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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 2, 2022

157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 455 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.55/cwt ≈ $603/hd at 420 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.60/cwt +22.60 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 157 406 273
Feeder cattle 157 406 273

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 74, Bulls 34) Value Added and 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
398 398 2 184.00 $184.00 $732 —
490 490 3 179.00 $179.00 $877 +5.00
574 574 7 164.00 $164.00 $941 +10.00
643 643 6 155.00 $155.00 $997 ±0.00
654 654 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,086 —
673 673 2 142.00 $142.00 $956 —
760–765 763 4 152.00–159.00 $155.51 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 7 175.00 $175.00 $891 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 180.00 $180.00 $783 —
598 598 2 140.00 $140.00 $837 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 2 65.00 $65.00 $402 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 100.00–125.00 $112.79 $370 —
455 455 12 138.00 $138.00 $628 -6.00
540 540 5 136.00 $136.00 $734 +9.51
645–646 646 6 121.00–137.00 $131.67 $851 -0.33
794 794 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,112 —
1123 1123 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 7 141.00 $141.00 $577 —
439 value added 439 4 148.00 $148.00 $650 —
551 551 5 140.50 $140.50 $774 —
698 value added 698 2 130.00 $130.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 110.00 $110.00 $377 -15.00
380 380 1 112.50 $112.50 $428 +57.50
513 513 3 125.00 $125.00 $641 —
615 615 1 75.00 $75.00 $461 -35.00
638 value added 638 9 139.00 $139.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 100.00 $100.00 $345 —
503 503 3 60.00 $60.00 $302 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 97.50 $97.50 $332 +12.50
525 525 1 75.00 $75.00 $394 -35.00
975 975 1 97.50 $97.50 $951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 142.00 $142.00 $525 +22.00
473 473 3 167.00 $167.00 $790 +21.00
543 543 3 149.00 $149.00 $809 —
570 570 3 151.00 $151.00 $861 —
741 741 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,023 —
875 875 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 359 4 149.00–156.00 $154.15 $553 +54.15
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 —
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
738 738 2 110.00–116.00 $113.00 $834 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 120.00 $120.00 $424 —
522 522 3 100.00 $100.00 $522 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 50.00 $50.00 $265 —

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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.