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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 2, 2025

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.53/cwt +34.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 573 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.00/cwt ≈ $1,824/hd at 470 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $367.62/cwt +13.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 534 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 271 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 17 383.00 $383.00 $1,777 +28.00
468 468 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,720 +12.50
531 531 16 370.00 $370.00 $1,965 +16.15
545 545 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 +6.15
555–569 560 17 335.00–380.00 $371.13 $2,078 +38.63
580 580 29 367.00 $367.00 $2,129 +34.50
603 value added 603 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,156 —
611–635 618 11 315.00–357.50 $345.58 $2,136 —
738 738 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,103 —
910 910 3 255.00–265.00 $261.67 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 412.50 $412.50 $1,526 —
470 470 33 388.00 $388.00 $1,824 —
721 value added 721 13 302.50 $302.50 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,646 +77.50
435 435 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,544 -10.00
445 445 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 ±0.00
510 510 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,877 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 375.00 $375.00 $938 +30.00
395 395 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 —
447 447 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,788 +115.00
480 480 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,656 +48.69
500–548 524 17 313.00–330.00 $324.15 $1,699 +24.15
551 value added 551 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,813 —
555 555 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 —
664 value added 664 10 293.00 $293.00 $1,946 —
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 +10.02
800 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
860 860 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,354 —
407 407 12 415.00 $415.00 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,054 —
438 438 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,664 +95.00
548 548 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,721 +24.32
630 630 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,811 —
705 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 +50.00
873 873 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,732 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,121 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–435 434 4 365.00–375.00 $372.49 $1,617 —
497 497 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,839 —
526–545 536 10 294.00–342.50 $318.68 $1,708 —
555–559 558 5 301.00–305.00 $301.80 $1,684 -15.39
708 708 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,539 +65.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 —

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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.