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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.15/cwt +29.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 572 lb · 17 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $223.75/cwt ≈ $2,211/hd at 988 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $319.00/cwt +64.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 620 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 126 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–528 value added 519 3 302.50–310.00 $304.91 $1,582 —
585 value added 585 11 329.00 $329.00 $1,925 —
640 value added 640 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,990 +22.00
688 688 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,754 +5.00
749 value added 749 4 323.00 $323.00 $2,419 —
753 value added 753 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,965 +20.95
880 880 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,848 -17.50
980 980 4 223.00 $223.00 $2,185 —
991 value added 991 12 224.00 $224.00 $2,220 —
1040 1040 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,132 —
1165 value added 1165 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 value added 620 14 319.00 $319.00 $1,978 —
665 665 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,879 —
775 value added 775 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,380 —
500 500 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,450 —
551–583 560 7 262.50–285.00 $269.19 $1,507 +14.43
567–594 value added 581 10 289.00–300.00 $294.63 $1,712 —
679–699 688 12 245.00–256.00 $253.77 $1,746 —
815 815 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,732 —
960 960 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,776 —
1230 1230 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,484 +107.50
548 548 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,507 —
636 value added 636 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,641 —
663 663 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,691 +30.00
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 275.00 $275.00 $990 —
475 475 2 265.00–280.00 $272.50 $1,294 —
565 565 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,583 —
515 515 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 —
610 610 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —
990 990 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,367 —
570 570 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 —

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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.