Sale reports / Virginia / Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise / 2021-09-03

Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Sep 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Aug 6Sep 3Oct 1 →

Receipts

144 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 251▼ 195 vs year ago 339 · −57.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 60, Bulls 16)

Natural and Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $140.06/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$140.06

68 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$81.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.55

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	721	146.65	1,058	37
Medium and Large 1	644	138.26	890	20
Medium and Large 2	655	130.00	852	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	678	129.00	875	7thin
Medium and Large 3	635	105.00	667	1thin
Small 1	870	65.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.65/cwt here — about $492 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 sale68 hd

140.06

—

VA average7 barns · 585 hd

147.62

−7.55

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	150.71/cwt	144.00–152.00	714	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	582	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	934	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	971	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,136	20
Steers	—	Small 1	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,092	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	592	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	499	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	114.50/cwt	107.00–117.00	852	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Guaranteed Open	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1

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 Sep 3, 2021

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

Receipts 144Last week 251Year ago 339

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 60, Bulls 16)

Natural and Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	792	105.00	105.00
4	—	481	144.00	144.00
5	—	534	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	119.00	119.00
3	—	568	150.00	150.00
5	—	645	133.00	133.00
6	—	474	144.00–152.00	150.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	806	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
4	—	744	107.00–117.00	114.50
12	—	558	135.00	135.00
4	—	650	114.00–125.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
4	—	499	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	620	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	750	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	745	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
2	—	685	95.00	95.00

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.