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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Harrisonburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, October 17, 2020

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.07/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 573 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.71/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 489 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.45/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 563 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 791 502 501
Feeder cattle 791 502 501

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 318, Bulls 154) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 160.00–166.00 $164.04 $528 —
385 385 2 162.00 $162.00 $624 +12.00
430–435 430 14 137.00–158.00 $156.48 $673 -4.52
487 487 25 144.00 $144.00 $701 -9.31
500–506 503 16 141.00–144.00 $142.70 $718 —
555–565 563 62 145.00–150.50 $148.45 $836 -4.55
632–647 639 27 131.00–140.00 $135.61 $867 +8.61
665 665 2 122.00 $122.00 $811 -16.00
745 745 14 120.50 $120.50 $898 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 value added 478 8 136.00 $136.00 $650 —
584 value added 584 26 153.00 $153.00 $894 —
657 value added 657 21 135.00 $135.00 $887 —
747 value added 747 18 122.50 $122.50 $915 —
866 value added 866 14 126.50 $126.50 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 140.00–152.50 $146.39 $487 —
365–395 384 13 157.00–168.00 $160.63 $617 +2.63
420–435 431 4 137.00 $137.00 $590 -24.00
484 484 10 143.00 $143.00 $692 -5.03
587 587 13 141.00 $141.00 $828 -1.71
641 value added 641 4 135.50 $135.50 $869 —
660 660 7 128.50 $128.50 $848 -2.00
700 value added 700 5 120.00 $120.00 $840 -8.00
860 860 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 6 134.00 $134.00 $449 ±0.00
388 388 6 136.00 $136.00 $528 +5.00
427 427 22 124.00 $124.00 $529 -3.55
460–492 489 65 99.00–127.00 $124.71 $610 +4.74
507–535 509 18 120.50–124.50 $124.27 $633 +10.36
570–585 573 67 122.00–127.00 $123.07 $705 +2.86
653 653 20 109.00 $109.00 $712 -7.61
827 827 2 110.00 $110.00 $910 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 10 137.50 $137.50 $444 +6.22
383 383 15 129.00 $129.00 $494 -1.00
434 434 7 122.00 $122.00 $529 +5.00
480–491 487 14 103.00–119.00 $114.70 $559 +3.70
543 543 9 118.00 $118.00 $641 —
565 565 1 108.00 $108.00 $610 -3.62
650 650 18 112.50 $112.50 $731 -1.50
890 value added 890 4 107.00 $107.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 9 124.50 $124.50 $575 —
732 value added 732 13 114.00 $114.00 $834 —
748 748 8 116.50 $116.50 $871 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 165.00 $165.00 $543 +5.00
365 365 2 165.00 $165.00 $602 -3.00
422 422 17 140.00 $140.00 $591 -19.62
484 484 22 137.00 $137.00 $663 -2.00
551–595 557 35 120.00–133.50 $129.06 $719 -2.94
649 649 22 121.00 $121.00 $785 —
772 772 8 109.00 $109.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
365–385 378 3 160.00–161.00 $160.68 $607 +2.68
422 422 9 143.00 $143.00 $603 -15.21
491 491 8 135.50 $135.50 $665 +1.50
593 593 8 131.00 $131.00 $777 —
643 643 3 110.00 $110.00 $707 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.