Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2024-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 73, Bulls 38)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.55/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$248.55

73 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$707

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$112.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	252.46	1,302	50
Medium and Large 3	550	250.00	1,375	1thin
Medium and Large 2	533	244.33	1,303	21
Small 1	425	140.00	595	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.46/cwt here — about $707 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 sale73 hd

248.55

—

VA average7 barns · 1,330 hd

241.90

+6.65

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

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	265.25/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	200.51/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	231.23/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Steers	Small 1	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	280.23/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	938	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,424	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	274.54/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,334	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	235.95/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	247.21/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	256.83/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,228	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	229.18/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	249.23/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	275.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	218.55/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	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 Mar 1, 2024

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

Receipts 183Last week 144Year ago 179

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 73, Bulls 38)

Value Added 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	—	433	310.00	310.00
2	—	698	235.00	235.00
9	—	529	252.50–272.50	265.25
2	—	343	327.50	327.50
6	—	587	282.50	282.50
2	—	455	300.00	300.00
1	—	625	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	230.00	230.00
2	—	938	206.00	206.00
1	—	535	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	225.00	225.00
1	—	220	225.00	225.00
1	—	285	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	773	222.00–239.00	231.23
2	—	403	310.00	310.00
5	—	580	272.50–285.00	280.23
10	—	618	260.00–280.00	275.81
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	227.50	227.50
5	—	456	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	205.00	205.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
3	—	719	190.00–206.00	200.51
3	—	375	282.50	282.50
2	—	235	280.00	280.00
2	—	613	226.00–232.50	229.18
2	—	465	212.50–225.00	218.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	264.00	264.00
1	—	545	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	265.00–278.00	274.54
2	—	710	195.00	195.00
1	—	650	230.00	230.00
2	—	585	237.50	237.50
2	—	845	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	212.50	212.50
3	—	630	235.00–238.00	235.95
9	—	381	284.00	284.00
5	—	572	246.00–248.00	247.21
3	—	345	269.00	269.00
9	—	478	240.00–259.00	256.83
3	—	510	242.50–252.50	249.23
1	—	400	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	257.00	257.00
5	—	468	272.50	272.50
4	—	648	205.00	205.00
2	—	763	182.00	182.00
1	—	520	237.50	237.50
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	297.50	297.50
2	—	318	300.00	300.00
1	—	1,010	142.00	142.00
1	—	255	295.00	295.00
1	—	385	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	257.50	257.50

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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