Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 7, 2025

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $260.00/cwt ≈ $1,784/hd at 686 lb · 26 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.60/cwt ≈ $1,818/hd at 731 lb · 25 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $277.43/cwt +32.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 734 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	165	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590 value added	590	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	—
597	597	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,701	—
686 value added	686	26	260.00	$260.00	$1,784	—
720	720	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,894	—
734 value added	734	20	245.00	$245.00	$1,798	—
778	778	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	336.00	$336.00	$1,606	—
570	570	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,653	+18.00
611 value added	611	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,766	—
635	635	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,651	-5.00
692	692	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,730	—
734	734	14	281.00	$281.00	$2,063	+36.45
735	735	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,672	-17.05
755–765	762	6	237.50–262.50	$254.24	$1,937	—
758–770 value added	762	3	235.00–250.00	$240.05	$1,829	—
815	815	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,874	—
890	890	2	227.50	$227.50	$2,025	—
1150	1150	1	207.50	$207.50	$2,386	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	+12.50
462	462	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,513	—
565 value added	565	10	302.50	$302.50	$1,709	—
633	633	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,614	+2.00
975	975	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,145	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653 value added	653	2	150.00	$150.00	$980	—
710 value added	710	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,083	—
750 value added	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	165.00	$165.00	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,104	-19.00
580–593	589	7	235.00–260.00	$254.76	$1,501	—
635	635	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,499	+16.67
940 value added	940	3	214.00	$214.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	135.00–280.00	$207.03	$803	-5.47
430	430	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,161	+40.00
465	465	1	205.00	$205.00	$953	—
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	-60.00
650	650	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,462	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	125.00	$125.00	$244	—
408	408	2	150.00	$150.00	$612	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,606	—
855	855	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,667	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,475	—
580	580	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	—

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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.