Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, October 2, 2026

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	116	102	226
Feeder cattle	116	102	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 51, Bulls 23) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 51

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	467	3	385.00–430.00	$415.54	$1,941	—
537	537	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,229	+22.40
665–698	694	8	315.00–320.00	$319.40	$2,217	-15.60
966 value added	966	9	282.50	$282.50	$2,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,194	+40.00
623	623	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,025	—
698	698	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,129	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543 value added	543	6	392.50	$392.50	$2,131	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	—
590	590	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,206	—
440	440	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,474	—
498	498	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,618	—
555	555	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	-35.00
610	610	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,738	-30.00
620 value added	620	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,984	—
658–660	659	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,977	-27.50
768	768	5	275.00	$275.00	$2,112	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,170	—
453	453	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,472	—
515	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	—
594	594	9	295.00	$295.00	$1,752	+10.00
885	885	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,390	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,089	—
445	445	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	—
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749 value added	749	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,135	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,038	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	—
368	368	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,104	—
460	460	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	—
563	563	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,745	—
680	680	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,309	—
525	525	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,628	—
653	653	3	318.00	$318.00	$2,077	—
770	770	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,079	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,684	-25.00
520	520	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,325	—
600–610	605	2	280.00–285.00	$282.48	$1,709	—

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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.