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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2022-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Sep 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Aug 5Sep 2Oct 7 →

Receipts

406 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 169▲ 262 vs year ago 144 · +181.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 178, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned and Vaccinated, some VQA Certified

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 $170.57/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$170.57

198 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

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	672	175.46	1,180	131
Medium and Large 2	593	163.18	968	22
Medium and Large 1	700	160.67	1,125	42
Small 1	610	149.67	913	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $266 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 sale198 hd

170.57

—

VA average8 barns · 923 hd

173.89

−3.32

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

Every lot

72 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	157.29/cwt	149.00–166.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	919	2
Steers	—	Small 1	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	560	174.07/cwt	161.00–180.00	975	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	175.25/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,104	28
Steers	—	Small 1	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	169.58/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,085	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	673	182.45/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,228	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	172.42/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,228	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,115	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,236	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	773	169.98/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,314	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	151.74/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,188	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	799	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,222	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,229	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	451	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	807	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	611	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	971	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	634	160.25/cwt	159.50–160.50	1,016	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	156.38/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,031	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	677	156.88/cwt	156.50–158.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	726	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,071	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,106	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	754	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,074	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	136.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,077	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	348	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Small 1Value Added	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	960	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	987	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	931	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 Sep 2, 2022

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

Receipts 406Last week 169Year ago 144

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 178, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned and Vaccinated, some VQA Certified

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	673	179.00–186.00	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	147.00	147.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
9	—	640	165.00–171.00	169.58
2	—	448	181.00	181.00
4	—	783	151.00–154.00	151.74
2	—	550	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	149.00–166.00	157.29
3	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
1	—	605	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	157.00	157.00
7	—	724	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	712	172.00–173.00	172.42
28	—	630	175.00–176.00	175.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	161.00–180.00	174.07
1	—	690	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	799	153.00	153.00
6	—	749	165.00	165.00
4	—	814	151.00	151.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	140.00–150.00	145.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	164.00–172.00	169.98
1	—	710	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	127.00	127.00
19	—	634	159.50–160.50	160.25
8	—	677	156.50–158.00	156.88
2	—	870	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	155.00	155.00
7	—	611	159.00	159.00
5	—	664	160.00	160.00
10	—	726	147.50	147.50
6	—	754	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	141.50	141.50
4	—	451	146.50	146.50
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
5	—	628	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
8	—	549	147.00	147.00
3	—	627	143.00	143.00
1	—	855	121.00	121.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	747	148.00	148.00
17	—	659	154.00–158.50	156.38
3	—	587	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	786	135.00–141.00	136.98
15	—	556	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
4	—	521	150.00	150.00
2	—	665	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	141.00	141.00
1	—	660	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	148.00	148.00
2	—	653	147.00	147.00
2	—	498	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	129.00	129.00
6	—	450	162.00	162.00
2	—	348	186.00	186.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	782	119.00	119.00

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.