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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2025-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Nov 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Oct 3Nov 7Dec 5 →

Receipts

280 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 226▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 100, Bulls 61)

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 $405.45/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −32.64 against this barn's trailing median of $438.08.

Average price

$405.45

61 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,061

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$224.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.03

vs VA average

−13.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	434.65	2,247	37
Medium and Large 1-2	510	390.00	1,989	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	354.56	1,978	11thin
Small 1	560	250.00	1,400	1thin
Medium and Large 3	565	210.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $224.65/cwt here — about $1,061 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale61 hd

405.45

—

VA average9 barns · 385 hd

375.41

+30.03

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−13.65

This barn, trailing median7 sales

438.08

−32.64

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

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Natural	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Natural	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,621	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	510	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,254	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,192	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,196	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	345.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,985	7
Steers	600–650	Small 1	628	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,162	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	365.19/cwt	335.00–372.50	2,304	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,354	6
Steers	650–700	Small 1Value Added	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	315.43/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,501	17
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,046	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,563	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Natural	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	297.16/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,412	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	479	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,801	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Natural	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,019	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	334.45/cwt	327.50–343.00	1,913	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	300.52/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,764	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	593	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,957	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,006	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	292.53/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,878	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,837	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	265.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,934	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	418	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	794	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	360.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,543	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,808	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	553	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,023	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	280.46/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,610	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	331.04/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,910	14
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	276.29/cwt	180.00–330.00	1,738	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,821	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,647	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	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 Nov 7, 2025

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Receipts 280Last week 226Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 100, Bulls 61)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	548	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	556	395.00	395.00
10	600–650	631	335.00–372.50	365.19
5	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
17	750–800	793	315.00–322.50	315.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	510	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	632	372.50	372.50
5	1000–1050	1,046	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	438	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	574	345.00–350.00	345.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	510	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	543	290.00	290.00
14	550–600	577	330.00–335.00	331.04
8	600–650	629	180.00–330.00	276.29
3	700–750	732	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	870	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	360.41
3	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
4	500–550	524	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	574	265.00–295.00	280.46
1	600–650	630	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	468	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	553	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	542	372.50	372.50
21	550–600	587	297.00–310.00	300.52
3	600–650	642	287.50–302.50	292.53
15	700–750	728	265.00–275.00	265.67
1	800–850	835	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	479	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	475	260.00–320.00	297.16
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	642	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	660	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	412	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	145.00	145.00
2	650–700	668	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	572	327.50–343.00	334.45

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.