Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, September 4, 2026

102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,230/hd at 681 lb · 14 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 768 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	102	101	458
Feeder cattle	102	101	458

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 38, Bulls 4) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,452	—
478 value added	478	9	415.00	$415.00	$1,984	—
500–535	516	4	385.00–405.00	$392.60	$2,026	+17.60
580	580	2	383.00	$383.00	$2,221	—
678	678	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,271	—
711 value added	711	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,311	-12.51
768	768	14	328.00	$328.00	$2,519	—
845 value added	845	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,408	—
940	940	1	268.00	$268.00	$2,519	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	9	317.50	$317.50	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,235	—
540	540	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,025	-15.00
593	593	6	345.00	$345.00	$2,046	—
785	785	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,316	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,850	—
555	555	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,173	—
513–548	526	6	300.00–340.00	$319.94	$1,683	-30.06
558	558	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,925	—
638	638	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,010	+10.00
681	681	14	327.50	$327.50	$2,230	+2.50
710	710	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	-70.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,257	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,405	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,824	+60.00
460 value added	460	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,564	—
465	465	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,837	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 value added	455	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,388	—

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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.