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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, July 19, 2024

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.47/cwt +29.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 619 lb · 68 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 671 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $293.00/cwt ≈ $1,553/hd at 530 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 225 266
Feeder cattle 349 225 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 103, Bulls 25) Value Added and Most Natural 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
365 365 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,104 -47.50
430 430 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,150 —
454–465 456 5 267.50–287.50 $283.42 $1,292 -47.48
559 559 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,481 -34.45
578 value added 578 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,665 —
611 value added 611 44 282.00 $282.00 $1,723 —
633 633 24 272.00 $272.00 $1,722 +23.30
671 671 35 270.00 $270.00 $1,812 -20.00
705–738 712 14 255.00–257.00 $256.56 $1,827 +16.91
748 value added 748 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,945 —
752 752 12 252.00 $252.00 $1,895 —
769 769 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,838 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 29 293.00 $293.00 $1,553 —
588 value added 588 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,623 —
847 847 9 245.00 $245.00 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,126 —
453 453 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,291 —
733 733 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,781 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 2 245.00 $245.00 $906 —
476 value added 476 2 185.00 $185.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 —
500–520 510 2 197.50–200.00 $198.73 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,060 —
440 440 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 -67.50
493–495 494 9 265.00–266.00 $265.33 $1,311 —
499 value added 499 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,337 —
550–584 568 12 250.00–256.00 $255.00 $1,448 —
593 593 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,542 —
640 640 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,552 +3.50
685 685 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 —
859 859 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,234 —
660 660 13 247.00 $247.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 242.50 $242.50 $715 —
385 385 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,088 —
460 460 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,138 -45.50
570 570 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,396 -14.00
607 607 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,499 —
820 820 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,747 +1.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 value added 616 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,614 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 242.50 $242.50 $618 —
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 -120.00
603 603 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,312 -30.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,163 —
483 483 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,304 -20.00
558 558 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,325 —
748 748 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 4 185.00 $185.00 $742 -15.00
510 510 4 185.00 $185.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,307 —
573 value added 573 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,404 —

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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.