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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 1, 2023

102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.91/cwt ≈ $982/hd at 558 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $218.06/cwt ≈ $1,359/hd at 623 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $213.40/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 679 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 102 333 157
Feeder cattle 102 333 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 44, Bulls 4) Value Added 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
485 485 2 197.50 $197.50 $958 -23.79
495 495 2 192.50 $192.50 $953 -28.79
528 value added 528 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,069 +25.00
553–580 567 4 202.50–225.00 $213.48 $1,210 +13.48
617–638 623 11 195.00–227.00 $218.06 $1,359 —
668 668 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,409 +1.00
687 687 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,477 +5.00
700 value added 700 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 —
700–715 706 5 165.00–195.00 $182.85 $1,291 -19.65
760 value added 760 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,349 —
775 775 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 -19.00
913 value added 913 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 192.50 $192.50 $780 +52.50
525 525 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,063 +55.00
700 700 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,068 -14.99
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 8 181.00 $181.00 $807 —
495 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 -37.88
528–545 532 4 170.00–182.50 $179.30 $954 -17.40
555 555 11 182.00 $182.00 $1,010 —
565 565 5 162.50 $162.50 $918 —
656–693 668 6 146.00–151.00 $149.27 $997 -25.73
710 710 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 -19.00
815 815 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 175.00 $175.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 172.50 $172.50 $756 -18.79
455 455 1 162.50 $162.50 $739 —
580 580 1 160.00 $160.00 $928 -25.00

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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.