Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 217, Bulls 14)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.06/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$123.06

215 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	526	127.03	668	101
Medium and Large 3	465	126.00	586	6thin
Medium and Large 2	507	120.73	612	35
Medium and Large 1	588	119.69	704	64
Small 1	503	109.56	551	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $116 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 sale215 hd

123.06

—

VA average10 barns · 1,453 hd

123.69

−0.63

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

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	576	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	94.79/cwt	78.00–111.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.25/cwt	130.00–130.50	628	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	789	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Steers	Small 1	—	433	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	589	3
Steers	Small 1	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	491	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	658	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	625	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	428	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	532	3

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 Jun 5, 2020

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

Receipts 394Last week 0Year ago 396

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 217, Bulls 14)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	112.00	112.00
10	—	730	112.00–118.00	115.59
3	—	405	135.00	135.00
2	—	938	102.00	102.00
1	—	850	93.00	93.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
21	—	555	122.00	122.00
13	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	138.00	138.00
38	—	482	130.00–130.50	130.25
29	—	647	122.00	122.00
18	—	517	129.50	129.50
14	—	439	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	459	125.50	125.50
9	—	538	120.00	120.00
4	—	634	78.00–111.00	94.79
3	—	370	139.00	139.00
2	—	730	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	111.00	111.00
2	—	658	95.00	95.00
2	—	360	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00	120.00
3	—	403	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	525	133.00	133.00
2	—	438	137.00	137.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	136.00	136.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	542	144.00	144.00
3	—	448	141.00	141.00
3	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	140.00	140.00
5	—	491	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	585	135.00–142.00	140.00
16	—	420	168.00	168.00
14	—	505	158.50	158.50
10	—	453	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	540	152.50	152.50
14	—	633	141.00	141.00
8	—	671	130.00	130.00
8	—	598	148.00	148.00
4	—	848	121.00	121.00
4	—	444	152.00	152.00
3	—	722	137.00	137.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00

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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