Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 146, Bulls 68)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.00/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$141.00

164 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$44.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

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	557	154.50	861	12thin
Medium and Large 1	541	143.82	778	103
Medium and Large 2	605	136.46	826	37
Small 1	537	118.74	637	10thin
Medium and Large 3	468	110.00	515	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.50/cwt here — about $346 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 sale164 hd

141.00

—

VA average10 barns · 1,600 hd

141.13

−0.14

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

70 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	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	548	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	548	2
Steers	Small 1	—	567	132.68/cwt	75.00–148.00	752	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.12/cwt	142.50–144.00	822	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.14/cwt	107.50–110.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	571	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	753	40
Bulls	Small 1	—	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	576	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	714	4
Steers	Small 1	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	525	12
Steers	Small 1	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	3
Steers	Small 1	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	544	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	710	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.00/cwt	135.50–147.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	107.89/cwt	95.00–121.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	557	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	685	11

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 May 7, 2021

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

Receipts 380Last week 590Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 146, Bulls 68)

Natural 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
6	—	418	150.00	150.00
35	—	574	142.50–144.00	143.12
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
6	—	478	149.00	149.00
40	—	525	143.50	143.50
2	—	373	147.50	147.50
4	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	75.00–148.00	132.68
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
3	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	135.00	135.00
4	—	613	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	133.00	133.00
2	—	793	118.00	118.00
2	—	360	152.50	152.50
5	—	466	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
3	—	872	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
8	—	571	134.00–137.00	136.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	154.50	154.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
2	—	455	117.50	117.50
2	—	548	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	548	129.00	129.00
12	—	471	135.00	135.00
6	—	654	115.00	115.00
3	—	353	165.00	165.00
2	—	643	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
4	—	561	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,050	65.00	65.00
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
7	—	438	135.50–147.00	137.00
2	—	850	91.00	91.00
2	—	785	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	112.50	112.50
2	—	503	97.50	97.50
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	125.00–130.00	129.51
6	—	720	107.50–110.00	109.14
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
12	—	407	129.00	129.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
11	—	550	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	507	128.50	128.50
2	—	305	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	109.00	109.00
12	—	458	128.50	128.50
4	—	743	99.00	99.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	107.50	107.50
10	—	544	123.00	123.00
2	—	585	95.00–121.00	107.89
2	—	380	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	544	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
5	—	415	121.00	121.00

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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