Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 198, Bulls 23)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Value Added and VQA (Virginia Quality Assured)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.43/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −157.92 against this barn's trailing median of $384.35.

Average price

$226.43

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs VA average

−14.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	232.70	1,304	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	224.01	1,171	13thin
Medium and Large 2	549	222.50	1,222	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	215.00	1,144	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

226.43

—

VA average7 barns · 313 hd

228.19

−1.76

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−14.26

This barn, trailing median5 sales

384.35

−157.92

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

71 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	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	251.89/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,700	27
Steers	Small 1	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,697	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	220.73/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	209.90/cwt	202.50–217.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	214.38/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	400–450	403	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	666	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	534	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	936	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	185.13/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	601	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	228.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,229	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	473	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	778	183.22/cwt	160.00–207.50	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	212.57/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,437	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	225.96/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	621	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,478	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	726	204.82/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,487	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	203.74/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	738	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	650–700	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	450–500	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	3

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 6, 2024

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

Receipts 376Last week 217Year ago 411

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 198, Bulls 23)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are mostly Value Added and VQA (Virginia Quality Assured)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	518	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	563	276.00	276.00
26	600–650	644	263.50	263.50
27	650–700	675	231.00–255.00	251.89
2	700–750	725	202.50–217.00	209.90
3	800–850	838	215.00	215.00
2	900–950	935	218.00	218.00
1	950–1000	950	227.50	227.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
4	700–750	711	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	281.00	281.00
11	650–700	666	259.50	259.50
4	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	585	180.00–235.00	214.38
2	600–650	623	232.00	232.00
11	650–700	678	215.00–223.00	220.73
2	750–800	760	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	900	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	664	241.00	241.00
4	700–750	731	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	287.00	287.00
5	900–950	936	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	636	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	601	245.00	245.00
27	700–750	726	202.50–205.00	204.82
2	750–800	778	160.00–207.50	183.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	455	252.50	252.50
8	500–550	549	220.00–230.00	228.76
5	550–600	579	239.00	239.00
35	650–700	676	206.00–216.00	212.57
5	700–750	719	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	805	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	510	222.50–227.50	225.96
3	550–600	565	217.50	217.50
9	650–700	694	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
3	450–500	453	241.00	241.00
4	500–550	549	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	885	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
3	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
4	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	202.50–205.00	203.74
1	750–800	750	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	621	238.00	238.00
14	700–750	738	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	550	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	665	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	740	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	638	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	775	175.00–195.00	185.13
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	755	207.50	207.50

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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