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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 1, 2024

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.58/cwt ≈ $1,274/hd at 482 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $257.00/cwt ≈ $1,424/hd at 554 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.47/cwt ≈ $1,643/hd at 584 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 183 144 179
Feeder cattle 183 144 179

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 73, Bulls 38) 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
343 343 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,123 —
403 value added 403 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,249 —
433 433 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,342 +45.00
455 455 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 +15.00
525–535 529 9 252.50–272.50 $265.25 $1,403 +10.25
553–598 value added 580 5 272.50–285.00 $280.23 $1,625 —
587 587 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,658 —
611–648 value added 618 10 260.00–280.00 $275.81 $1,705 +15.81
625 625 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 -10.82
698 698 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,640 —
756–795 value added 773 9 222.00–239.00 $231.23 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 value added 456 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,391 —
559 value added 559 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,272 -22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 —
285 285 1 315.00 $315.00 $898 —
535 value added 535 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,498 —
625 value added 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —
830 830 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 —
938 value added 938 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 +50.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 269.00 $269.00 $928 —
381 381 9 284.00 $284.00 $1,082 —
400 400 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,030 —
476–490 478 9 240.00–259.00 $256.83 $1,228 —
453–499 value added 486 7 265.00–278.00 $274.54 $1,334 —
500–515 510 3 242.50–252.50 $249.23 $1,271 +21.73
565–577 572 5 246.00–248.00 $247.21 $1,414 +19.71
585 value added 585 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,389 —
600–645 630 3 235.00–238.00 $235.95 $1,486 +22.91
650 value added 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
672 672 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,428 —
710 value added 710 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
845 value added 845 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 280.00 $280.00 $658 —
375 375 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,059 +57.50
450–480 465 2 212.50–225.00 $218.55 $1,016 —
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
545 value added 545 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,403 —
585 value added 585 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,544 —
600–625 613 2 226.00–232.50 $229.18 $1,405 +19.18
695 695 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,425 —
708–740 719 3 190.00–206.00 $200.51 $1,442 +5.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
468 468 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,275 —
520 520 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,235 —
554 554 11 257.00 $257.00 $1,424 —
648 648 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,328 +5.00
763 763 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,389 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 257.50 $257.50 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 295.00 $295.00 $752 —
318 318 2 300.00 $300.00 $954 —
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 —
420 420 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,250 +20.00
1010 1010 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —

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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.