Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, March 6, 2026

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.89/cwt +88.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 667 lb · 34 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.86/cwt +27.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 680 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	168	73	126
Feeder cattle	168	—	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 62, Bulls 12) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 62

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–443	437	3	415.00–445.00	$435.27	$1,902	—
442 value added	442	3	480.00	$480.00	$2,122	—
475	475	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,280	+115.00
510	510	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,346	—
550–572	567	4	400.00–437.50	$428.40	$2,429	—
638 value added	638	2	427.50	$427.50	$2,727	—
635–640	639	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,460	+50.00
653	653	12	406.00	$406.00	$2,651	+91.00
669	669	10	402.50	$402.50	$2,693	+87.50
674–682 value added	678	12	392.00–414.00	$402.94	$2,732	—
745	745	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,514	+32.50
766	766	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,719	—
843	843	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,803	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	5	455.00	$455.00	$2,389	—
617 value added	617	9	435.00	$435.00	$2,684	—
1040 value added	1040	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,600	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	2	470.00	$470.00	$2,228	—
560	560	3	460.00	$460.00	$2,576	+97.50
578 value added	578	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,456	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,037	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,980	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	400.00	$400.00	$760	—
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	—
435 value added	435	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,979	—
458	458	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,015	+120.00
515 value added	515	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,163	—
555–578	563	6	330.00–370.00	$356.30	$2,006	+36.30
604	604	5	398.00	$398.00	$2,404	—
673	673	8	355.00	$355.00	$2,389	+30.00
690 value added	690	6	350.00	$350.00	$2,415	—
711–715	712	5	325.00–345.00	$340.98	$2,428	—
720	720	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,376	—
755	755	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,416	—
803 value added	803	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,650	—
833	833	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,707	—
863 value added	863	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582 value added	582	8	420.00	$420.00	$2,444	—
618	618	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,720	—
750	750	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,325	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,224	—
693	693	5	339.00	$339.00	$2,349	—
895	895	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,416	—
1030	1030	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,545	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,166	—
650	650	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,145	—

↑ Back to top

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.