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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Mar 6

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Dec 5Mar 6Apr 10 →

Receipts

168 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 73▲ 42 vs year ago 126 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 62, Bulls 12)

Value Added and most 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 $438.08/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $438.08.

Average price

$438.08

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs VA average

−37.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	455.00	2,389	5thin
Medium and Large 2	571	438.13	2,503	8thin
Medium and Large 1	556	434.72	2,415	5thin
Small 1	535	370.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $409 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 sale19 hd

438.08

—

VA average8 barns · 407 hd

446.77

−8.68

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−37.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

438.08

+0.00

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

47 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	435.27/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,902	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,037	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,122	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,228	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,576	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	428.40/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,429	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,457	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,684	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,727	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,460	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,651	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	669	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,693	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	402.94/cwt	392.00–414.00	2,732	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	766	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,719	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,803	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,040	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,600	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	760	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,670	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	356.30/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,006	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,444	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	604	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,404	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	673	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,389	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	340.98/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,428	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	803	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,650	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	833	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,707	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	863	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,977	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,349	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	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 6, 2026

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

Receipts 168Last week 73Year ago 126

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 62, Bulls 12)

Value Added and most 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
3	400–450	437	415.00–445.00	435.27
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	510	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	567	400.00–437.50	428.40
5	600–650	639	385.00	385.00
12	650–700	653	406.00	406.00
1	700–750	745	337.50	337.50
2	800–850	843	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	638	427.50	427.50
12	650–700	678	392.00–414.00	402.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	617	435.00	435.00
4	1000–1050	1,040	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	669	402.50	402.50
7	750–800	766	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	474	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	560	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	582	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	563	330.00–370.00	356.30
5	700–750	712	325.00–345.00	340.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
6	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	803	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	863	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	398.00	398.00
8	650–700	673	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	833	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	395.00	395.00
5	650–700	693	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	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.