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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 3, 2023

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.70/cwt -22.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 540 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.00/cwt ≈ $975/hd at 441 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.00/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 472 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 442 406
Feeder cattle 333 442 406

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 156, Bulls 34) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–480 466 10 220.00–222.50 $221.29 $1,031 -34.83
515–546 539 32 219.00–225.00 $220.48 $1,188 -17.52
545 value added 545 4 177.50 $177.50 $967 —
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 -41.42
666 666 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,399 —
683 value added 683 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,264 —
700 700 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,418 —
764 764 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,444 —
866 866 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,706 -20.00
960 960 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 11 240.00 $240.00 $960 —
472 472 22 254.00 $254.00 $1,199 —
639 639 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,310 -30.00
834 value added 834 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 192.50 $192.50 $558 —
383 383 2 207.50 $207.50 $795 -50.50
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -45.00
446 446 4 187.50 $187.50 $836 +2.50
500 500 1 147.50 $147.50 $738 -67.50
560–590 577 8 147.50–175.00 $166.41 $960 -42.59
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 -76.04
670 670 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,186 -55.00
720–725 723 3 165.00–172.50 $167.49 $1,211 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
553 553 2 142.50 $142.50 $788 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
685 value added 685 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 177.50 $177.50 $666 -51.50
454–490 469 16 177.50–210.00 $207.88 $975 -15.51
541–548 546 13 196.00–197.00 $196.70 $1,074 —
605 value added 605 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —
620–641 632 14 150.00–182.00 $178.88 $1,131 +1.38
670 670 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,172 —
700 700 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,134 -28.00
768–793 781 4 162.50–167.50 $164.96 $1,288 —
865 865 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,384 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 thin fleshed 441 30 221.00 $221.00 $975 —
510 510 8 197.50 $197.50 $1,007 —
854 854 5 177.50 $177.50 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 6 196.00 $196.00 $917 —
467–495 471 15 187.50–210.00 $206.85 $974 -19.15
535 535 1 165.00 $165.00 $883 -59.00
553 553 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,084 +6.00
665 665 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,180 —
740 740 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 —
750 750 1 85.00 $85.00 $638 —
763 value added 763 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 8 200.00 $200.00 $910 —
557 557 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 135.00 $135.00 $483 —
566 566 5 160.00 $160.00 $906 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 172.50 $172.50 $604 —
425–446 441 9 185.00–193.00 $191.29 $844 —
500 500 1 182.50 $182.50 $912 -32.50
550 550 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 -41.00
615 615 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,082 —
650 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 -29.00
845 845 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 162.50 $162.50 $847 —
681 681 4 145.00 $145.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
395 395 3 195.00 $195.00 $770 -55.00
518 518 2 189.00 $189.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
745 745 1 60.00 $60.00 $447 —

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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.