Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 131, Bulls 64)

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 $221.48/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$221.48

186 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

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

$87.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

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	587	234.80	1,379	83
Medium and Large 2	564	220.64	1,243	18thin
Medium and Large 1	638	217.82	1,390	68
Medium and Large 3	480	215.42	1,034	6thin
Small 1	810	151.50	1,227	2thin
Large 1-2	1,144	147.56	1,689	9thin

One grade step is worth $87.25/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale186 hd

221.48

—

VA average12 barns · 2,094 hd

221.46

+0.02

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

76 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	—	529	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,207	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,738	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,465	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	217.84/cwt	177.50–231.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	238.74/cwt	205.00–244.00	1,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	654	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,465	4
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	228.21/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,419	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,240	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	161.49/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,200	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.94/cwt	167.50–209.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	872	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,260	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	164.59/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,284	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	929	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	910	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	180.72/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	468	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	446	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,139	3
Steers	Small 1	—	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	1
Steers	Small 1	—	935	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.50/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 381Last week 179Year ago 225

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 131, Bulls 64)

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	—	529	211.00	211.00
7	—	489	194.00	194.00
5	—	655	179.00	179.00
3	—	615	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	178.00	178.00
13	—	741	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
3	—	313	189.00	189.00
2	—	533	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	171.00	171.00
4	—	436	188.00	188.00
18	—	557	180.00–181.00	180.72
1	—	770	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
8	—	738	168.00	168.00
3	—	900	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	197.00	197.00
2	—	360	210.00	210.00
9	—	537	186.00	186.00
3	—	610	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	209.00	209.00
3	—	640	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	446	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	220.00	220.00
2	—	545	205.00	205.00
1	—	310	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,207	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,280	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	175.00	175.00
4	—	410	245.00	245.00
12	—	719	200.00–205.00	203.75
6	—	644	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,085	143.00	143.00
13	—	519	236.00	236.00
6	—	597	236.00	236.00
2	—	685	195.00–206.00	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
2	—	550	215.00	215.00
3	—	627	229.00	229.00
3	—	452	240.00	240.00
1	—	880	171.00	171.00
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	173.00	173.00
1	—	760	191.00	191.00
2	—	805	170.00	170.00
2	—	690	205.00	205.00
4	—	610	177.50–231.00	217.84
9	—	557	205.00–244.00	238.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	879	179.00	179.00
7	—	528	250.00	250.00
41	—	622	225.00–234.00	228.21
29	—	492	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	224.00	224.00
1	—	570	182.50	182.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	148.00	148.00
1	—	935	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	743	154.00–169.00	161.49
1	—	325	232.50	232.50
7	—	632	177.00	177.00
4	—	559	200.00	200.00
4	—	451	217.50	217.50
1	—	680	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	167.50–209.00	200.94
5	—	371	235.00	235.00
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
3	—	423	224.00	224.00
13	—	780	164.00–168.00	164.59
4	—	929	130.00–134.00	131.01
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	85.00	85.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	65.00	65.00

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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