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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, November 7, 2025

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $439.45/cwt +49.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 512 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.52/cwt -31.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 587 lb · 21 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $315.43/cwt ≈ $2,501/hd at 793 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 280 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,806 +50.00
510 510 31 442.00 $442.00 $2,254 +52.14
548 548 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,192 +10.14
556 556 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,196 —
615–635 631 10 335.00–372.50 $365.19 $2,304 +36.13
632 value added 632 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,354 —
672 672 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,150 —
765–795 793 17 315.00–322.50 $315.43 $2,501 —
1046 value added 1046 5 245.00 $245.00 $2,563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 +30.00
438 438 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,621 —
515 value added 515 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 -55.00
535 535 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,033 +50.00
570–595 574 7 345.00–350.00 $345.74 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 205.00 $205.00 $594 —
375 375 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
405 405 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
565 565 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —
628 628 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,162 —
667 value added 667 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,465 -62.50
479 479 10 376.00 $376.00 $1,801 +16.00
542 542 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,019 —
557–599 587 21 297.00–310.00 $300.52 $1,764 -34.48
640–645 642 3 287.50–302.50 $292.53 $1,878 —
727–735 728 15 265.00–275.00 $265.67 $1,934 —
835 835 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 310.00 $310.00 $806 —
305 305 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,113 —
368 368 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,362 +25.00
460–495 475 3 260.00–320.00 $297.16 $1,412 -38.43
593 value added 593 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,957 —
595 595 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,815 -23.00
642 642 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,006 —
660 660 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–586 572 13 327.50–343.00 $334.45 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,277 —
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 -125.00
530 530 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 —
668 668 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,608 —
543 543 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,575 —
560–582 577 14 330.00–335.00 $331.04 $1,910 -3.96
603–639 629 8 180.00–330.00 $276.29 $1,738 -38.71
732 732 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,647 -65.00
870 870 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 350.00–370.00 $360.41 $1,543 +3.50
475 475 3 200.00 $200.00 $950 +50.00
524 524 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,808 —
555–595 574 7 265.00–295.00 $280.46 $1,610 -44.54
630 630 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,821 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 190.00 $190.00 $794 -10.00
468 468 2 210.00 $210.00 $983 —
553 553 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,023 —
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,206 —
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 —

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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.