Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 2, 2024

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.00/cwt ≈ $1,609/hd at 636 lb · 24 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.00/cwt ≈ $1,683/hd at 765 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.21/cwt ≈ $1,606/hd at 622 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	144	79	131
Feeder cattle	144	79	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 35, Bulls 6) Most Natural 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550 value added	550	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,375	—
636 value added	636	24	253.00	$253.00	$1,609	—
765 value added	765	16	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,126	—
440	440	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,166	—
463	463	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,320	—
548	548	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,397	—
606 value added	606	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,576	—
603–647	625	6	256.00–266.00	$260.82	$1,630	—
643	643	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,608	—
757	757	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,817	—
775	775	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,744	—
878	878	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,932	—
1131	1131	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,991	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 value added	433	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582 value added	582	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,350	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,374	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	3	227.50	$227.50	$1,153	+74.53
575	575	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,308	—
606–647	620	9	200.00–220.00	$213.04	$1,321	—
754	754	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,583	—
855	855	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,603	—
1078	1078	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,736	—
1295	1295	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	250.00	$250.00	$812	—
365	365	1	225.00	$225.00	$821	—
445	445	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,068	—
565–568	567	3	217.50–233.00	$227.85	$1,292	+29.28
613	613	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,287	—
710	710	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,384	+55.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	+70.00
680	680	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	—
778	778	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,221	+62.50
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	+60.00

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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.