24 142.50 $142.50 $1,030 —
758 758 2 130.00 $130.00 $985 —
802 value added 802 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 154.00 $154.00 $565 -1.00
474 474 15 147.00 $147.00 $697 +9.02
563 563 13 142.00 $142.00 $799 ±0.00
648 648 6 131.00 $131.00 $849 —
817 817 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,062 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 8 143.00 $143.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 122.00–129.00 $125.50 $562 —
613 613 2 117.00 $117.00 $717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 133.00 $133.00 $505 —
431 value added 431 5 142.00 $142.00 $612 —
465 465 13 130.00 $130.00 $604 -3.00
555–560 556 22 125.00–130.00 $129.18 $718 +4.18
565–586 value added 575 15 148.00–151.00 $150.80 $867 —
610–636 631 10 124.00–127.00 $124.68 $787 -3.32
632 632 3 138.00 $138.00 $872 +10.00
640 value added 640 1 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
700 value added 700 2 129.00 $129.00 $903 —
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 364 6 129.00–133.00 $132.31 $482 —
454 454 17 134.00 $134.00 $608 +4.00
548 548 5 130.00 $130.00 $712 —
651 651 5 122.00 $122.00 $794 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 value added 623 9 141.00 $141.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 5 125.00 $125.00 $502 —
790 790 2 93.00 $93.00 $735 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 121.00 $121.00 $188 —
215 215 1 135.00 $135.00 $290 —
365 365 3 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
460–463 462 4 133.00–134.00 $133.75 $618 -9.25
626 626 5 123.00 $123.00 $770 ±0.00
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —

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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.