Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 181, Bulls 65)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.89/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$114.89

179 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.50	821	11thin
Medium and Large 1	565	116.06	655	87
Medium and Large 2	497	114.77	570	64
Medium and Large 3	459	109.85	504	13thin
Small 1	457	103.50	473	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale179 hd

114.89

—

VA average8 barns · 1,087 hd

112.41

+2.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	131.56/cwt	131.00–133.00	885	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	4
Steers	Small 1	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	717	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	2
Steers	Small 1	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.89/cwt	104.00–119.00	620	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	115.77/cwt	115.00–116.00	528	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	426	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	433	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.88/cwt	101.00–118.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	533	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	113.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	120.02/cwt	112.50–124.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	123.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	113.81/cwt	106.00–116.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	96.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	119.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	640	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1

How this sale compares

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 Sep 6, 2019

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

Receipts 405Last week 96Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 181, Bulls 65)

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
4	—	453	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
8	—	629	122.00	122.00
4	—	374	129.00	129.00
2	—	745	118.00	118.00
1	—	930	106.00	106.00
13	—	466	128.00	128.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	122.00	122.00
2	—	865	115.00	115.00
23	—	543	132.00	132.00
17	—	458	131.00	131.00
8	—	735	101.00–118.00	115.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	121.00	121.00
8	—	573	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	673	131.00–133.00	131.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	120.00	120.00
2	—	693	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	127.00	127.00
3	—	588	100.00–110.00	106.69
2	—	750	112.00	112.00
13	—	469	113.50	113.50
18	—	644	106.00–116.00	113.81
1	—	890	96.00	96.00
41	—	537	110.00–120.00	119.09
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	98.00	98.00
25	—	530	104.00–119.00	116.89
23	—	456	115.00–116.00	115.77
8	—	361	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	585	111.00	111.00
4	—	655	95.00–100.00	96.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	705	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	109.00	109.00
1	—	530	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	108.00	108.00
12	—	463	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
4	—	376	128.50	128.50
6	—	450	111.00	111.00
6	—	672	110.00	110.00
8	—	532	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	755	98.00	98.00
3	—	383	128.00	128.00
5	—	617	111.00–115.00	113.79
8	—	465	112.50–124.00	120.02
8	—	562	115.00–125.00	123.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	95.00	95.00

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.

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