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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, July 14, 2023

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $248.00/cwt +60.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 541 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.48/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 489 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.05/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 644 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 280 272
Feeder cattle 266 280 272

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 105, Bulls 4) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 217.00 $217.00 $777 -5.50
448 448 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,120 —
468 468 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 —
538 value added 538 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,334 —
543 543 28 248.00 $248.00 $1,347 +60.00
570 value added 570 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,351 —
576–593 585 8 237.50–240.00 $238.77 $1,397 +53.77
685 685 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 —
744 value added 744 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,592 —
750 750 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,598 —
945 945 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–520 510 5 230.00–239.00 $237.16 $1,210 -7.34
530 value added 530 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 —
641 641 15 244.00 $244.00 $1,564 +10.04
649 value added 649 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,564 —
650–670 658 20 166.00–239.00 $232.50 $1,530 -0.50
660 value added 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —
725 value added 725 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 value added 574 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,378 —
616 value added 616 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,478 —
763 763 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 210.00 $210.00 $998 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 224.00 $224.00 $800 —
463–495 489 25 220.00–228.00 $226.48 $1,107 —
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +10.00
562 562 8 214.00 $214.00 $1,203 —
618 value added 618 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,415 —
653 653 10 208.00 $208.00 $1,358 —
850 850 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–540 value added 516 16 238.00–239.00 $238.39 $1,230 —
579 value added 579 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,349 —
695 value added 695 6 212.50 $212.50 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 212.00 $212.00 $986 -17.50
472 value added 472 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,081 —
538–544 543 8 192.50–204.00 $201.15 $1,092 -17.98
565 565 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,102 ±0.00
678 678 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,275 -3.00
732 732 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,391 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 177.50 $177.50 $627 —
530 530 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,124 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,353 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,001 —
565 565 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 +15.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 235.00 $235.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 —

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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.