Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2022-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 135, Bulls 18)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.95/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$157.95

135 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

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	560	166.00	930	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	165.00	855	6thin
Medium and Large 1	569	158.84	905	75
Medium and Large 2	505	158.57	800	33
Small 1	484	139.88	677	4thin
Medium and Large 3	440	133.75	589	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about $341 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 sale135 hd

157.95

—

VA average11 barns · 2,150 hd

147.30

+10.65

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

55 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	Small 1	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	140.54/cwt	87.50–150.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.25/cwt	145.00–149.00	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	145.85/cwt	142.00–157.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	689	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	451	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	634	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	782	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	897	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	654	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	171.09/cwt	170.00–172.00	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	982	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	415	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.69/cwt	168.00–169.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	745	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,065	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 Jul 15, 2022

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

Receipts 272Last week 247Year ago 308

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 135, Bulls 18)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	142.50	142.50
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
16	—	565	145.00–149.00	145.25
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
8	—	634	142.00–157.00	145.85
3	—	472	170.00	170.00
5	—	518	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
2	—	408	157.50	157.50
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
5	—	528	151.00	151.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
18	—	432	168.00–169.00	168.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	147.00	147.00
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
2	—	745	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	170.00–172.00	171.09
9	—	614	160.00	160.00
14	—	492	172.50	172.50
7	—	677	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	87.50–150.00	140.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	146.00	146.00
1	—	430	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	189.00	189.00
4	—	479	185.00	185.00
13	—	655	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	765	165.00	165.00
4	—	641	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	165.00	165.00
4	—	634	172.00	172.00
3	—	782	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	451	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	363	182.50	182.50
9	—	652	165.00	165.00
13	—	550	187.00	187.00
17	—	465	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	189.00	189.00

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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