Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 298, Bulls 24)

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 $128.94/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$128.94

296 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	571	131.40	751	56
Medium and Large 1	603	129.78	782	202
Medium and Large 1-2	678	122.80	832	26
Medium and Large 3	567	119.33	676	9thin
Small 1	543	108.07	587	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $164 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 sale296 hd

128.94

—

VA average9 barns · 2,134 hd

132.58

−3.65

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

82 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 1-2	—	1,237	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.16/cwt	118.00–123.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	638	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	122.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	800	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	151.72/cwt	133.00–156.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.62/cwt	123.00–134.00	743	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	692	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	970	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.07/cwt	136.00–165.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	753	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	135.77/cwt	133.00–139.00	804	15
Steers	Small 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	944	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	102.60/cwt	90.00–115.00	626	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	2
Steers	Small 1	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Small 1	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	112.36/cwt	75.00–130.50	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	808	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	132.10/cwt	115.00–138.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	161.69/cwt	159.00–163.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	153.42/cwt	132.00–155.00	855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	137.60/cwt	121.00–140.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	1,175	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	926	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	854	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	135.05/cwt	130.00–135.50	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	136.61/cwt	100.00–141.50	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	764	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,021	8

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 9, 2021

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

Receipts 590Last week 354Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 298, Bulls 24)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	91.00	91.00
19	—	559	133.00–156.00	151.72
12	—	725	136.00–140.00	139.01
19	—	459	136.00–165.00	158.07
5	—	375	167.50	167.50
3	—	438	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,255	105.00	105.00
11	—	821	129.50	129.50
10	—	658	143.50	143.50
2	—	850	125.00	125.00
2	—	295	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	146.00	146.00
46	—	668	114.00	114.00
6	—	498	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	450	165.00	165.00
11	—	542	161.00	161.00
8	—	661	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
2	—	808	116.00	116.00
6	—	560	136.00	136.00
2	—	348	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	115.00–138.00	132.10
3	—	790	127.00	127.00
3	—	357	159.00–163.00	161.69
1	—	255	174.00	174.00
15	—	557	132.00–155.00	153.42
9	—	461	142.50	142.50
8	—	662	121.00–140.00	137.60
5	—	603	156.00	156.00
3	—	408	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	91.00	91.00
4	—	926	119.00	119.00
8	—	850	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	710	118.00–123.00	121.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	144.00	144.00
25	—	464	137.50	137.50
30	—	653	122.00–127.00	122.51
8	—	308	136.00	136.00
40	—	560	123.00–134.00	132.62
2	—	705	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,045	104.00	104.00
3	—	785	119.00	119.00
3	—	510	75.00–130.50	112.36
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	692	126.50	126.50
8	—	705	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	782	124.00	124.00
15	—	592	133.00–139.00	135.77
5	—	514	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	90.00–115.00	102.60
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	121.00	121.00
2	—	753	112.00	112.00
2	—	393	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	137.00	137.00
4	—	378	139.00	139.00
2	—	783	114.00	114.00
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
12	—	462	130.00–135.50	135.05
12	—	538	100.00–141.50	136.61
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	126.00	126.00
7	—	854	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	141.00	141.00
5	—	637	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	128.00	128.00
6	—	483	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	122.50	122.50
1	—	310	65.00	65.00
2	—	593	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	130.00	130.00
2	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	124.00	124.00

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