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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 7, 2024

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.27/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 523 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.07/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 619 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $292.89/cwt +34.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 468 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 281 280
Feeder cattle 225 281 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 131, Bulls 18) 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
225 225 1 370.00 $370.00 $832 —
383 383 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,340 +25.00
456–493 481 12 329.00–335.00 $330.90 $1,592 —
502 value added 502 5 318.00 $318.00 $1,596 —
513 513 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,601 +11.65
560–585 568 6 285.00–307.00 $299.45 $1,701 +9.45
605–620 613 2 245.00–252.50 $248.70 $1,525 -16.30
651 651 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,888 —
700–705 703 3 235.00–245.00 $239.65 $1,685 —
790 790 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,785 +2.00
800 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
802 value added 802 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,885 +12.50
1040 1040 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 350.00 $350.00 $998 +35.00
503–530 506 9 270.00–301.00 $297.39 $1,505 -3.61
567 567 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,701 —
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —
815 815 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,826 —
945 945 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 250.00 $250.00 $575 —
570 570 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,244 —
515–526 523 26 256.00–282.50 $271.27 $1,419 +8.60
617 value added 617 13 266.00 $266.00 $1,641 -1.00
640 640 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,530 -12.00
748 748 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,683 +35.00
825 825 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 310.00 $310.00 $769 —
323 323 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,026 +42.81
465 465 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,362 +35.00
480 value added 480 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,404 —
517 517 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,280 —
593 593 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,536 —
649 649 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,635 —
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 +25.00
830–840 838 4 200.00–215.00 $211.28 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 100.00 $100.00 $160 —
334 334 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,019 —
412–443 434 13 220.00–289.00 $277.51 $1,204 —
455 455 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,194 +12.50
584 584 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,562 +60.41
638 638 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,582 —
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,450 —
533 value added 533 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,487 —
623 value added 623 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,645 —
702 702 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,643 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,033 —
460 460 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,407 +36.50
549 549 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,565 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 +15.00
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 -17.50
600–648 632 3 220.00–225.00 $223.42 $1,412 +5.92
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 —
520–525 523 2 182.50–225.00 $203.85 $1,066 —
595 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 —

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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.