Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 3, 2023

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.00/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 717 lb · 15 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.02/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 720 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.22/cwt +16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 619 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	131	95	171
Feeder cattle	131	95	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder (Steers 78, Heifers 41, Bulls 12) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	476	4	172.50–185.00	$181.75	$865	—
549	549	7	171.00	$171.00	$939	—
600–621	619	10	163.00–171.00	$170.22	$1,054	+16.22
653	653	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,051	—
703–745	715	8	156.00–166.00	$163.15	$1,167	+13.15
735	735	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,169	+9.00
805	805	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,240	—
1115	1115	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	4	179.00	$179.00	$992	—
565	565	5	171.00	$171.00	$966	—
717	717	15	160.00	$160.00	$1,147	—
834	834	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	200.00	$200.00	$800	—
535	535	1	167.00	$167.00	$893	—
653	653	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–548	542	3	123.00–135.00	$131.09	$711	—
560	560	1	121.00	$121.00	$678	—
650	650	4	130.00	$130.00	$845	-5.00
740	740	2	130.00	$130.00	$962	—
858	858	2	114.00	$114.00	$978	—
960 value added	960	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,306	—
1103 value added	1103	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	6	153.00	$153.00	$669	—
536	536	4	127.00	$127.00	$681	-15.00
715	715	1	128.00	$128.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	6	150.00	$150.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—
625–640	633	2	65.00–101.00	$82.79	$524	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
990	990	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,218	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	197.50	$197.50	$642	—
530–535	533	2	129.00–161.00	$144.92	$772	—
570	570	1	156.00	$156.00	$889	—
620	620	1	128.00	$128.00	$794	—
775	775	1	127.00	$127.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
495	495	1	164.00	$164.00	$812	+15.00
712	712	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,018	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

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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.