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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 6, 2022

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.47/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 490 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.72/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 481 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.14/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 580 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 225 380
Feeder cattle 495 225 380

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 208, Bulls 63) Value Added and most 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
370 370 1 153.00 $153.00 $566 —
476 476 9 170.50 $170.50 $812 -7.50
495 495 28 203.50 $203.50 $1,007 +25.50
549 549 20 167.00 $167.00 $917 +25.50
572–580 579 26 176.00–192.50 $190.62 $1,104 +20.62
586 value added 586 7 169.50 $169.50 $993 -15.50
640 640 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,030 -11.00
738 738 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,085 —
779 779 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,145 +10.00
804 value added 804 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,178 —
808 808 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,164 +3.00
840 840 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 -1.00
953 953 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,163 —
1160 1160 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,380 —
1280 1280 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 175.00 $175.00 $682 —
443 443 9 169.50 $169.50 $751 —
467–481 value added 474 10 177.00–179.00 $177.99 $844 —
505–510 508 2 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $770 —
551 551 7 160.50 $160.50 $884 —
619 619 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,015 —
715 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 —
757–796 780 12 143.00–146.00 $144.79 $1,129 —
1010 1010 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 21 211.50 $211.50 $799 —
436 436 23 211.00 $211.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 —
490 490 3 147.00 $147.00 $720 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 —
410 410 1 90.00 $90.00 $369 —
585 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 +16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
365 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 +30.00
403 403 8 164.00 $164.00 $661 +16.93
453 453 13 150.00 $150.00 $680 +2.00
494 value added 494 8 139.00 $139.00 $687 —
498 498 15 160.00 $160.00 $797 +12.00
552 552 3 153.00 $153.00 $845 +17.96
554–585 561 13 129.00–139.00 $136.59 $766 +1.55
645 645 10 133.00 $133.00 $858 +4.00
725–740 733 2 111.00–126.00 $118.58 $869 -11.42
825 825 1 118.00 $118.00 $974 —
900 900 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 21 164.50 $164.50 $691 —
471 471 18 159.00 $159.00 $749 —
588 588 15 151.50 $151.50 $891 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 153.00 $153.00 $502 —
353–360 355 8 120.00–157.00 $147.61 $524 -7.39
464 464 16 150.50 $150.50 $698 +3.50
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 —
554 554 5 142.00 $142.00 $787 -4.00
650–665 662 5 127.00–131.00 $130.21 $862 +8.74
723 723 2 121.00 $121.00 $875 —
753 753 4 126.00 $126.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 374 3 98.00–129.00 $119.18 $446 —
430 430 1 132.00 $132.00 $568 -2.00
451 451 13 138.00 $138.00 $622 —
575 575 4 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
610 610 3 129.00 $129.00 $787 +15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 123.00 $123.00 $584 —
540 540 1 122.50 $122.50 $662 —
615 615 1 118.00 $118.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 168.00 $168.00 $774 +10.00
523 523 2 139.00 $139.00 $727 —
550 550 12 143.50 $143.50 $789 -0.50
655 655 4 137.00 $137.00 $897 +3.78
735 735 5 121.00 $121.00 $889 —
795 795 2 118.00 $118.00 $938 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 364 3 135.00–174.00 $160.59 $585 —
467 467 3 160.00 $160.00 $747 —
540 540 3 140.50 $140.50 $759 —
582 582 7 136.00 $136.00 $792 -2.00
613 613 2 135.00 $135.00 $828 —
705–720 713 2 111.00–119.00 $114.96 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
318 318 3 140.00 $140.00 $445 —
440 440 1 85.00 $85.00 $374 —
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 —
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 65.00 $65.00 $218 —
430 430 1 103.00 $103.00 $443 —
510 510 1 87.00 $87.00 $444 —

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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.