Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2023-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 168, Bulls 43)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.42/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$233.42

200 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$87.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

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	642	242.07	1,554	55
Medium and Large 1	628	234.27	1,471	97
Medium and Large 2	550	228.05	1,253	43
Medium and Large 3	428	188.75	807	2thin
Small 1	594	154.33	916	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.74/cwt here — about $637 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 sale200 hd

233.42

—

VA average7 barns · 835 hd

233.88

−0.46

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

75 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 1-2	—	546	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	221.65/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,578	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	200.50/cwt	170.00–221.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	224.74/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	243.02/cwt	197.50–247.00	1,303	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	239.53/cwt	200.00–243.00	1,507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	243.75/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	219.83/cwt	217.50–221.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	223.90/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	903	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	5
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	227.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	207.13/cwt	185.00–219.00	945	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	177.69/cwt	166.00–215.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	698	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,099	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	218.53/cwt	217.50–223.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	945	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	156.28/cwt	155.00–157.50	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	750	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	220.45/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,204	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	193.03/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,376	2
Steers	Small 1	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,357	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	220.22/cwt	207.50–228.00	1,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	201.44/cwt	185.00–210.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	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 Sep 1, 2023

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

Receipts 411Last week 219Year ago 406

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 168, Bulls 43)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	250.00	250.00
12	—	706	239.50	239.50
4	—	674	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	170.00–221.00	200.50
4	—	741	224.00–227.00	224.74
2	—	694	227.50	227.50
24	—	536	197.50–247.00	243.02
12	—	629	200.00–243.00	239.53
12	—	459	241.00–244.00	243.75
1	—	590	215.00	215.00
1	—	390	222.50	222.50
1	—	955	192.50	192.50
1	—	925	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	197.50	197.50
3	—	395	217.50–221.00	219.83
10	—	561	205.00–226.00	223.90
8	—	454	214.00	214.00
3	—	753	215.00	215.00
3	—	643	230.00	230.00
12	—	530	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	225.00	225.00
5	—	620	215.00	215.00
3	—	730	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	688	241.00	241.00
3	—	903	197.50	197.50
5	—	766	225.00–230.00	227.78
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	645	250.00	250.00
5	—	519	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	207.50	207.50
13	—	685	217.00	217.00
12	—	456	185.00–219.00	207.13
2	—	725	197.00	197.00
1	—	895	142.50	142.50
16	—	546	212.00–221.00	220.45
11	—	616	207.50–228.00	220.22
3	—	360	185.00–210.00	201.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	712	200.00–224.00	221.65
11	—	627	228.00	228.00
3	—	542	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	205.00	205.00
10	—	526	209.00	209.00
7	—	448	211.00	211.00
6	—	624	215.00	215.00
2	—	713	190.00–196.00	193.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	150.00	150.00
3	—	525	181.00	181.00
2	—	428	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	228.00	228.00
4	—	513	218.00	218.00
3	—	623	205.00	205.00
7	—	485	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	230.00	230.00
2	—	643	202.50	202.50
6	—	517	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	231.00	231.00
2	—	380	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
2	—	563	155.00–157.50	156.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
4	—	377	166.00–215.00	177.69
2	—	673	185.00	185.00
3	—	547	210.00	210.00
5	—	442	217.50–223.00	218.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	175.00	175.00
3	—	512	200.00	200.00
2	—	360	175.00–185.00	180.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00

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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