Sale reports / Virginia / Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise / 2025-03-07

Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Mar 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

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Receipts

126 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 165▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 49, Bulls 13)

Value Added 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 $323.84/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −114.25 against this barn's trailing median of $438.08.

Average price

$323.84

14 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.85

vs VA average

−25.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	323.84	1,849	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

323.84

—

VA average9 barns · 497 hd

312.98

+10.85

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−25.44

This barn, trailing median7 sales

438.08

−114.25

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

38 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	304.91/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,582	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,925	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,978	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,990	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,419	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,965	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	775	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,945	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,185	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	991	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,220	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,294	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,507	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	269.19/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,507	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	581	294.63/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,712	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	636	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,641	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,691	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	253.77/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,746	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,732	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,367	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,583	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	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 Mar 7, 2025

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

Receipts 126Last week 165Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 49, Bulls 13)

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
3	450–500	487	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	990	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	620	319.00	319.00
3	750–800	775	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	519	302.50–310.00	304.91
11	550–600	585	329.00	329.00
3	600–650	640	311.00	311.00
4	700–750	749	323.00	323.00
2	750–800	753	261.00	261.00
12	950–1000	991	224.00	224.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	688	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
4	950–1000	980	223.00	223.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	548	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	663	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	560	262.50–285.00	269.19
12	650–700	688	245.00–256.00	253.77
1	800–850	815	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	636	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	475	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	581	289.00–300.00	294.63

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.