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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 2, 2024

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.00/cwt ≈ $1,777/hd at 708 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.95/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 590 lb · 22 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.08/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 775 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 349 219
Feeder cattle 217 349 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 58, Bulls 10) Value Added and Most Natural are Weaned and Vaccinated Some Lots Virginia Quality Assured (VQA)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,456 —
596 596 17 264.00 $264.00 $1,573 —
617 value added 617 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,573 —
708 708 44 251.00 $251.00 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,010 —
468–495 475 4 265.00–268.00 $267.22 $1,269 -16.20
475 value added 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 —
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 —
535 535 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 —
615–643 value added 634 10 165.00–256.00 $244.77 $1,552 -37.23
703 703 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,722 -11.56
731 731 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,791 -11.56
755–780 value added 775 19 230.00–247.50 $241.08 $1,868 —
825 825 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,906 —
915 915 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,647 —
930 value added 930 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 125.00 $125.00 $269 —
255–292 269 10 245.00–300.00 $282.58 $760 —
338 338 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,068 —
418 418 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,150 —
510 510 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,313 —
528 528 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,030 —
618 618 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,632 —
675 675 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 285.00 $285.00 $998 +85.00
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 -20.00
543 543 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,347 —
560–595 576 9 243.00–247.00 $245.16 $1,412 -9.84
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 -45.00
628 628 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,444 -12.50
620–638 value added 637 13 220.00–245.00 $243.13 $1,549 —
670 670 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,514 -14.00
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -40.00
730 730 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,621 —
970 970 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 277.50 $277.50 $813 +35.00
365–378 375 4 237.50–267.50 $260.20 $976 -22.30
413–420 415 4 245.00–247.50 $246.87 $1,025 —
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 —
570 570 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,402 +1.00
750 750 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,620 —
875 875 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,305 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–468 467 5 237.00–237.50 $237.40 $1,109 -40.10
563 563 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 185.00 $185.00 $500 —
495 495 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 -55.00

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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.