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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 4, 2022

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.48/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 857 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 822 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.70/cwt +28.02 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 578 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 273 0
Feeder cattle 171 273 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 88, Bulls 31) 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
642 642 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 —
822 822 16 154.50 $154.50 $1,270 +12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
389 389 4 179.00 $179.00 $696 —
546 546 5 170.00 $170.00 $928 +29.00
658 658 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,073 —
745 745 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,125 —
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
890 890 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
470 470 2 176.00 $176.00 $827 +23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 162.00 $162.00 $478 —
335 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 +38.00
460 460 3 149.50 $149.50 $688 +21.75
576 576 6 155.00 $155.00 $893 +31.32
579 579 9 149.50 $149.50 $866 +25.82
656 656 5 133.00 $133.00 $872 —
728 value added 728 6 132.00 $132.00 $961 —
732 732 3 126.00 $126.00 $922 —
850–858 value added 857 25 132.50–139.00 $138.48 $1,187 —
933 value added 933 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,222 —
990 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 7 163.00 $163.00 $593 +41.88
453 453 6 149.50 $149.50 $677 +21.00
757 757 3 120.00 $120.00 $908 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -10.00
548 548 2 105.00 $105.00 $575 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 value added 870 1 111.00 $111.00 $966 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 182.00 $182.00 $615 —
443 443 3 174.00 $174.00 $771 +69.00
575 575 5 154.00 $154.00 $886 +34.50
635 fancy 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
690 690 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 +27.00
855 855 1 101.00 $101.00 $864 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 184.00 $184.00 $589 —
445 445 6 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
535 535 3 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
678 678 3 127.00 $127.00 $861 +20.00
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 85.00 $85.00 $366 —

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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.