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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 2, 2023

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.36/cwt +32.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 624 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.07/cwt ≈ $1,414/hd at 556 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.13/cwt +34.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 545 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 124 247
Feeder cattle 280 124 247

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 122, Bulls 29)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 +12.88
486 486 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,215 +38.30
498 498 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,210 +31.30
513 513 10 244.50 $244.50 $1,254 —
551 551 23 260.00 $260.00 $1,433 —
571–590 577 6 230.00–232.00 $231.32 $1,335 —
601–634 623 39 240.50–241.50 $241.18 $1,503 +33.68
628–645 631 5 226.00–236.00 $233.96 $1,476 +26.46
670 670 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,561 —
680–696 693 5 210.00–220.00 $218.04 $1,511 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 —
555–575 557 9 182.50–202.00 $199.76 $1,113 —
649 649 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,201 ±0.00
660 660 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 225.00 $225.00 $738 —
355 355 1 222.50 $222.50 $790 +10.83
520 520 2 160.00–216.00 $188.00 $978 -19.50
565 565 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,045 -35.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 227.50 $227.50 $780 —
486 486 11 229.50 $229.50 $1,115 +20.38
535–545 545 26 219.00–222.50 $219.13 $1,194 +34.13
575 575 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,121 —
589 589 13 230.50 $230.50 $1,358 —
645 645 4 195.00–201.00 $198.00 $1,277 —
690 690 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,318 —
720 720 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,060 +22.00
510 510 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,183 —
657 657 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 338 4 222.50–230.00 $228.17 $771 +14.14
450 450 12 231.00 $231.00 $1,040 —
505 505 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 —
620 620 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,327 —
780 780 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 222.50 $222.50 $901 —
470–487 482 7 150.00–228.00 $209.90 $1,012 —
510 510 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,010 —
600 600 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,374 —
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,029 —
643 643 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,183 —
705 705 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 —
755–790 773 2 170.00–177.00 $173.42 $1,341 —
860 860 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 167.50–237.50 $202.03 $748 -27.97
441 441 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,003 +37.50
558–575 562 4 187.50–190.00 $189.36 $1,064 +3.18
620 620 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,100 -7.50
715 715 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,144 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 192.50–224.00 $208.25 $989 +65.75
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 —
730 730 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 —

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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.