Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 3, 2021

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.00/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 806 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 558 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	144	251	339
Feeder cattle	144	251	339

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 60, Bulls 16) Natural and Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	10	160.50	$160.50	$934	—
679	679	7	143.00	$143.00	$971	—
806 value added	806	20	141.00	$141.00	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–477	474	6	144.00–152.00	$150.71	$714	—
568	568	3	150.00	$150.00	$852	±0.00
645	645	5	133.00	$133.00	$858	—
695	695	1	135.00	$135.00	$938	-10.00
730 value added	730	1	135.00	$135.00	$986	—
918	918	4	119.00	$119.00	$1,092	+19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	7	129.00	$129.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585 value added	585	1	132.00	$132.00	$772	—
725	725	1	128.00	$128.00	$928	-11.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	65.00	$65.00	$566	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	10	127.00	$127.00	$592	-4.00
558	558	12	135.00	$135.00	$753	+7.50
615	615	1	127.00	$127.00	$781	—
650	650	4	114.00–125.00	$122.25	$795	+3.25
744	744	4	107.00–117.00	$114.50	$852	-5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	8	127.00	$127.00	$946	—
750	750	7	126.00	$126.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	—
440	440	1	102.50	$102.50	$451	—
499	499	4	135.00	$135.00	$674	—
620	620	2	120.00	$120.00	$744	-7.56
695	695	2	123.00	$123.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	—
685	685	2	95.00	$95.00	$651	—
800	800	1	96.00	$96.00	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	144.00	$144.00	$693	-7.00
534	534	5	145.00	$145.00	$774	—
680	680	2	120.00	$120.00	$816	—
792	792	3	105.00	$105.00	$832	—
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	131.00	$131.00	$563	-14.00

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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.