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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 3, 2021

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.25/cwt ≈ $1,309/hd at 889 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 463 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.68/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 560 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 660 316
Feeder cattle 273 660 316

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 89, Bulls 59) Value Added and Natural 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 value added 389 4 133.00 $133.00 $517 —
787 787 9 152.50 $152.50 $1,200 +16.50
824 824 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,170 —
889 889 36 147.25 $147.25 $1,309 —
1016 1016 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 9 150.00 $150.00 $706 -6.00
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 +1.29
587 587 6 149.00 $149.00 $875 +10.53
642 642 12 145.00 $145.00 $931 +7.00
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
752–765 753 10 131.00–133.50 $133.25 $1,003 —
840 840 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,142 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 129.00–139.00 $134.03 $507 —
447 447 6 153.00 $153.00 $684 -14.00
465 465 5 153.00 $153.00 $711 +18.00
580–595 590 3 100.00–144.00 $129.58 $765 —
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 124.00 $124.00 $403 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 107.50 $107.50 $317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 127.00 $127.00 $432 —
425 425 1 115.00 $115.00 $489 —
455–475 463 17 110.00–131.50 $127.75 $591 -7.25
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 -3.74
558–580 560 13 120.00–124.00 $123.68 $693 -6.27
649 649 4 119.00 $119.00 $772 -6.50
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
1100 1100 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 value added 343 3 125.00 $125.00 $429 —
349 349 5 131.00 $131.00 $457 +10.00
360–375 368 2 115.00–127.00 $121.12 $446 —
397 397 6 131.00 $131.00 $520 —
420 420 1 119.00 $119.00 $500 +11.49
460 460 6 128.50 $128.50 $591 -2.50
570 570 4 121.00 $121.00 $690 +0.69
653 653 5 117.00 $117.00 $764 -8.00
760 760 2 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
873 873 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 113.00 $113.00 $365 +1.00
408 408 2 110.00 $110.00 $449 -9.00
553 553 3 116.00 $116.00 $641 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 113.00 $113.00 $514 —
525 525 2 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 149.00 $149.00 $545 +43.00
465 465 2 142.00 $142.00 $660 +11.00
555 555 8 124.00 $124.00 $688 —
670 670 1 107.00 $107.00 $717 —
700 700 2 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
924 924 4 71.00 $71.00 $656 —
985 985 2 60.00 $60.00 $591 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 158.00 $158.00 $605 +11.00
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 +0.82
474 474 4 143.00 $143.00 $678 +17.28
537 537 3 120.00 $120.00 $644 —
560 560 6 112.00–121.00 $119.50 $669 -3.50
655 655 2 118.00 $118.00 $773 +1.00
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 115.00 $115.00 $409 —
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 —
590 590 4 111.00 $111.00 $655 —
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 101.00 $101.00 $586 -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.