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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 9, 2021

753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.43/cwt +27.43 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 652 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 565 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.24/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 492 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 753 864 0
Feeder cattle 753 864 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 379, Bulls 136) 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
417 417 2 158.00 $158.00 $659 —
485–498 492 33 160.00–165.00 $162.24 $798 -0.76
582 582 20 149.50 $149.50 $870 -1.50
600–647 636 31 125.00–134.00 $129.20 $822 —
692 692 7 125.00 $125.00 $865 -0.25
748 748 6 124.00 $124.00 $928 +4.00
821 821 7 120.00 $120.00 $985 —
878 value added 878 9 124.25 $124.25 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 8 156.00 $156.00 $827 —
569 value added 569 23 155.00 $155.00 $882 +27.00
635 635 13 132.00 $132.00 $838 —
661 value added 661 29 131.50 $131.50 $869 +11.70
772 value added 772 11 125.00 $125.00 $965 —
836 value added 836 8 124.50 $124.50 $1,041 -9.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 167.50 $167.50 $628 +6.50
416 416 3 148.00 $148.00 $616 -14.50
473–477 475 5 145.00–154.00 $150.38 $714 -10.12
558 558 6 131.00 $131.00 $731 -8.00
646 646 4 130.50 $130.50 $843 —
805 805 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 value added 749 9 126.50 $126.50 $947 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 153.00 $153.00 $497 +20.00
377 377 4 141.00 $141.00 $532 +4.00
425–429 429 12 129.00–131.50 $131.29 $563 +2.29
490 490 13 129.00 $129.00 $632 +1.61
512 512 15 129.00 $129.00 $660 +18.00
565 565 51 121.00 $121.00 $684 +1.50
603–631 value added 618 19 119.50–128.50 $123.66 $764 +17.66
652–653 652 52 116.00–123.75 $119.43 $779 —
743 743 3 114.00 $114.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–472 472 27 130.00–131.50 $130.95 $618 —
533 value added 533 18 128.00 $128.00 $682 —
544 544 6 124.00 $124.00 $675 —
572 572 17 125.00 $125.00 $715 +5.50
610 610 7 122.00 $122.00 $744 —
636 636 9 112.00 $112.00 $712 —
655 value added 655 26 124.75 $124.75 $817 +12.75
764 value added 764 16 114.50 $114.50 $875 -4.00
845 845 5 112.00 $112.00 $946 -1.50
852 value added 852 12 117.50 $117.50 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 147.00 $147.00 $492 +13.50
390 390 8 140.00 $140.00 $546 +5.50
434 434 10 131.50 $131.50 $571 -2.92
485 485 17 123.00–125.50 $125.35 $608 -6.50
559 559 21 118.50 $118.50 $662 +2.00
658 658 3 117.00 $117.00 $770 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 +12.94
393 393 3 166.00 $166.00 $652 -1.52
428 428 9 152.50 $152.50 $653 -3.57
491 491 23 141.50 $141.50 $695 +3.50
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 —
555 555 22 127.00 $127.00 $705 -3.50
654 654 10 105.00 $105.00 $687 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 179.00 $179.00 $594 —
387 387 2 162.50 $162.50 $629 +13.50
431 431 4 150.00 $150.00 $646 -9.49
487 487 14 147.00 $147.00 $716 +11.00
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 -14.00
576 576 22 127.00 $127.00 $732 ±0.00
657 657 13 109.50 $109.50 $719 -6.67
750 750 6 110.00 $110.00 $825 —

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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.