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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 5, 2026

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $475.71/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,680/hd at 563 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $499.44/cwt ≈ $2,552/hd at 511 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $465.00/cwt ≈ $2,804/hd at 603 lb · 20 head
Culpeper 5-weight steers sold at $477/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the VA average ($479) and $15/cwt under Radiant, VA ($492). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 261 283
Feeder cattle 363 261 283

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 123, Bulls 26) Value Added and most 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
375 375 7 525.00 $525.00 $1,969 —
405 405 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,843 —
410–448 443 8 465.00–482.50 $480.48 $2,129 +30.48
516–537 527 14 465.00–500.00 $482.15 $2,541 -4.64
553–578 558 15 445.00–462.50 $455.00 $2,539 -26.62
556–568 566 30 470.00–490.00 $486.07 $2,751 +4.45
600 value added 600 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,700 —
635 635 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,762 +12.52
658 value added 658 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,599 —
664–666 665 10 395.00–415.00 $405.02 $2,693 -22.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,935 -60.00
507 value added 507 17 500.00 $500.00 $2,535 —
513–517 514 23 497.50–502.50 $499.03 $2,565 —
603 603 20 465.00 $465.00 $2,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,560 +145.00
375 375 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,931 +27.09
386 386 4 520.00 $520.00 $2,007 +32.09
463 463 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,014 —
570 570 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,480 —
623 623 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,414 —
737 737 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,451 —
758 value added 758 3 333.00 $333.00 $2,524 —
815 815 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,770 —
469 469 9 465.00 $465.00 $2,181 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,774 —
585 585 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,486 +55.00
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
845 845 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,719 —
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —
920 920 3 237.50 $237.50 $2,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,713 +60.00
442 442 14 467.50 $467.50 $2,066 +16.52
458 458 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 ±0.00
526 526 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,183 +9.50
548 548 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,082 -25.50
550–563 560 5 320.00–350.00 $344.11 $1,927 -65.89
568 value added 568 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,187 —
568–586 580 9 402.50–407.50 $404.13 $2,344 -5.87
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 +25.00
616–628 value added 621 13 345.00–357.50 $352.64 $2,190 +27.64
651 651 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,953 —
710 value added 710 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,236 —
759 value added 759 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,467 —
855 855 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,351 —
875 875 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 —
980 980 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,862 +15.00
452–485 466 12 435.00–471.00 $455.38 $2,122 —
505–541 value added 530 10 415.00–430.00 $419.29 $2,222 —
531 531 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,177 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,341 —
475 475 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,019 ±0.00
533 533 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,732 —
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 -110.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,100 -96.49
565 565 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 410.00 $410.00 $861 —
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 —
520 520 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 —
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 -65.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 502.50 $502.50 $1,472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 13 300.00 $300.00 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,002 —
570 570 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,480 —
678 678 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,458 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 —
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 —
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 —
745 745 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
720 720 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,286 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 —

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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.