Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 89, Bulls 29)

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 $140.16/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$140.16

231 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.46

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	667	147.08	980	81
Medium and Large 1	777	137.38	1,067	136
Medium and Large 2	566	133.16	754	11thin
Small 1	673	104.83	706	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $275 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 sale231 hd

140.16

—

VA average8 barns · 1,007 hd

146.62

−6.46

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

65 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	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,233	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	778	136.82/cwt	134.50–137.50	1,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	830	132.45/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,099	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	973	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	146.97/cwt	138.50–151.00	980	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	635	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	587	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Small 1Natural	—	655	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	737	1
Steers	Small 1	—	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,077	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Steers	Small 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	134.33/cwt	128.00–137.50	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	120.07/cwt	118.00–120.50	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.20/cwt	110.00–129.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	674	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	971	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.25/cwt	125.00–139.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	142.09/cwt	127.00–145.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	587	152.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	896	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	659	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	133.72/cwt	125.00–135.50	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	580	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	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 Mar 5, 2021

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

Receipts 354Last week 142Year ago 369

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 89, Bulls 29)

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	111.00	111.00
2	—	858	104.00	104.00
4	—	580	127.00	127.00
6	—	432	125.00–135.50	133.72
2	—	668	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	118.00–120.50	120.07
3	—	490	110.00–129.00	116.20
2	—	380	142.50	142.50
5	—	553	130.00	130.00
2	—	448	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	133.00	133.00
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	125.00–127.00	126.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	138.00	138.00
12	—	659	124.00	124.00
16	—	580	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	645	154.00	154.00
8	—	873	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,233	109.00	109.00
18	—	778	134.50–137.50	136.82
31	—	830	131.00–132.50	132.45
14	—	973	129.00	129.00
13	—	667	138.50–151.00	146.97
7	—	1,077	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	136.00	136.00
4	—	549	142.00	142.00
8	—	453	162.00	162.00
4	—	628	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.50	112.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	905	77.50	77.50
2	—	483	135.00–141.00	138.02
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
5	—	571	125.00–139.00	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	674	144.00	144.00
30	—	750	144.00	144.00
28	—	587	147.00–160.00	152.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	84.00	84.00
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	108.00	108.00
3	—	514	128.00–137.50	134.33
3	—	455	130.00–138.00	132.67
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	121.00–129.00	124.95
2	—	338	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	122.50	122.50
6	—	479	127.00–145.00	142.09

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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