Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2022-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 94, Bulls 36)

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 $158.19/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$158.19

95 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	164.88	1,032	40
Medium and Large 2	613	155.99	955	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	748	154.43	1,155	46
Medium and Large 3	518	142.33	738	3thin
Small 1	580	139.00	806	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.88/cwt here — about $226 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 sale95 hd

158.19

—

VA average7 barns · 1,209 hd

166.19

−8.00

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

56 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	—	543	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	899	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,223	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	147.07/cwt	144.00–148.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	141.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,052	2
Steers	Small 1	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	969	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.47/cwt	114.00–129.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	594	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	883	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	154.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	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 Apr 1, 2022

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

Receipts 225Last week 357Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 94, Bulls 36)

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
5	—	543	143.00	143.00
4	—	636	129.00	129.00
8	—	437	144.00–148.00	147.07
2	—	555	131.00–139.00	135.04
1	—	855	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
7	—	739	130.00	130.00
7	—	477	148.00	148.00
5	—	664	120.00–124.00	121.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
3	—	382	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
7	—	561	146.00	146.00
2	—	683	114.00–129.00	121.47
4	—	460	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	114.00	114.00
2	—	443	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	969	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	633	139.50	139.50
4	—	573	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	899	136.00	136.00
8	—	678	168.00	168.00
6	—	834	143.50	143.50
7	—	649	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	565	169.00	169.00
4	—	832	140.00–144.00	141.00
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
6	—	468	178.00	178.00
5	—	612	172.00	172.00
2	—	768	136.00–138.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
2	—	500	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	168.00	168.00
6	—	761	148.00–150.00	149.00
7	—	594	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	769	149.50	149.50
6	—	610	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	150.00–157.00	154.65
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	158.00	158.00
4	—	680	131.00–140.00	133.22
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
1	—	275	158.00	158.00
5	—	573	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	148.00	148.00
4	—	429	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	142.00	142.00
4	—	561	138.00	138.00

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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