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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 5, 2023

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.12/cwt +15.12 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 474 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.28/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 431 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 470 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 381 495
Feeder cattle 124 381 495

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 215.00 $215.00 $705 —
430–436 435 6 207.50–225.00 $222.12 $966 -22.88
460–474 465 3 210.00–215.00 $211.70 $984 —
610–615 614 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,274 -17.50
1130 1130 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 205.00–215.00 $211.67 $773 —
500 500 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,038 —
570–580 573 4 205.00–225.50 $220.31 $1,262 +5.31
605–623 614 4 200.00–230.00 $214.78 $1,319 -14.22
660 660 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 6 220.00 $220.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 -50.00
635 635 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 150.00 $150.00 $402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–444 431 11 210.00–215.00 $213.28 $919 —
470 470 11 205.00 $205.00 $964 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 —
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 -68.00
455–488 474 14 181.00–215.00 $209.12 $991 —
523 523 2 185.00 $185.00 $968 —
543 543 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 7 175.00–227.50 $214.03 $715 —
353 353 3 200.00 $200.00 $706 -10.00
408 408 2 216.00 $216.00 $881 —
543 543 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,059 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 205.00 $205.00 $574 —
560 560 1 162.50 $162.50 $910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 206.00–207.50 $206.76 $889 —
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 —
554 554 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,080 -5.00
680 680 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 +62.50
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 230.00 $230.00 $840 -5.00
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 -34.00
530–540 535 2 167.50–175.00 $171.21 $916 -29.73
560–575 564 4 175.00–190.00 $186.18 $1,050 —
635 635 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 142.50 $142.50 $677 —

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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.