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Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise

Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Culpeper, Virginia · Fri, Oct 2

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2174

← Sep 4Oct 2latest

Receipts

116 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 102▼ 110 vs year ago 226 · −48.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 51, Bulls 23)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $290.71/cwt on 14 head, down $18.38 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −56.01 against this barn's trailing median of $346.73.

Average price

$290.71

▼ 18.38 vs prior sale

14 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.71

vs VA average

−61.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	310.00	1,721	3thin
Medium and Large 2	586	293.00	1,717	10thin
Medium and Large 3	575	210.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $513 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 sale14 hd

290.71

—

VA average9 barns · 476 hd

318.43

−27.71

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−61.95

This barn, trailing median7 sales

346.73

−56.01

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

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	415.54/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,941	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,229	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,131	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	6
Steers	550–600	Small 1	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,025	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	319.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,217	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,129	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	966	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,729	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	5
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,619	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,752	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,977	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,135	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	605	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,077	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	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 Oct 2, 2026

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

Receipts 116Last week 102Year ago 226

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 51, Bulls 23)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	563	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	653	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	605	280.00–285.00	282.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	453	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
9	550–600	594	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	749	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	498	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	659	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	768	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	623	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	698	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	385.00–430.00	415.54
3	500–550	537	415.00	415.00
8	650–700	694	315.00–320.00	319.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	966	282.50	282.50

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.