Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 292, Bulls 53)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.66/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$122.66

285 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$24.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

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	648	129.83	841	100
Medium and Large 2	451	123.08	555	21
Medium and Large 1	649	119.15	774	152
Small 1	507	107.53	545	3thin
Medium and Large 3	468	106.75	499	8thin
Large 1-2	545	105.00	572	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about $269 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 sale285 hd

122.66

—

VA average8 barns · 1,595 hd

120.84

+1.82

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

76 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	Medium and Large 1	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	966	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.91/cwt	129.00–139.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	491	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	101.29/cwt	89.00–113.00	425	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	120.01/cwt	115.00–120.50	548	12
Steers	Small 1	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	653	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	744	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	119.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	139.61/cwt	122.50–141.00	778	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	121.16/cwt	121.00–124.50	791	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	122.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	687	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	128.22/cwt	110.00–131.00	974	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	806	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,161	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	124.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	549	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	116.77/cwt	116.00–117.00	889	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	123.81/cwt	123.00–124.00	816	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	577	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	741	123.86/cwt	123.00–128.00	918	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	116.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	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 Oct 2, 2020

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

Receipts 558Last week 339Year ago 444

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 292, Bulls 53)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
11	—	465	115.00–121.00	119.96
10	—	752	113.00	113.00
1	—	930	89.00	89.00
22	—	653	121.00–124.50	121.16
30	—	561	118.00–123.00	122.45
5	—	873	88.00	88.00
2	—	370	139.00	139.00
14	—	625	115.00–124.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	129.00–139.00	136.91
4	—	543	115.00	115.00
12	—	457	115.00–120.50	120.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	126.00	126.00
38	—	671	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	83.00	83.00
4	—	524	108.00	108.00
3	—	445	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	115.00	115.00
16	—	541	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	680	128.00	128.00
9	—	737	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	89.00–113.00	101.29
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	761	116.00–117.00	116.77
21	—	659	123.00–124.00	123.81
6	—	743	115.00–117.00	116.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	135.00	135.00
20	—	760	110.00–131.00	128.22
59	—	806	144.00	144.00
9	—	677	135.00	135.00
5	—	599	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	726	133.00	133.00
7	—	670	133.50	133.50
5	—	564	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	151.00	151.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
3	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	653	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	132.00	132.00
3	—	763	121.00	121.00
5	—	733	120.00–127.00	124.40
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
16	—	544	142.00	142.00
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
2	—	410	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	123.00	123.00
8	—	549	143.00	143.00
4	—	636	134.00	134.00
11	—	741	123.00–128.00	123.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00	125.00
3	—	395	156.00	156.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
2	—	568	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	113.00	113.00
3	—	467	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	107.50	107.50
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
9	—	651	117.00	117.00
14	—	557	122.50–141.00	139.61
2	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00

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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