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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 1, 2024

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.85/cwt ≈ $1,469/hd at 510 lb · 36 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,874/hd at 765 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.46/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 569 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 362 333
Feeder cattle 349 362 333

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 159, Bulls 18) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 26 296.00 $296.00 $1,486 —
528–538 532 10 250.00–278.00 $266.67 $1,419 —
654 value added 654 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,609 +13.00
659 659 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,588 —
729 729 11 243.00 $243.00 $1,771 —
765 value added 765 27 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,204 -26.08
510–536 534 17 252.00–276.00 $269.22 $1,438 —
568 568 20 258.00 $258.00 $1,465 +7.00
560–575 572 5 250.00–269.00 $265.28 $1,517 +14.28
615–620 616 5 240.00–257.00 $253.58 $1,562 +12.58
730–743 737 6 220.00–228.00 $222.31 $1,638 —
962 value added 962 3 224.00 $224.00 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,066 -4.00
451–480 456 6 236.00–260.00 $255.79 $1,166 —
535–545 538 4 245.00–246.00 $245.75 $1,322 -3.84
638–647 value added 643 5 245.00–246.00 $245.40 $1,578 —
650 value added 650 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
680 680 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,625 —
715 715 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,559 -16.90
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 3 230.00 $230.00 $994 —
790 790 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 —
288 288 2 247.50 $247.50 $713 -10.00
350 350 1 255.00 $255.00 $892 -1.00
420 420 2 220.00 $220.00 $924 —
426 426 18 259.00 $259.00 $1,103 —
455–480 457 16 222.50–235.00 $234.18 $1,070 -0.82
551 551 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,251 —
620–626 625 8 165.00–214.00 $177.16 $1,107 -17.84
743 743 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,542 —
1005 1005 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,340 +6.13
560 560 13 233.00 $233.00 $1,305 -5.00
575 575 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,311 -10.00
649 649 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,525 —
670 670 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 230.00 $230.00 $610 —
348 348 4 259.00 $259.00 $901 —
464 464 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,100 —
547 547 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,291 +3.00
629 629 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,447 —
670–691 679 11 215.00–228.00 $225.67 $1,532 +13.38
705–740 720 3 200.00–226.00 $211.18 $1,520 —
805 805 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,707 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 252.50 $252.50 $841 —
545 value added 545 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 207.50 $207.50 $529 —
430 430 3 217.50 $217.50 $935 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 value added 273 2 280.00 $280.00 $764 —
490 490 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,220 —
535–543 540 3 237.50–239.00 $238.50 $1,288 +58.50
644 644 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,449 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 280.00 $280.00 $700 —
440 440 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,089 +12.50
543 543 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,330 —
800 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —

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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.