Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2024-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 159, Bulls 18)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.28/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −206.48 against this barn's trailing median of $479.76.

Average price

$273.28

82 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$42.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.40

vs VA average

−27.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	287.85	1,469	36
Medium and Large 1	555	263.41	1,461	42
Medium and Large 2	538	245.75	1,322	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.10/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.98, low $397.85, median $479.76 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 sale82 hd

273.28

—

VA average8 barns · 431 hd

259.88

+13.40

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−27.41

This barn, trailing median5 sales

479.76

−206.48

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	450–500	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	222.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	269.22/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,438	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	253.58/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	245.75/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	350–400	378	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	266.67/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.28/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	568	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,465	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	502	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,486	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	255.79/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	962	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,155	3
Steers	Small 1Value Added	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	643	245.40/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	238.50/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	273	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	560	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	211.18/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	234.18/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,070	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	225.67/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,525	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	805	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	177.16/cwt	165.00–214.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Steers	Small 1	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	545	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	400–450	426	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,103	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	300–350	333	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	841	2

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 Nov 1, 2024

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

Receipts 349Last week 362Year ago 333

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 159, Bulls 18)

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
3	450–500	463	260.00	260.00
17	500–550	534	252.00–276.00	269.22
5	550–600	572	250.00–269.00	265.28
5	600–650	616	240.00–257.00	253.58
6	700–750	737	220.00–228.00	222.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	236.00–260.00	255.79
4	500–550	538	245.00–246.00	245.75
1	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	715	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	532	250.00–278.00	266.67
5	650–700	659	241.00	241.00
11	700–750	729	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	568	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	502	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	643	245.00–246.00	245.40
4	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	654	246.00	246.00
27	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	962	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	207.50	207.50
3	400–450	430	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	560	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	230.00	230.00
4	300–350	348	259.00	259.00
9	450–500	464	237.00	237.00
5	500–550	547	236.00	236.00
4	600–650	629	230.00	230.00
11	650–700	679	215.00–228.00	225.67
3	700–750	720	200.00–226.00	211.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	288	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	350	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
16	450–500	457	222.50–235.00	234.18
4	550–600	551	227.00	227.00
8	600–650	625	165.00–214.00	177.16
2	700–750	743	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	549	244.00	244.00
5	550–600	575	228.00	228.00
20	600–650	649	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	670	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	545	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	426	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	249.00	249.00
3	500–550	540	237.50–239.00	238.50
5	600–650	644	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	543	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00

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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