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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 4, 2024

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.06/cwt ≈ $1,819/hd at 774 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.00/cwt ≈ $1,389/hd at 558 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 723 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 376 442
Feeder cattle 362 376 442

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 198, Heifers 108, Bulls 56) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,109 +0.50
445 445 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,235 —
450–492 469 19 272.50–290.00 $286.08 $1,342 +36.08
550–553 553 19 257.50–267.00 $266.50 $1,474 -9.50
570 570 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,431 -25.00
608 608 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,465 —
630 630 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,518 -22.50
669 669 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,572 -24.50
696 696 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,670 -11.89
764–791 774 25 230.00–238.00 $235.06 $1,819 —
815–830 824 4 206.00–230.00 $211.94 $1,746 -3.06
985 985 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,822 -42.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 24 249.00 $249.00 $1,389 —
619 value added 619 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,486 —
687 value added 687 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,601 -8.00
723 value added 723 24 241.00 $241.00 $1,742 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,124 —
492 value added 492 16 232.00 $232.00 $1,141 —
510–538 529 3 247.50–254.00 $249.59 $1,320 -10.41
710–735 716 4 234.00–237.50 $234.90 $1,682 —
855 855 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,966 —
1125 1125 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 value added 482 7 232.50 $232.50 $1,121 —
634 value added 634 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,452 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 257.00 $257.00 $907 +22.00
442 442 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,065 —
542 542 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,263 +4.24
560–564 563 6 226.00–228.00 $227.67 $1,282 -11.33
582 582 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,362 -5.00
650–695 684 16 210.00–213.00 $212.29 $1,452 -0.28
762 762 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,562 +21.78
830 830 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,618 +32.50
965 965 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–530 520 18 236.00–239.00 $237.87 $1,237 +11.91
558 558 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,328 +20.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 257.50 $257.50 $760 —
363 363 5 256.00 $256.00 $929 +28.50
457 457 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,074 -6.00
548 548 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,238 +3.50
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 —
656 656 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,410 +55.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 285.00 $285.00 $892 —
440 440 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,034 —
464 464 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,241 —
592 592 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,347 +7.50
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 -12.00
656 656 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,476 —
740–749 748 8 187.50–197.50 $196.26 $1,468 —
789 789 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,546 +10.87
860 860 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 value added 213 2 305.00 $305.00 $650 —
355–358 356 5 250.00–304.00 $282.29 $1,005 —
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
615 615 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,082 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —
825 825 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,361 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 —
685 685 3 115.00 $115.00 $788 —

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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.