Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2019-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 223, Heifers 206, Bulls 18)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.92/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$133.92

217 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$61.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

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	500	149.05	745	37
Medium and Large 1	617	133.59	824	146
Medium and Large 2	514	126.79	652	27
Small 1	488	89.17	435	3thin
Medium and Large 3	348	87.50	305	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.55/cwt here — about $440 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 sale217 hd

133.92

—

VA average8 barns · 1,259 hd

129.19

+4.72

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

58 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
Heifers	Small 1	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	434	113.79/cwt	108.00–116.50	494	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	499	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	570	3
Steers	Small 1	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	954	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	113.89/cwt	112.00–118.00	610	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Steers	Small 1	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.71/cwt	136.00–137.00	629	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	479	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	613	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	398	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	255	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	318	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	116.57/cwt	110.50–117.50	515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	2
Steers	Small 1	—	380	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,229	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	928	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	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, 2019

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

Receipts 447Last week 81Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 223, Heifers 206, Bulls 18)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	59.00	59.00
1	—	613	65.00	65.00
1	—	255	52.50	52.50
2	—	375	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	95.00	95.00
11	—	354	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	454	105.00	105.00
4	—	736	113.00	113.00
7	—	663	104.00	104.00
8	—	350	121.00	121.00
4	—	538	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	434	108.00–116.50	113.79
13	—	535	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	452	110.50	110.50
4	—	714	120.00	120.00
33	—	536	112.00–118.00	113.89
7	—	629	107.00	107.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
14	—	442	110.50–117.50	116.57
3	—	367	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	723	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	122.00	122.00
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
4	—	640	112.00	112.00
2	—	725	104.00	104.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	85.00	85.00
1	—	380	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	87.50	87.50
2	—	408	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	131.00	131.00
1	—	895	133.25	133.25
5	—	437	115.00	115.00
2	—	635	111.00	111.00
3	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	131.00	131.00
12	—	560	135.00	135.00
24	—	722	138.50	138.50
3	—	492	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	566	130.00	130.00
7	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
29	—	460	136.00–137.00	136.71
8	—	642	120.00	120.00
4	—	366	131.00	131.00
18	—	922	133.25	133.25
6	—	714	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	478	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	133.00	133.00

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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