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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 24, 2020

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.91/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 564 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.93/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 575 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.00/cwt -7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 488 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 791 800
Feeder cattle 800 791 800

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 337, Heifers 333, Bulls 139) Value Added and Natural 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
337 337 2 166.00 $166.00 $559 +1.96
385 385 5 157.00 $157.00 $604 -5.00
440 440 7 146.00 $146.00 $642 -10.48
495 495 33 140.00 $140.00 $693 -4.00
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 -13.70
570 570 34 145.00 $145.00 $826 -3.45
570–590 581 32 144.00–145.50 $144.86 $842 -3.59
631 631 9 139.00 $139.00 $877 +3.39
655 655 28 126.00 $126.00 $825 +4.00
680–684 683 20 138.00–139.00 $138.30 $945 +16.30
766 766 11 115.00 $115.00 $881 —
857 857 5 111.00 $111.00 $951 —
1057 1057 2 110.50 $110.50 $1,168 —
1118 1118 5 110.50 $110.50 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 18 136.00 $136.00 $834 —
722 value added 722 21 122.00 $122.00 $881 -0.50
817 value added 817 27 121.00 $121.00 $989 —
947 value added 947 20 114.50 $114.50 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 154.00 $154.00 $587 -6.63
435 435 9 145.00 $145.00 $631 +8.00
477–495 485 26 136.00–136.50 $136.24 $661 -6.76
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 —
570–585 578 2 127.00–131.00 $129.03 $746 -11.97
646 646 2 126.00 $126.00 $814 —
745 745 5 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 138.00 $138.00 $407 —
384 384 9 132.00 $132.00 $507 -4.00
420–426 425 15 110.00–116.00 $115.21 $490 -8.79
488 488 49 117.00 $117.00 $571 -7.71
555–580 559 66 111.50–115.00 $114.08 $638 -8.99
577 577 26 117.00 $117.00 $675 -6.07
606 606 8 107.00 $107.00 $648 —
629–644 638 23 93.00–102.00 $100.02 $638 —
665 665 13 103.50 $103.50 $688 -5.50
695 695 1 93.00 $93.00 $646 —
767 value added 767 7 110.00 $110.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 135.00 $135.00 $446 -2.50
387 387 14 126.00 $126.00 $488 -3.00
441 441 14 111.00 $111.00 $490 -11.00
489 489 22 109.00 $109.00 $533 -5.70
494 value added 494 5 94.50 $94.50 $467 —
520 520 1 106.00 $106.00 $551 -12.00
567 567 7 108.00 $108.00 $612 ±0.00
596 value added 596 7 106.00 $106.00 $632 —
635 635 4 99.00 $99.00 $629 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 value added 511 3 109.50 $109.50 $560 —
613–620 value added 616 21 105.00–106.00 $105.38 $649 —
752 752 7 112.00 $112.00 $842 —
851 851 4 111.50 $111.50 $949 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 159.00–167.50 $163.05 $522 -1.95
363 363 4 159.00 $159.00 $577 -6.00
442 442 9 146.00 $146.00 $645 +6.00
488 488 15 134.00 $134.00 $654 -3.00
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
571–586 573 34 121.00–133.00 $131.56 $754 +2.50
635–647 644 13 116.00–120.50 $119.48 $769 -1.52
751–780 755 7 101.00–112.00 $110.38 $833 +1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 131.00 $131.00 $428 -34.00
375 375 9 160.00 $160.00 $600 -0.68
431 431 8 146.00 $146.00 $629 +3.00
478 478 13 130.00 $130.00 $621 -5.50
520–541 538 6 119.00–125.00 $124.03 $667 —
657 657 4 115.00 $115.00 $756 —

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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.