Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 163, Bulls 25)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.30/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$139.30

305 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	139.61	692	47
Medium and Large 1	620	139.59	865	246
Small 1	505	132.50	669	7thin
Medium and Large 3	404	131.60	532	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $161 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 sale305 hd

139.30

—

VA average8 barns · 1,200 hd

140.62

−1.32

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

54 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 2	—	416	129.86/cwt	129.00–130.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	117.81/cwt	116.00–118.00	633	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	618	156.35/cwt	146.00–158.50	966	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	132.08/cwt	129.00–133.00	844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	125.41/cwt	120.00–143.00	673	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	636	22
Steers	Small 1	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	131.88/cwt	127.00–136.00	997	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	137.91/cwt	136.00–139.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	730	17
Steers	Small 1	—	448	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	3
Steers	Small 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.76/cwt	121.00–141.50	932	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	571	3
Steers	Small 1	—	350	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.77/cwt	105.00–127.00	664	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	477	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	110.39/cwt	110.00–112.00	689	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	143.08/cwt	143.00–146.00	793	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	913	2

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 26, 2020

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

Receipts 485Last week 394Year ago 294

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 163, Bulls 25)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	129.00–130.00	129.86
20	—	537	116.00–118.00	117.81
7	—	343	139.00	139.00
5	—	624	110.00–112.00	110.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	127.00	127.00
6	—	622	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	113.00	113.00
2	—	750	104.00	104.00
23	—	569	105.00–127.00	116.77
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
14	—	463	129.00	129.00
9	—	638	112.00	112.00
4	—	716	115.00	115.00
4	—	363	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	642	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	107.50	107.50
1	—	545	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	128.00	128.00
3	—	370	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	618	146.00–158.50	156.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	639	129.00–133.00	132.08
2	—	390	149.00–154.00	151.47
27	—	537	120.00–143.00	125.41
19	—	756	127.00–136.00	131.88
10	—	457	146.00	146.00
5	—	802	133.50	133.50
52	—	667	121.00–141.50	139.76
3	—	717	136.00	136.00
40	—	554	143.00–146.00	143.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	144.00–145.00	144.44
8	—	679	136.00–139.00	137.91
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	446	142.50	142.50
17	—	527	135.00–142.00	138.61
3	—	632	126.00	126.00
3	—	382	149.50	149.50
2	—	748	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	125.00	125.00
2	—	448	142.50	142.50
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	149.50	149.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	120.00–131.00	125.27
2	—	388	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	136.50	136.50
3	—	770	111.00	111.00
3	—	647	121.00	121.00
2	—	353	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	124.00	124.00

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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