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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, July 18, 2025

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $373.92/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 560 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.90/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 581 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 90 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,829 +10.00
490 value added 490 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,886 —
518 518 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,424 -79.36
551 551 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,011 +2.97
564–565 value added 564 9 377.00–379.00 $377.89 $2,131 —
610 value added 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 -55.00
650–658 656 7 325.00–340.00 $335.75 $2,203 -24.25
702 value added 702 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,317 —
820 820 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 —
620 620 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,000 +22.50
695 695 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,120 —
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 +10.00
835 835 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 value added 474 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,438 —
575 575 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,611 +1.21
552 552 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,739 -6.09
594 value added 594 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,031 +11.44
640 640 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,904 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 +40.00
485 value added 485 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,734 —
550 value added 550 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,911 —
570 570 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 +5.00
642 642 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 —
553 553 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,758 —
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —

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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.