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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 31, 2020

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $153.40/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 495 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.44/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 479 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.36/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 562 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 800 417
Feeder cattle 386 800 417

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 153, Bulls 81) 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
395 395 2 160.00 $160.00 $632 +3.00
428 428 3 156.00 $156.00 $668 +10.00
492–496 495 43 148.00–158.00 $153.40 $759 +13.40
545 545 2 137.00 $137.00 $747 +8.00
557–590 562 35 131.00–147.50 $145.36 $817 +0.36
640 640 2 120.00 $120.00 $768 -19.00
667 667 7 128.00 $128.00 $854 +2.00
722 722 4 116.00 $116.00 $838 —
980 value added 980 5 109.50 $109.50 $1,073 —
1133–1139 1136 12 93.50–104.00 $97.89 $1,112 -12.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 162.00 $162.00 $578 +8.00
410–432 429 8 145.00–151.00 $150.28 $645 +5.28
465–497 488 7 134.00–144.00 $141.28 $689 +5.04
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 +9.00
590 590 3 130.00 $130.00 $767 +0.97
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 7 137.00 $137.00 $838 —
789 value added 789 7 113.50 $113.50 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–386 384 9 121.00–133.50 $127.91 $491 -4.09
435 435 17 127.00 $127.00 $552 +11.79
452–497 479 39 117.50–122.50 $119.44 $572 +2.44
521–524 522 13 115.25–116.25 $115.71 $604 —
571–590 578 26 110.00–119.25 $116.74 $675 -0.26
625 625 8 113.50 $113.50 $709 +13.48
656 656 7 109.50 $109.50 $718 +6.00
728 728 3 107.00 $107.00 $779 —
825 825 1 101.00 $101.00 $833 —
990 990 1 72.00 $72.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 134.00 $134.00 $429 -1.00
375 375 8 128.00 $128.00 $480 +2.00
405–419 417 6 115.00–118.00 $117.51 $490 +6.51
493 493 9 118.75 $118.75 $585 +9.75
584 584 5 111.00 $111.00 $648 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 165.00 $165.00 $523 +1.95
373 373 7 165.00 $165.00 $615 +6.00
407–425 415 12 150.00–156.00 $152.56 $633 +6.56
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 -7.00
503 503 10 140.00 $140.00 $704 —
570 570 11 136.00 $136.00 $775 +4.44
686 686 3 115.00 $115.00 $789 —
730 730 2 110.50 $110.50 $807 —
765–767 766 3 110.50–111.50 $111.17 $852 +0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 161.00 $161.00 $555 +30.00
424 424 6 151.00 $151.00 $640 +5.00
488 488 5 135.50 $135.50 $661 +5.50
575–578 578 6 122.00–129.00 $127.84 $739 —
629 629 5 120.00 $120.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 6 123.00 $123.00 $740 —

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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.