Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 98, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.37/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −139.98 against this barn's trailing median of $384.35.

Average price

$244.37

18 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs VA average

−26.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	246.90	1,343	5thin
Medium and Large 1	568	245.76	1,396	12thin
Small 1	590	215.00	1,269	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.42, low $334.55, median $384.35 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

244.37

—

VA average8 barns · 349 hd

250.54

−6.17

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−26.22

This barn, trailing median5 sales

384.35

−139.98

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

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	700	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,180	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	241.61/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	486	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.43/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,633	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	267.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	228.83/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	249.53/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,447	8
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	240.37/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	238.23/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	650–700	688	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	3
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	206.73/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	296.50/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	798	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	195.05/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	805	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	650–700	681	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	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 5, 2024

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

Receipts 213Last week 183Year ago 179

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 98, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	523	267.50	267.50
2	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
7	650–700	679	226.00–230.00	228.83
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	760	211.00	211.00
4	850–900	878	200.00–209.00	206.73
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	798	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	261.00	261.00
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	307.50	307.50
9	500–550	539	287.50–320.00	296.50
2	650–700	655	282.50	282.50
6	700–750	719	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	820	216.00	216.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	498	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	538	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	597	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	639	260.00–270.00	267.54
2	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	739	238.00–242.50	241.61
2	850–900	898	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	970	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	701	258.00	258.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	284.00	284.00
5	700–750	723	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	545	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	658	229.00	229.00
2	800–850	815	187.50–202.50	195.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	360	177.50	177.50
2	450–500	465	261.00	261.00
4	500–550	544	220.00–249.00	238.23
8	550–600	580	247.00–252.00	249.53
8	600–650	631	240.00–241.00	240.37
1	650–700	675	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	710	125.00	125.00
23	750–800	765	213.00–214.00	213.43
3	900–950	905	177.50	177.50
1	950–1000	955	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	635	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	411	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	681	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	236.00	236.00

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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