Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $263.18/cwt ≈ $2,385/hd at 906 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	73	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,716	-25.00
628	628	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,104	-30.19
685	685	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,158	-5.00
710	710	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,166	—
855	855	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,009	—
900	900	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980	—
907 value added	907	10	267.50	$267.50	$2,426	—
1095 value added	1095	4	232.50	$232.50	$2,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	362.50	$362.50	$2,005	+16.76
765	765	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,836	—
845	845	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,774	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402 value added	402	3	210.00	$210.00	$844	—
600	600	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,935	+137.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,348	-20.00
478	478	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,530	-56.00
590	590	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	+19.48
692	692	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,249	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
300	300	1	245.00	$245.00	$735	—
358	358	2	180.00	$180.00	$644	—
605	605	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,310	-17.16
525	525	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	245.00	$245.00	$600	—
495	495	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,027	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,429	—
490	490	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,396	—
541	541	5	322.50	$322.50	$1,745	+32.50
960	960	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	270.00	$270.00	$932	—
440	440	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,386	-45.41
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	250.00	$250.00	$932	—
470	470	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,363	—

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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.