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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Apr 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Mar 1Apr 5May 3 →

Receipts

213 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 183▲ 34 vs year ago 179 · +19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 98, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.37/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −102.36 against this barn's trailing median of $346.73.

Average price

$244.37

18 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs VA average

−26.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	246.90	1,343	5thin
Medium and Large 1	568	245.76	1,396	12thin
Small 1	590	215.00	1,269	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

244.37

—

VA average8 barns · 349 hd

250.54

−6.17

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−26.22

This barn, trailing median7 sales

346.73

−102.36

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.42, low $290.71, median $346.73 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,300	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,507	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,506	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,318	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	296.50/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,598	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,737	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,715	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	267.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,710	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,850	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	700	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,827	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,809	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,762	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	241.61/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,785	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	805	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,751	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,771	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,778	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,853	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,180	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,171	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,118	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,214	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,310	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	238.23/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,296	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,352	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	249.53/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,447	8
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,435	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	240.37/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,517	8
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,507	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,580	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	681	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,471	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1Value Added	688	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,342	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	213.43/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,633	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	195.05/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,590	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,606	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,456	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	299	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	964	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,399	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	228.83/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,554	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	798	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,540	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	206.73/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,815	4

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 5, 2024

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

Receipts 213Last week 183Year ago 179

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 98, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	523	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
7	650–700	679	226.00–230.00	228.83
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	760	211.00	211.00
4	850–900	878	200.00–209.00	206.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	798	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	261.00	261.00
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	307.50	307.50
9	500–550	539	287.50–320.00	296.50
2	650–700	655	282.50	282.50
6	700–750	719	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	820	216.00	216.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	498	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	538	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	597	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	639	260.00–270.00	267.54
2	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	739	238.00–242.50	241.61
2	850–900	898	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	970	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	701	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	284.00	284.00
5	700–750	723	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	545	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	658	229.00	229.00
2	800–850	815	187.50–202.50	195.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	360	177.50	177.50
2	450–500	465	261.00	261.00
4	500–550	544	220.00–249.00	238.23
8	550–600	580	247.00–252.00	249.53
8	600–650	631	240.00–241.00	240.37
1	650–700	675	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	710	125.00	125.00
23	750–800	765	213.00–214.00	213.43
3	900–950	905	177.50	177.50
1	950–1000	955	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	635	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	411	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	735	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	681	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	236.00	236.00

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.