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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 2, 2022

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.45/cwt +19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 673 lb · 57 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.03/cwt ≈ $1,207/hd at 714 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.19/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 628 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 406 169 144
Feeder cattle 406 169 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 178, Bulls 29) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are mostly Weaned and Vaccinated, some VQA Certified

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 8 157.00 $157.00 $972 —
627–639 value added 630 28 175.00–176.00 $175.25 $1,104 —
658–693 673 57 179.00–186.00 $182.45 $1,228 —
707–718 value added 712 31 172.00–173.00 $172.42 $1,228 —
724 724 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 value added 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 —
448 448 2 181.00 $181.00 $811 +10.94
510–520 value added 515 2 140.00–150.00 $145.05 $747 —
550 550 2 167.00 $167.00 $918 +9.53
605–648 640 9 165.00–171.00 $169.58 $1,085 +33.58
710 710 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,143 —
710 710 1 106.00 $106.00 $753 —
749 value added 749 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,236 +8.00
770–780 773 4 164.00–172.00 $169.98 $1,314 —
775–785 783 4 151.00–154.00 $151.74 $1,188 —
799 value added 799 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,222 —
814 value added 814 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,229 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 518 4 149.00–166.00 $157.29 $815 —
552–568 560 10 161.00–180.00 $174.07 $975 —
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 —
680 680 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 —
690 690 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 —
705 value added 705 1 134.00 $134.00 $945 —
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
638 638 2 147.00 $147.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 8 155.00 $155.00 $907 —
587 value added 587 3 151.00 $151.00 $886 —
611 611 7 159.00 $159.00 $971 —
639 639 7 138.00 $138.00 $882 —
659 value added 659 17 154.00–158.50 $156.38 $1,031 —
664 664 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,062 —
726 726 10 147.50 $147.50 $1,071 —
747 value added 747 16 148.00 $148.00 $1,106 —
754 754 6 142.50 $142.50 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 1 137.00 $137.00 $596 —
521 value added 521 4 150.00 $150.00 $782 —
549 549 8 147.00 $147.00 $807 —
556 value added 556 15 140.00 $140.00 $778 —
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 -17.61
627 627 3 143.00 $143.00 $897 +1.31
609–643 634 19 159.50–160.50 $160.25 $1,016 +18.56
665 value added 665 2 153.50 $153.50 $1,021 +13.50
677–678 677 8 156.50–158.00 $156.88 $1,062 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
780–789 value added 786 6 135.00–141.00 $136.98 $1,077 -3.69
845 845 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,073 —
855 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 —
870 870 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 149.00 $149.00 $559 -11.00
451 451 4 146.50 $146.50 $661 -5.50
551 551 4 141.50 $141.50 $780 -7.50
610 value added 610 1 141.00 $141.00 $860 —
628 628 5 139.00 $139.00 $873 —
660 value added 660 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 4 125.00 $125.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 123.00 $123.00 $646 —
695 695 2 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 91.00 $91.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 186.00 $186.00 $647 —
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +5.00
450 450 6 162.00 $162.00 $729 —
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 +19.00
675 675 2 129.00 $129.00 $871 -13.50
782 782 3 119.00 $119.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 157.00 $157.00 $782 —
567 567 6 148.00 $148.00 $839 +8.00
653 653 2 147.00 $147.00 $960 +8.00
690 value added 690 2 143.00 $143.00 $987 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 1 119.00 $119.00 $536 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 —

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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.