Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 3, 2023

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.12/cwt +37.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 557 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.00/cwt ≈ $1,400/hd at 628 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	179	131	357
Feeder cattle	179	131	357

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 57, Bulls 26) Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440 value added	440	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
555–560 value added	557	25	200.00–219.00	$212.12	$1,182	—
628 value added	628	23	223.00	$223.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 value added	325	2	228.00	$228.00	$741	—
338	338	2	222.50	$222.50	$752	—
435	435	5	222.00	$222.00	$966	—
542	542	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,084	+29.00
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	—
628 value added	628	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,199	—
665	665	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,303	+35.00
685 value added	685	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,349	—
702 value added	702	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,306	—
740	740	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,206	+4.00
750	750	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,155	—
753 value added	753	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–480	471	6	172.50–212.50	$198.33	$934	—
535 value added	535	1	182.50	$182.50	$976	—
565 value added	565	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	—
746	746	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,223	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	212.50	$212.50	$531	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	187.50	$187.50	$606	—
402 value added	402	5	176.00	$176.00	$708	—
463–465	463	9	166.00–175.00	$174.00	$806	—
541	541	4	179.00	$179.00	$968	+47.91
655	655	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,055	+31.00
805	805	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460 value added	460	5	188.00	$188.00	$865	—
535 value added	535	9	176.00	$176.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	165.00	$165.00	$734	+12.00
505 value added	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	—
546	546	4	173.00	$173.00	$945	+46.00
725	725	1	134.00	$134.00	$972	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236 value added	236	4	150.00	$150.00	$354	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	—
485 value added	485	1	137.50	$137.50	$667	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	199.00	$199.00	$965	—
544	544	4	176.00	$176.00	$957	+31.08
590	590	1	165.00	$165.00	$974	+9.00
610	610	1	151.00	$151.00	$921	+23.00
677–695	682	4	158.00–167.50	$165.08	$1,126	—
733	733	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	187.00	$187.00	$898	+23.00
532	532	3	172.00	$172.00	$915	—
890	890	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	—
660	660	2	149.00	$149.00	$983	—
885	885	1	105.00	$105.00	$929	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	168.00	$168.00	$916	—

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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.