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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, April 1, 2022

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.50/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 633 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.69/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 631 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.67/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 588 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 357 0
Feeder cattle 225 357 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 94, Bulls 36) 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
610 610 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 —
649 value added 649 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,103 +0.57
678 value added 678 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,139 +5.07
769 769 10 149.50 $149.50 $1,150 —
834 value added 834 6 143.50 $143.50 $1,197 —
899 value added 899 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 172.00 $172.00 $525 —
468 468 6 178.00 $178.00 $833 +15.50
520 520 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $736 —
565 565 1 169.00 $169.00 $955 +2.00
583 583 4 170.00 $170.00 $991 +3.00
594 value added 594 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,099 —
612 612 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,053 —
675 value added 675 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,134 +5.76
758–763 value added 761 6 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $1,134 ±0.00
765–770 768 2 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $1,052 —
830–833 832 4 140.00–144.00 $141.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 +13.40
653–660 655 3 150.00–157.00 $154.65 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 139.00 $139.00 $806 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 -23.00
408–446 437 8 144.00–148.00 $147.07 $643 —
477 477 7 148.00 $148.00 $706 ±0.00
543 543 5 143.00 $143.00 $776 —
550–560 555 2 131.00–139.00 $135.04 $749 -10.96
636 636 4 129.00 $129.00 $820 +4.56
662–668 664 5 120.00–124.00 $121.61 $807 -7.39
705 value added 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
739 739 7 130.00 $130.00 $961 +10.00
855 855 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,009 —
969 969 6 121.00 $121.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 147.00 $147.00 $842 -2.00
633 633 16 139.50 $139.50 $883 —
670 value added 670 2 134.00 $134.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 155.00 $155.00 $592 +3.00
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -8.00
460 460 4 147.00 $147.00 $676 ±0.00
561 561 7 146.00 $146.00 $819 +5.00
680–685 683 2 114.00–129.00 $121.47 $830 -3.53
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 134.00 $134.00 $594 -15.00
618 618 2 114.00 $114.00 $705 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 158.00 $158.00 $434 —
440 440 1 147.50 $147.50 $649 —
490 490 5 158.00 $158.00 $774 +8.00
573 573 5 144.00 $144.00 $825 +13.05
670–683 680 4 131.00–140.00 $133.22 $906 —
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 -14.00
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 4 157.00 $157.00 $674 —
568 568 5 148.00 $148.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 138.00 $138.00 $774 +3.00
671 671 4 142.00 $142.00 $953 —

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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.