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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 1, 2021

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.34/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 692 lb · 73 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.26/cwt +25.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 731 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.34/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 610 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 144 558
Feeder cattle 462 144 558

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 221, Bulls 27) 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
415 415 1 111.00 $111.00 $461 —
462 462 7 167.00 $167.00 $772 +16.29
518 518 10 150.00 $150.00 $777 —
550–555 551 8 116.00–140.00 $136.98 $755 -13.02
600 600 9 140.50 $140.50 $843 —
610–648 643 7 129.00–134.00 $133.32 $857 +0.32
660–668 666 5 129.00–134.00 $133.01 $886 -1.99
704 704 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,000 —
735 735 60 163.00 $163.00 $1,198 —
756 756 5 132.50 $132.50 $1,002 —
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 —
850 850 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
910 910 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,165 +9.00
970 970 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 9 150.00 $150.00 $777 —
610 610 14 142.00 $142.00 $866 —
610 610 18 151.50 $151.50 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 151.00 $151.00 $445 —
358 358 3 156.00 $156.00 $558 —
460–470 466 11 115.00–150.00 $139.44 $650 —
550–580 555 15 127.00–137.50 $135.45 $752 —
652 652 5 133.00 $133.00 $867 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 6 105.00 $105.00 $628 —
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
415 415 1 119.00 $119.00 $494 —
460–484 483 21 118.00–127.00 $126.59 $611 -0.41
505 505 5 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
543 543 2 119.00 $119.00 $646 —
565 565 12 120.50 $120.50 $681 -14.50
624–643 630 6 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $754 -7.34
691–693 692 73 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $937 —
759–764 762 13 124.00–134.50 $128.02 $976 —
765–785 775 2 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $810 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
985 985 1 55.00 $55.00 $542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–336 334 8 119.00–130.00 $128.68 $430 —
471–495 474 15 92.00–126.00 $123.49 $585 -11.51
505–525 515 2 102.00–112.00 $107.10 $552 —
555 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500 —
615 615 3 102.00 $102.00 $627 -18.00
658 658 4 116.00 $116.00 $763 —
703 703 2 109.00 $109.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 value added 589 19 128.00 $128.00 $754 —
731 731 7 108.00 $108.00 $789 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 83.00 $83.00 $320 —
516 516 7 121.00 $121.00 $624 —
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 98.00 $98.00 $392 —
513 513 3 115.00 $115.00 $590 —
730 730 1 55.00 $55.00 $402 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 149.00 $149.00 $596 —
457 457 6 134.50 $134.50 $615 -9.50
562 562 3 121.00 $121.00 $680 —
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
780 780 1 81.00 $81.00 $632 -24.00
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 +8.00
945 945 1 61.00 $61.00 $576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 —
440 440 1 120.50 $120.50 $530 -10.50
470 470 2 65.00–132.00 $98.50 $463 —
565 565 2 121.00 $121.00 $684 —
630 630 1 50.00 $50.00 $315 —
805 805 2 71.00 $71.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 119.00 $119.00 $315 —
435 435 1 123.00 $123.00 $535 —

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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.