Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 172, Bulls 39)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccianted

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.57/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$155.57

193 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	395	173.00	683	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	646	159.02	1,027	100
Medium and Large 1	577	156.36	902	42
Medium and Large 2	594	146.05	867	22
Small 1	537	108.00	580	5thin
Medium and Large 3	445	103.00	459	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $225 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 sale193 hd

155.57

—

VA average10 barns · 1,512 hd

162.12

−6.55

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

73 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 1-2Value Added	—	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	469	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	858	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,325	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	807	8
Steers	Small 1	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	972	10
Steers	Small 1	—	632	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	121.79/cwt	109.00–126.00	874	4
Steers	Small 1	—	465	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	517	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	705	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	892	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	687	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	720	77.14/cwt	60.00–95.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.74/cwt	125.00–149.00	664	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.53/cwt	112.00–121.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	695	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	488	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	458	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	671	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	122.36/cwt	117.50–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	395	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	5

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 Nov 4, 2022

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

Receipts 406Last week 636Year ago 660

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 172, Bulls 39)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccianted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	718	144.00	144.00
4	—	623	138.00	138.00
5	—	580	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
2	—	530	126.00–127.00	126.49
13	—	563	140.00	140.00
2	—	913	120.00	120.00
15	—	466	144.00	144.00
2	—	720	123.00	123.00
3	—	370	117.50–125.00	122.36
16	—	636	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	409	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	75.00	75.00
2	—	415	75.00	75.00
21	—	465	125.00–149.00	142.74
2	—	715	112.00–121.00	116.53
6	—	318	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
5	—	563	132.00	132.00
3	—	648	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	108.00	108.00
4	—	584	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	85.00	85.00
1	—	370	75.00	75.00
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
4	—	458	166.00	166.00
5	—	658	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
9	—	542	157.00	157.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	75.00	75.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
3	—	332	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	872	152.00	152.00
20	—	660	140.00–141.00	140.50
9	—	516	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	157.00	157.00
5	—	665	155.00	155.00
4	—	768	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
3	—	632	107.50	107.50
1	—	465	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	136.00	136.00
10	—	627	155.00	155.00
13	—	467	174.00	174.00
4	—	718	109.00–126.00	121.79
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
13	—	554	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	395	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	71.00	71.00
3	—	517	75.00	75.00
1	—	880	65.00	65.00
2	—	720	60.00–95.00	77.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	146.00	146.00
3	—	342	115.00	115.00
2	—	760	116.00	116.00
2	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	308	110.00	110.00
8	—	573	127.00	127.00
1	—	892	77.00	77.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00

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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