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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, August 1, 2025

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.16/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 465 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.33/cwt ≈ $1,904/hd at 580 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.50/cwt +36.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,477/hd at 665 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 91

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,825 ±0.00
568 value added 568 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,158 +2.11
665 value added 665 12 372.50 $372.50 $2,477
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,450
760 760 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,546
838 838 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,304
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,386
543 543 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,656
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 -50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,129

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 457 7 285.00–345.00 $335.82 $1,535 -9.18
473 value added 473 7 342.50 $342.50 $1,620
530 530 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,736
650 650 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,918
704 704 5 292.50 $292.50 $2,059
763 763 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,908
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 8 342.50 $342.50 $1,956
598 598 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,794
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,517 +22.50
485 485 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,091
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -70.00
635 635 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,842 +7.50
670 value added 670 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,809
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,776
640 640 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,016

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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.