Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2022-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 208, Bulls 63)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.42/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$178.42

222 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$66.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

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	408	211.24	863	44
Medium and Large 1	601	175.65	1,055	118
Medium and Large 2	576	162.05	934	52
Small 1	429	146.25	627	4thin
Medium and Large 3	476	144.25	687	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.99/cwt here — about $176 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 sale222 hd

178.42

—

VA average10 barns · 1,712 hd

166.46

+11.97

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

83 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 1Value Added	—	494	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	118.58/cwt	111.00–126.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	378	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	799	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	579	190.62/cwt	176.00–192.50	1,104	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	436	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	920	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	403	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	4
Steers	Small 1	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Steers	Small 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	144.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,145	5
Steers	Small 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	804	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	917	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,085	3
Steers	Small 1Natural	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	495	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,007	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	335	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.96/cwt	111.00–119.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	160.59/cwt	135.00–174.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	789	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	147.61/cwt	120.00–157.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	328	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	420	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	691	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	130.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	119.18/cwt	98.00–129.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	891	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	749	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	136.59/cwt	129.00–139.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	698	16

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 May 6, 2022

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

Receipts 495Last week 225Year ago 380

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 208, Bulls 63)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
13	—	453	150.00	150.00
2	—	733	111.00–126.00	118.58
2	—	365	155.00	155.00
13	—	561	129.00–139.00	136.59
10	—	645	133.00	133.00
1	—	825	118.00	118.00
1	—	900	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	164.00	164.00
15	—	498	160.00	160.00
3	—	552	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	126.00	126.00
8	—	355	120.00–157.00	147.61
5	—	662	127.00–131.00	130.21
5	—	554	142.00	142.00
2	—	723	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
16	—	464	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	420	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	374	98.00–129.00	119.18
13	—	451	138.00	138.00
4	—	575	135.00	135.00
3	—	610	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	151.50	151.50
18	—	471	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
3	—	490	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	211.50	211.50
23	—	436	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	579	176.00–192.50	190.62
28	—	495	203.50	203.50
1	—	370	153.00	153.00
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	160.50	160.50
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
9	—	443	169.50	169.50
6	—	619	164.00	164.00
2	—	508	150.00–153.00	151.49
4	—	390	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,010	128.00	128.00
12	—	780	143.00–146.00	144.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,160	119.00	119.00
5	—	779	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,280	107.00	107.00
9	—	476	170.50	170.50
2	—	953	122.00	122.00
2	—	640	161.00	161.00
20	—	549	167.00	167.00
3	—	738	147.00	147.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	177.00–179.00	177.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	169.50	169.50
9	—	804	146.50	146.50
Steers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	121.00	121.00
4	—	655	137.00	137.00
2	—	795	118.00	118.00
2	—	523	139.00	139.00
12	—	550	143.50	143.50
7	—	461	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	103.00	103.00
1	—	335	65.00	65.00
1	—	510	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	145.00	145.00
3	—	318	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	111.00–119.00	114.96
2	—	613	135.00	135.00
3	—	467	160.00	160.00
3	—	364	135.00–174.00	160.59
3	—	540	140.50	140.50
7	—	582	136.00	136.00

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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