Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 147, Bulls 22)

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 $137.72/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$137.72

168 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$26.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	528	152.00	803	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	141.18	849	39
Medium and Large 2	535	136.66	732	24
Medium and Large 1	646	136.16	880	88
Medium and Large 3	383	125.13	479	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.88/cwt here — about $324 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 sale168 hd

137.72

—

VA average9 barns · 1,093 hd

138.70

−0.97

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

59 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 2	—	548	141.20/cwt	141.20–141.20	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.21/cwt	139.00–151.00	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	140.59/cwt	131.00–147.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	139.82/cwt	134.00–142.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	742	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.66/cwt	129.50–132.00	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	136.95/cwt	135.00–137.50	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	130.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	606	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	528	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	657	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	804	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.38/cwt	120.00–120.50	825	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.43/cwt	119.00–128.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	138.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	617	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	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 Sep 4, 2020

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

Receipts 339Last week 0Year ago 405

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 147, Bulls 22)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	141.20	141.20
5	—	666	125.00	125.00
11	—	457	134.00–142.00	139.82
2	—	360	159.00	159.00
2	—	790	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	139.00–151.00	143.21
2	—	437	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	808	133.50	133.50
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
11	—	461	148.00	148.00
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
21	—	633	129.50–132.00	130.66
2	—	745	125.00	125.00
26	—	558	144.00	144.00
3	—	932	121.00	121.00
4	—	984	124.50	124.50
5	—	697	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	139.00	139.00
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
2	—	392	137.00	137.00
2	—	583	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	600	131.00–147.00	140.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	137.00	137.00
7	—	657	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	812	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
4	—	556	128.00	128.00
5	—	372	142.00	142.00
6	—	906	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
18	—	464	125.00–131.00	130.65
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
23	—	685	120.00–120.50	120.38
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
27	—	545	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	135.00–137.50	136.95
6	—	447	131.00	131.00
1	—	250	138.00	138.00
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
4	—	545	128.00	128.00
4	—	625	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	544	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	72.00	72.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	119.00–128.00	123.43
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	171.00	171.00
2	—	643	114.00	114.00
4	—	446	130.00–141.00	138.29
4	—	541	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	75.00	75.00

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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