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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 5, 2025

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.32/cwt +85.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,783/hd at 772 lb · 56 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,749/hd at 731 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.74/cwt ≈ $2,071/hd at 566 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 458 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–476 475 8 425.00–440.00 $436.29 $2,072 +51.29
520 520 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,194 —
550–560 557 11 390.00–410.00 $407.29 $2,269 —
582 value added 582 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,444 +40.00
630 630 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 —
641 641 7 387.50 $387.50 $2,484 —
654 654 10 392.50 $392.50 $2,567 —
669–673 value added 670 8 380.00–385.00 $383.74 $2,571 +11.24
743 743 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,600 —
753–790 768 28 375.00–380.00 $377.98 $2,903 +102.98
762–777 775 25 325.00–350.00 $339.98 $2,635 +64.98
792 value added 792 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,891 —
803–834 815 10 305.00–335.00 $317.27 $2,586 —
890 890 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,870 —
938 938 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,908 —
950–979 974 18 290.00–317.50 $313.03 $3,049 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 20 422.50 $422.50 $2,218 —
566 566 9 432.50 $432.50 $2,448 —
655 value added 655 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,554 —
731 731 38 376.00 $376.00 $2,749 +31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 —
460 460 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,874 —
505–543 538 7 345.00–390.00 $383.96 $2,066 —
620 value added 620 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 —
628–635 630 3 355.00–375.00 $361.72 $2,279 —
750 750 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 10 392.50 $392.50 $2,434 —
723 value added 723 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 —
555–592 581 5 310.00–332.50 $316.77 $1,840 +6.77
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 —
488 488 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,074 —
585 value added 585 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,194 —
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 —
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–466 464 7 320.00–369.00 $362.21 $1,681 +26.39
519 519 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,946 +47.50
561 value added 561 8 389.00 $389.00 $2,182 —
559–575 567 16 349.00–350.00 $349.51 $1,982 —
571 571 6 378.00 $378.00 $2,158 —
600 600 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 —
675–690 681 6 297.50–347.50 $317.71 $2,164 +22.71
710–745 715 9 290.00–295.00 $294.45 $2,105 +1.95
773–798 791 7 275.00–287.00 $283.65 $2,244 +33.65
835 835 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,254 —
925 925 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 value added 405 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,681 —
443–445 443 12 285.00–367.50 $360.60 $1,597 +18.10
509 509 15 394.00 $394.00 $2,005 +114.00
542 542 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,911 —
566 value added 566 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,193 —
580 580 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 +115.00
607–646 627 17 315.00–360.00 $337.41 $2,116 +47.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 value added 511 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,929 —
603 603 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,110 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
460 460 2 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
563 563 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 value added 515 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 —
580 value added 580 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,175 +32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,330 —
575 575 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,869 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,297 —
348 348 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,670 —
458 458 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,901 —
543 543 4 407.50 $407.50 $2,213 —
630 630 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 +45.00
660 660 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,343 —
815 815 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 —
505–525 515 4 370.00–375.00 $372.55 $1,919 —
650 650 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 —
585 585 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 —
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 —
640 640 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,872 —

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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.