Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.77/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 534 lb · 10 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.33/cwt -10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 627 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	113	349	102
Feeder cattle	113	349	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 42, Bulls 22) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	4	282.50	$282.50	$1,514	+13.28
563	563	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,531	+14.00
623–639	632	7	265.00	$265.00	$1,675	+11.42
729–741	734	9	244.00–245.00	$244.55	$1,795	+22.24
800 value added	800	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,880	—
940	940	4	224.00	$224.00	$2,106	—
1010	1010	13	212.00	$212.00	$2,141	—
1075	1075	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,216	—
610	610	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,543	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,324	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,240	+12.00
515–546	534	10	247.00–249.00	$247.77	$1,323	+11.77
610–639	627	10	212.00–224.00	$219.33	$1,375	-10.67
830	830	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,577	-22.00
1015	1015	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	212.50	$212.50	$754	-42.50
436	436	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,003	-29.00
560	560	1	160.00	$160.00	$896	-67.00
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	6	248.00	$248.00	$1,295	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	210.00	$210.00	$731	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	267.00	$267.00	$1,199	+19.50
543	543	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,423	+17.00
555	555	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,401	—
675	675	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,627	—
750	750	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	280.00	$280.00	$924	—
373	373	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,063	—
447	447	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,019	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—

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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.