Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 173, Bulls 22)

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 $236.50/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$236.50

247 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,042

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

$90.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

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	706	240.90	1,702	103
Medium and Large 2	573	234.84	1,346	52
Medium and Large 1	664	234.34	1,555	90
Small 1	440	150.00	660	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.90/cwt here — about $1,042 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 sale247 hd

236.50

—

VA average10 barns · 1,755 hd

237.03

−0.53

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

59 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	—	460	256.12/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	808	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,297	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,715	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	241.42/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,369	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	195.59/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	230.28/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	767	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,879	50
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	647	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,520	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	866	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	659	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,404	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	280	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	642	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,316	53
Heifers	Small 1	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	188.46/cwt	175.00–191.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.39/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	221.73/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,279	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	571	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	614	236.04/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	595	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	577	213.49/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,232	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 Oct 6, 2023

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

Receipts 442Last week 411Year ago 636

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 173, Bulls 22)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	243.00–259.00	256.12
1	—	525	238.00	238.00
30	—	749	229.00	229.00
19	—	567	240.00–243.00	241.42
11	—	645	223.00–231.00	230.28
1	—	850	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	234.00	234.00
3	—	375	258.00	258.00
2	—	853	201.00	201.00
10	—	521	249.00	249.00
6	—	453	245.00	245.00
2	—	833	185.00–206.00	195.59
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	241.00	241.00
15	—	725	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	241.00	241.00
2	—	703	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	767	245.00	245.00
22	—	647	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	866	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	232.00	232.00
12	—	614	230.00–238.00	236.04
2	—	510	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	642	205.00	205.00
5	—	577	205.00–226.00	213.49
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	221.00	221.00
2	—	525	224.00	224.00
6	—	463	226.00	226.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	175.00–191.00	188.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	229.00	229.00
9	—	475	205.00–228.00	223.39
1	—	635	177.50	177.50
25	—	577	221.00–222.00	221.73
3	—	715	190.00	190.00
3	—	865	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	225.00	225.00
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	686	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
2	—	580	175.00	175.00
3	—	363	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	226.00	226.00
1	—	685	179.00	179.00
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
1	—	710	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	174.00	174.00
1	—	300	182.50	182.50

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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