Sale reports / Virginia / Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise / 2020-04-03

Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Apr 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Mar 6Apr 3May 1 →

Receipts

330 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 0▲ 330 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 165, Heifers 159, Bulls 6)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.45/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$128.45

163 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.97

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	405	144.00	583	2thin
Medium and Large 3	322	133.75	430	4thin
Medium and Large 1	596	132.66	791	92
Medium and Large 1-2	524	130.50	684	12thin
Medium and Large 2	670	119.69	802	53

One grade step is worth $24.31/cwt here — about −$219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale163 hd

128.45

—

VA average8 barns · 1,027 hd

142.42

−13.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Culpeper, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	374	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	684	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	533	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	3
Steers	—	Small 1	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	127.10/cwt	118.00–130.00	723	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	814	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	619	125.07/cwt	124.50–126.00	774	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	863	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	801	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	116.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	796	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	892	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	889	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	112.33/cwt	106.00–114.00	511	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	546	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	110.23/cwt	104.00–111.00	604	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	113.03/cwt	110.00–118.50	696	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	787	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	763	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	738	3

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Culpeper, VA

Fri Apr 3, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 330Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 165, Heifers 159, Bulls 6)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	104.00–111.00	110.23
8	—	448	114.00	114.00
6	—	572	109.00	109.00
3	—	498	108.00	108.00
2	—	730	91.00	91.00
2	—	280	121.00	121.00
1	—	670	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	801	92.00	92.00
3	—	663	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	616	110.00–118.50	113.03
14	—	780	100.00	100.00
12	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	455	106.00–114.00	112.33
7	—	519	110.00	110.00
7	—	406	120.00	120.00
2	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	595	114.00	114.00
2	—	313	123.00	123.00
1	—	835	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	137.50	137.50
2	—	288	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	740	118.00	118.00
8	—	619	124.50–126.00	125.07
6	—	935	90.00	90.00
4	—	889	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	140.00	140.00
4	—	654	122.50	122.50
3	—	535	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	129.50	129.50
2	—	338	143.00	143.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	654	132.00	132.00
11	—	796	112.00	112.00
9	—	610	133.50	133.50
3	—	990	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	140.00–147.00	143.35
9	—	407	150.00	150.00
8	—	569	118.00–130.00	127.10
4	—	673	113.00–118.00	116.79
4	—	368	151.00	151.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.