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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2025-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Feb 7

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Dec 5Feb 7Mar 7 →

Receipts

165 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 113▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 25, Bulls 5)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.50/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −150.58 against this barn's trailing median of $438.08.

Average price

$287.50

28 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.06

vs VA average

−54.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	302.50	1,709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	570	290.00	1,653	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	591	277.00	1,638	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

287.50

—

VA average9 barns · 524 hd

306.56

−19.06

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−54.88

This barn, trailing median7 sales

438.08

−150.58

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.98, low $360.40, median $438.08 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

42 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	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,513	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,606	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,766	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,614	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	3
Steers	650–700	Small 1Value Added	653	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	980	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,784	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,730	5
Steers	700–750	Small 1Value Added	710	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,083	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	720	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,894	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	734	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,063	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,798	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	1
Steers	750–800	Small 1Value Added	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	254.24/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,937	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	240.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,829	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,025	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 3	195	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	244	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	207.03/cwt	135.00–280.00	803	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	254.76/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,501	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	940	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,475	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	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 Feb 7, 2025

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

Receipts 165Last week 113Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 25, Bulls 5)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	285.00	285.00
5	700–750	720	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	734	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
26	650–700	686	260.00	260.00
20	700–750	734	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	710	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	750	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	289.00	289.00
3	750–800	762	235.00–250.00	240.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	462	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	633	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	336.00	336.00
3	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	692	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
6	750–800	762	237.50–262.50	254.24
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	890	227.50	227.50
1	1150–1200	1,150	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	301.00	301.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	589	235.00–260.00	254.76
2	600–650	635	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	135.00–280.00	207.03
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	100.00	100.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	940	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	125.00	125.00
2	400–450	408	150.00	150.00

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.