Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2021-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 89, Bulls 59)

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 $143.82/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$143.82

123 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$906

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

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	841	145.39	1,223	60
Medium and Large 2	488	144.46	705	17thin
Medium and Large 1	631	142.91	902	41
Medium and Large 2-3	630	140.00	882	3thin
Medium and Large 3	325	124.00	403	1thin
Small 1	295	107.50	317	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $906 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 sale123 hd

143.82

—

VA average8 barns · 707 hd

142.07

+1.76

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

64 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	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.50/cwt	112.00–121.00	669	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	133.25/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	129.58/cwt	100.00–144.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	447	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.03/cwt	129.00–139.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,309	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	127.75/cwt	110.00–131.50	591	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.12/cwt	115.00–127.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	924	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	397	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	517	4
Steers	Small 1	—	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1

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 Dec 3, 2021

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

Receipts 273Last week 660Year ago 316

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 89, Bulls 59)

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
2	—	455	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,100	119.00	119.00
4	—	649	119.00	119.00
13	—	560	120.00–124.00	123.68
17	—	463	110.00–131.50	127.75
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	119.00	119.00
2	—	368	115.00–127.00	121.12
2	—	873	119.00	119.00
5	—	349	131.00	131.00
4	—	570	121.00	121.00
6	—	460	128.50	128.50
5	—	653	117.00	117.00
2	—	760	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	116.00	116.00
2	—	323	113.00	113.00
2	—	408	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	397	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	120.00	120.00
4	—	474	143.00	143.00
6	—	560	112.00–121.00	119.50
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	158.00	158.00
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
2	—	655	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	124.00	124.00
5	—	366	149.00	149.00
4	—	924	71.00	71.00
2	—	985	60.00	60.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	465	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
6	—	356	115.00	115.00
4	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	640	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	753	131.00–133.50	133.25
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
6	—	587	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
9	—	471	150.00	150.00
12	—	642	145.00	145.00
2	—	840	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	100.00–144.00	129.58
5	—	465	153.00	153.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
2	—	378	129.00–139.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,016	131.00	131.00
9	—	787	152.50	152.50
36	—	889	147.25	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	133.00	133.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	107.50	107.50

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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