Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 158, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.70/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$118.70

158 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

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	518	121.60	629	57
Medium and Large 1	570	119.13	679	67
Medium and Large 2	450	117.17	527	26
Large 2	630	110.00	693	1thin
Small 1	600	106.60	639	5thin
Medium and Large 3	618	76.00	469	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $160 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 sale158 hd

118.70

—

VA average9 barns · 1,589 hd

118.28

+0.42

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

66 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	Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Steers	Small 1	—	560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	476	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	860	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	143.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	990	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	782	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	467	126.05/cwt	103.00–148.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	513	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	854	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	101.68/cwt	99.00–103.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	315	130.09/cwt	115.00–138.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	126.86/cwt	121.00–132.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.89/cwt	90.00–125.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	397	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.94/cwt	139.00–143.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	125.52/cwt	119.00–127.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	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 Dec 4, 2020

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

Receipts 316Last week 450Year ago 562

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 158, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	109.00	109.00
3	—	365	134.00	134.00
10	—	647	110.00	110.00
26	—	545	118.00	118.00
5	—	433	119.00–127.00	125.52
3	—	570	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	643	120.00	120.00
10	—	593	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	116.00	116.00
7	—	609	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	448	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
4	—	658	105.00	105.00
4	—	549	116.50	116.50
2	—	270	121.00–132.50	126.86
6	—	472	90.00–125.00	112.89
5	—	372	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	45.00	45.00
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	115.00–138.00	130.09
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	112.00	112.00
5	—	656	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	96.00	96.00
3	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	553	129.00	129.00
3	—	635	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
1	—	990	79.00	79.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	96.00	96.00
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	115.00	115.00
2	—	775	99.00	99.00
4	—	425	139.00–143.00	139.94
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	168.00	168.00
16	—	649	132.50	132.50
17	—	542	135.00–144.00	143.49
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
2	—	590	117.00–128.00	122.50
7	—	461	165.00	165.00
10	—	726	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	103.00–148.00	126.05
25	—	513	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	151.00	151.00
2	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	573	128.00	128.00
3	—	640	121.00	121.00
3	—	364	165.00	165.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,020	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	85.00	85.00
3	—	730	99.00–103.00	101.68
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	167.00	167.00

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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