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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, May 1, 2026

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $512.54/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,445/hd at 477 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $496.74/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 539 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $468.67/cwt ≈ $1,731/hd at 369 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 199 271
Feeder cattle 261 199 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 110, Bulls 23) Value Added and some Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 —
454 454 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,315 +10.00
515–544 539 16 485.00–500.00 $486.79 $2,624 +6.79
540 540 12 510.00 $510.00 $2,754 +30.00
573–585 577 3 475.00–485.00 $481.62 $2,779 +24.97
610–620 615 2 420.00–425.00 $422.48 $2,598 —
650 650 5 427.50 $427.50 $2,779 +27.50
919 value added 919 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,895 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 12 510.00 $510.00 $2,285 —
474–480 475 25 355.00–542.50 $519.75 $2,469 +14.75
490 value added 490 4 467.50 $467.50 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 —
360 value added 360 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,890 —
350–376 371 5 350.00–520.00 $487.91 $1,810 -32.09
425–448 443 5 405.00–500.00 $481.79 $2,134 —
515 515 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,318 —
850 850 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,333 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
470 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 —
513 513 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,308 —
575 575 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,128 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,122 -50.00
295 295 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,254 -50.00
378 378 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,701 -55.00
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 -120.00
438–444 442 11 430.00–465.00 $450.98 $1,993 —
465 465 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 -40.00
527 value added 527 3 429.00 $429.00 $2,261 —
528–533 529 10 405.00–407.50 $405.50 $2,145 —
568 568 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,329 +26.12
603 value added 603 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,960 —
630 630 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,953 -35.00
1020 1020 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,397 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 470.00 $470.00 $1,687 —
398 398 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,851 —
443 443 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–395 383 6 350.00–400.00 $391.41 $1,499 -117.59
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 -260.00
420–425 423 2 350.00–400.00 $374.85 $1,586 -85.15
482 482 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,048 —
575 575 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 -22.50
658 658 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,073 —
670 670 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–439 435 10 300.00–370.00 $356.49 $1,551 —
455–460 458 3 300.00–350.00 $333.45 $1,527 -78.56
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 300.00 $300.00 $915 —
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 —
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,330 —
650 650 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,525 —
375 375 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 —
520 520 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,366 +10.00
620–635 628 2 345.00–350.00 $347.53 $2,182 -29.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 —
413 413 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,652 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,256 —
640 640 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,144 +30.00

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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.