Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 6, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	95	157	0
Feeder cattle	95	157	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 44, Bulls 13) Value Added cattle and some 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	155.00	$155.00	$876	-9.00
615	615	2	154.00	$154.00	$947	-1.00
727	727	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,090	—
755	755	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,087	-11.51
850–878	858	7	139.50–147.00	$144.81	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	6	186.00	$186.00	$880	—
533	533	3	170.00	$170.00	$906	-5.00
924	924	5	145.50	$145.50	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	169.00	$169.00	$575	—
475 value added	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	—
578	578	2	152.00	$152.00	$879	+12.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	-27.50
750	750	1	117.50	$117.50	$881	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	105.00	$105.00	$373	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	156.00	$156.00	$613	—
490	490	6	150.00	$150.00	$735	+12.00
614	614	5	139.00	$139.00	$853	+7.33
652	652	3	135.00	$135.00	$880	—
705 value added	705	4	131.50	$131.50	$927	—
815	815	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	148.00	$148.00	$548	+35.50
464	464	7	149.50	$149.50	$694	—
525	525	1	142.00	$142.00	$746	+17.00
630	630	1	134.00	$134.00	$844	+59.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	—
375	375	1	131.00	$131.00	$491	—
413	413	2	123.00	$123.00	$508	—
503	503	3	129.00	$129.00	$649	+69.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	125.00	$125.00	$444	—
570	570	1	122.00	$122.00	$695	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 value added	530	2	149.00	$149.00	$790	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	149.00	$149.00	$700	—
537	537	3	135.00	$135.00	$725	-15.00
910	910	1	87.00	$87.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	110.00	$110.00	$344	—
593	593	2	117.00	$117.00	$694	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	121.00	$121.00	$597	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	160.00	$160.00	$776	-7.00

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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.