Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 57, Bulls 26)

Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.25/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$207.25

96 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$49.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	577	218.53	1,260	53
Medium and Large 1	572	198.72	1,136	29
Medium and Large 2	576	184.46	1,062	12thin
Small 1	478	168.75	806	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.78/cwt here — about $455 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 sale96 hd

207.25

—

VA average8 barns · 878 hd

204.66

+2.59

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

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	198.33/cwt	172.50–212.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,400	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	1
Steers	Small 1	—	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	212.12/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,182	25
Steers	Small 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	165.08/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	174.00/cwt	166.00–175.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	236	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	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 Mar 3, 2023

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

Receipts 179Last week 131Year ago 357

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 57, Bulls 26)

Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	172.50–212.50	198.33
4	—	746	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	628	223.00	223.00
5	—	440	230.00	230.00
25	—	557	200.00–219.00	212.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	186.00	186.00
2	—	685	197.00	197.00
3	—	753	178.00	178.00
2	—	628	191.00	191.00
2	—	325	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	163.00	163.00
5	—	435	222.00	222.00
1	—	750	154.00	154.00
2	—	665	196.00	196.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	338	222.50	222.50
5	—	542	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	212.50	212.50
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
1	—	535	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
2	—	733	160.00	160.00
3	—	485	199.00	199.00
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
4	—	682	158.00–167.50	165.08
4	—	544	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
2	—	480	187.00	187.00
3	—	532	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
2	—	660	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	173.00	173.00
1	—	725	134.00	134.00
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	176.00	176.00
5	—	460	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	187.50	187.50
7	—	655	161.00	161.00
9	—	463	166.00–175.00	174.00
1	—	805	136.00	136.00
4	—	541	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	236	150.00	150.00

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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