Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2023-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 122, Bulls 29)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.25/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$235.25

129 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$51.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	244.28	1,419	105
Medium and Large 2	454	202.64	921	7thin
Medium and Large 3	586	192.96	1,130	17thin

One grade step is worth $51.31/cwt here — about $288 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 sale129 hd

235.25

—

VA average6 barns · 614 hd

231.23

+4.03

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

53 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 3	—	557	199.76/cwt	182.50–202.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	551	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,433	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	231.32/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	188.00/cwt	160.00–216.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	486	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	693	218.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	233.96/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.03/cwt	167.50–237.50	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	343	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	545	219.13/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,194	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	589	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,358	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,201	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	475	208.25/cwt	192.50–224.00	989	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	189.36/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	209.90/cwt	150.00–228.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	467	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	198.00/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	623	241.18/cwt	240.50–241.50	1,503	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	228.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	513	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,254	10

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 Jun 2, 2023

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

Receipts 280Last week 124Year ago 247

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 122, Bulls 29)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	182.50–202.00	199.76
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
6	—	649	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	235.00	235.00
6	—	577	230.00–232.00	231.32
2	—	498	243.00	243.00
5	—	631	226.00–236.00	233.96
3	—	670	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	551	260.00	260.00
11	—	486	250.00	250.00
5	—	693	210.00–220.00	218.04
39	—	623	240.50–241.50	241.18
10	—	513	244.50	244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	160.00–216.00	188.00
1	—	355	222.50	222.50
2	—	328	225.00	225.00
2	—	565	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	167.50–237.50	202.03
1	—	620	177.50	177.50
4	—	441	227.50	227.50
4	—	562	187.50–190.00	189.36
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	165.00	165.00
3	—	473	217.50	217.50
2	—	773	170.00–177.00	173.42
2	—	705	165.00	165.00
2	—	643	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	192.50–224.00	208.25
2	—	730	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	227.50	227.50
26	—	545	219.00–222.50	219.13
13	—	589	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	195.00	195.00
4	—	645	195.00–201.00	198.00
1	—	720	184.00	184.00
2	—	690	191.00	191.00
11	—	486	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	229.00	229.00
7	—	482	150.00–228.00	209.90
5	—	510	198.00	198.00
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	450	231.00	231.00
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	620	214.00	214.00
4	—	338	222.50–230.00	228.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	227.00	227.00
13	—	510	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	213.00	213.00

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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