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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 6, 2023

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 642 lb · 53 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,879/hd at 767 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.80/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 574 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 411 636
Feeder cattle 442 411 636

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 173, Bulls 22) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 value added 564 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,404 —
604 604 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,456 —
647 647 22 235.00 $235.00 $1,520 —
725 725 15 231.00 $231.00 $1,675 -8.50
767 767 50 245.00 $245.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–461 460 11 243.00–259.00 $256.12 $1,178 +12.37
525 525 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,250 -5.02
566–570 567 19 240.00–243.00 $241.42 $1,369 +16.42
576 value added 576 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,388 —
640–645 645 11 223.00–231.00 $230.28 $1,485 -9.25
703 value added 703 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,582 —
749 749 30 229.00 $229.00 $1,715 +4.26
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —
866 866 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 258.00 $258.00 $968 +38.17
440 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 —
453 453 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,110 +31.00
510 510 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 -41.00
521 521 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,297 -7.00
558 558 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,306 +10.10
595 595 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,244 -14.90
602–618 614 12 230.00–238.00 $236.04 $1,449 +6.04
659 659 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,529 —
825–840 833 2 185.00–206.00 $195.59 $1,629 —
853 853 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,715 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 value added 440 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
375 375 3 221.00 $221.00 $829 +16.00
463 463 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,046 —
525 525 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,176 +15.00
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 —
573–583 577 5 205.00–226.00 $213.49 $1,232 —
642 642 53 205.00 $205.00 $1,316 -10.00
808 value added 808 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 229.00 $229.00 $893 +27.56
473–480 475 9 205.00–228.00 $223.39 $1,061 +16.26
535 value added 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 +5.00
558 value added 558 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,256 —
571 571 10 228.50 $228.50 $1,305 +21.00
551–587 577 25 221.00–222.00 $221.73 $1,279 +14.23
635 635 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,127 -42.72
715 715 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 -7.00
865 865 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,557 +37.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 684 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,471 -13.00
686 value added 686 11 219.00 $219.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–434 430 6 175.00–191.00 $188.46 $810 +3.46
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 145.00 $145.00 $370 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 +5.00
550 550 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,243 —
685 685 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,226 -6.00
710 710 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 250.00 $250.00 $908 +69.93
485 485 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 —
580 580 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 182.50 $182.50 $548 +42.50
528 528 4 174.00 $174.00 $919 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 211.00 $211.00 $591 —

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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.