Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2025-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 96, Bulls 52)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.03/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −97.31 against this barn's trailing median of $384.35.

Average price

$287.03

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.13

vs VA average

−34.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	305.00	1,626	2thin
Medium and Large 2	531	289.68	1,538	9thin
Medium and Large 1	561	284.32	1,594	22

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $31 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

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

287.03

—

VA average8 barns · 568 hd

303.16

−16.13

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−34.35

This barn, trailing median5 sales

384.35

−97.31

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

62 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 1	650–700	673	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.15/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	350–400	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	372.81/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	353.85/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	513	345.83/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	256.22/cwt	245.00–260.00	2,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,929	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	317.19/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.40/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Small 1	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	225.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	279.64/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	229.98/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,670	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.89/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	289.68/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	546	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	296.31/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,626	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 Apr 4, 2025

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

Receipts 236Last week 126Year ago 213

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 96, Bulls 52)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	586	315.00–323.00	317.19
2	600–650	620	290.00–305.00	297.44
3	650–700	673	291.00	291.00
5	750–800	789	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	835	224.00	224.00
3	850–900	865	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
3	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	755	155.00	155.00
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	473	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	640	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	770	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	433	285.00	285.00
13	450–500	468	265.00–300.00	296.31
2	500–550	503	300.00	300.00
14	550–600	593	277.50–280.00	279.64
2	650–700	660	225.00–245.00	235.15
13	700–750	726	227.50–235.00	229.98
5	750–800	798	241.00	241.00
3	800–850	839	220.00–228.00	225.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	260.00–300.00	290.40
4	400–450	433	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	280.00–287.50	283.89
9	500–550	531	280.00–292.50	289.68
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	641	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	968	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	556	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	372.81
5	450–500	459	355.00	355.00
11	500–550	537	352.50–355.00	353.85
4	550–600	594	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
8	800–850	841	245.00–260.00	256.22
1	950–1000	950	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	580	339.00	339.00
6	700–750	703	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	332.50–355.00	345.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	619	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	546	330.00	330.00

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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