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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 5, 2021

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.13/cwt ≈ $819/hd at 585 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.74/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 627 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $134.26/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 614 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 660 462 450
Feeder cattle 660 462 450

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 308, Heifers 301, Bulls 51) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 370 3 128.00–146.00 $134.08 $496 —
466 466 15 156.00 $156.00 $727 -11.00
501–546 527 27 117.50–146.00 $139.71 $736 -10.29
543 543 2 130.00 $130.00 $706 -20.00
565–593 584 24 126.00–140.00 $138.47 $809 +1.49
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 -11.32
629 629 15 138.00 $138.00 $868 +4.68
652 652 15 138.00 $138.00 $900 +4.99
749 749 7 130.00 $130.00 $974 -33.00
831–845 837 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,113 +15.00
861 861 12 141.50 $141.50 $1,218 +11.50
938 938 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,163 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 value added 570 12 142.50 $142.50 $812 —
573–595 591 28 138.50–142.00 $139.11 $822 —
620–643 627 39 139.00–143.00 $141.74 $889 -0.26
722 722 9 131.00 $131.00 $946 —
786 786 19 136.00 $136.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 17 167.00 $167.00 $740 —
462 462 5 135.00 $135.00 $624 -4.44
534 534 6 144.00 $144.00 $769 —
551 551 4 134.00 $134.00 $738 -1.45
615–640 628 2 95.00–131.00 $112.64 $707 —
662 662 13 141.00 $141.00 $933 +8.00
915 915 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 146.00 $146.00 $527 —
549 value added 549 4 123.00 $123.00 $675 —
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 115.00 $115.00 $544 —
605–634 628 5 110.00–119.00 $117.27 $736 +17.27
775 775 3 92.50 $92.50 $717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 373 6 110.00–127.00 $121.25 $452 -8.75
469 469 22 135.00 $135.00 $633 +8.41
525–532 530 7 122.00–130.00 $127.74 $677 +8.74
570 570 22 129.00–130.00 $129.95 $741 +9.45
629 629 15 144.00 $144.00 $906 +24.34
639 639 10 125.50 $125.50 $802 +5.84
706–740 708 19 123.00–125.00 $124.89 $884 —
885 885 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,080 +22.00
918 918 2 106.00 $106.00 $973 —
975 975 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,004 +48.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 19 142.00 $142.00 $785 —
601 601 21 137.00 $137.00 $823 —
746 746 33 129.50 $129.50 $966 +21.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 142.00 $142.00 $523 —
410 410 4 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
518 518 6 112.00 $112.00 $580 —
604–640 614 36 130.00–136.00 $134.26 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 121.00 $121.00 $414 -7.68
425–435 433 4 105.00–115.00 $107.51 $466 —
448 448 14 147.00 $147.00 $659 —
470 470 4 131.00 $131.00 $616 +7.51
555–590 563 9 95.00–128.00 $120.31 $677 +30.31
607 607 3 109.00 $109.00 $662 +7.00
618–625 620 3 105.00–125.00 $118.28 $733 +16.28
655 655 3 125.00 $125.00 $819 +9.00
735 735 1 98.00 $98.00 $720 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 112.00 $112.00 $381 —
442 442 6 119.00 $119.00 $526 —
580 580 6 122.00 $122.00 $708 —
640 640 1 107.50 $107.50 $688 +10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 114.50 $114.50 $569 —
568 568 2 114.00 $114.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 147.00 $147.00 $559 —
405–440 423 2 102.50–106.00 $104.18 $441 -44.82
458–459 459 7 112.50–131.00 $125.72 $577 -8.78
583 583 3 123.00 $123.00 $717 +2.00
643 643 4 89.00 $89.00 $572 -21.00
652 652 3 117.00 $117.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 -15.00
380 380 1 106.00 $106.00 $403 -39.00
464 464 7 131.00 $131.00 $608 +32.50
510–542 537 6 121.00–124.50 $123.95 $666 —
895 895 1 89.00 $89.00 $797 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 134.00 $134.00 $509 —
448 448 2 117.00 $117.00 $524 —
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
675–680 678 3 85.00–94.00 $91.01 $617 —
930 930 1 86.00 $86.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —
677 677 3 110.00 $110.00 $745 —

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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.