Name: Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise livestock auction prices — 2026-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 123, Bulls 26)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.76/cwt on 104 head, down $8.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $479.76.

Average price

$479.76

▼ 8.06 vs prior sale

104 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$199.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs VA average

+20.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	499.44	2,552	40
Medium and Large 1	555	477.24	2,647	59
Medium and Large 2	570	435.00	2,480	1thin
Small 1	585	425.00	2,486	1thin
Medium and Large 3	573	300.00	1,719	3thin

One grade step is worth $199.44/cwt here — about $833 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.98, low $397.85, median $479.76 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

479.76

—

VA average7 barns · 700 hd

473.61

+6.15

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

+20.57

This barn, trailing median5 sales

479.76

−0.00

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

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	920	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	250–300	293	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	758	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	300–350	309	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	350–400	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	455.38/cwt	435.00–471.00	2,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	419.29/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	603	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,804	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	350–400	388	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	580	404.13/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,344	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	526	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	566	486.07/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,751	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	442	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,066	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	514	499.03/cwt	497.50–502.50	2,565	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	352.64/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,190	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	480.48/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	455.00/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	405.02/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	482.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Steers	Small 1	800–850	845	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,366	1
Steers	Small 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	450–500	486	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	635	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	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 Jun 5, 2026

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

Receipts 363Last week 261Year ago 283

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 123, Bulls 26)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	517	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	570	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	678	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	502.50	502.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	533	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	435.00–471.00	455.38
6	500–550	531	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	530	415.00–430.00	419.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	467.50	467.50
4	500–550	526	415.00	415.00
9	550–600	580	402.50–407.50	404.13
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	560	320.00–350.00	344.11
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	651	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	385.00	385.00
13	600–650	621	345.00–357.50	352.64
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	759	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	920	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	463	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	570	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	623	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	737	332.50	332.50
3	800–850	815	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	469	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	758	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	309	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	507	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	514	497.50–502.50	499.03
20	600–650	603	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
30	550–600	566	470.00–490.00	486.07
4	600–650	635	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	658	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	465.00–482.50	480.48
14	500–550	527	465.00–500.00	482.15
15	550–600	558	445.00–462.50	455.00
10	650–700	665	395.00–415.00	405.02
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	845	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	365.00	365.00

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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