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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 5, 2024

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.57/cwt ≈ $1,164/hd at 586 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 102 95
Feeder cattle 79 102 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 10, Heifers 47, Bulls 22) Natural 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
636 636 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,162 -5.98
740 740 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 +17.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 197.50 $197.50 $741 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 5 185.00 $185.00 $888 —
528 528 2 165.00 $165.00 $871 +10.00
586–590 586 11 85.00–210.00 $198.57 $1,164 —
740 740 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 185.00 $185.00 $722 —
448 448 5 185.00 $185.00 $829 +4.00
530–535 531 4 87.50–175.00 $152.97 $812 -26.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
347 347 6 195.00 $195.00 $677 —
560 560 2 162.50 $162.50 $910 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 180.00 $180.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–435 426 5 170.00–177.50 $175.97 $750 —
568 568 2 145.00 $145.00 $824 —
620 620 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 215.00 $215.00 $963 —
583 583 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,093 —
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
745 745 1 117.50 $117.50 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,127 —
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —

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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.