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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 6, 2021

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 562 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.50/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 593 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.03/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 676 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 753 0
Feeder cattle 478 753 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 190, Bulls 83) 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
400–410 405 2 140.00–158.00 $149.11 $604 -8.89
500 500 13 152.00 $152.00 $760 —
562 562 36 148.50 $148.50 $835 -1.00
643 value added 643 4 142.00 $142.00 $913 —
671–690 value added 676 27 130.00–136.00 $131.59 $890 —
676 676 4 135.00 $135.00 $913 +10.00
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 -6.00
754 value added 754 27 124.25 $124.25 $937 —
765 765 2 113.00 $113.00 $864 —
880–895 885 3 95.00–107.00 $102.95 $911 —
928 value added 928 22 114.00 $114.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 value added 593 36 142.50 $142.50 $845 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 150.00 $150.00 $564 -17.50
445 445 3 159.00 $159.00 $708 +11.00
478 478 9 153.50 $153.50 $734 +3.12
552 552 4 145.00 $145.00 $800 +14.00
655 655 3 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 144.50 $144.50 $448 -8.50
372 372 5 138.00 $138.00 $513 -3.00
426–436 429 19 120.00–127.50 $125.49 $538 -5.80
460–496 494 17 120.00–121.00 $120.95 $597 -8.05
540 value added 540 6 116.50 $116.50 $629 —
588 588 26 115.00 $115.00 $676 -6.00
628–646 641 14 113.00–114.00 $113.28 $726 —
720 720 2 111.00 $111.00 $799 -3.00
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 —
805 805 1 99.00 $99.00 $797 —
872 872 2 86.00 $86.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 140.00 $140.00 $473 -7.00
380 380 2 104.00–121.00 $112.50 $428 -27.50
430 430 1 118.00 $118.00 $507 -13.50
443 value added 443 8 124.50 $124.50 $552 —
460 value added 460 10 122.50 $122.50 $564 —
490 490 12 123.50 $123.50 $605 -1.85
545 545 2 109.00 $109.00 $594 —
580 580 12 109.00 $109.00 $632 -9.50
605–630 618 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $674 —
681 681 4 109.00 $109.00 $742 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 6 118.75 $118.75 $629 -9.25
563 value added 563 24 122.00 $122.00 $687 —
700 value added 700 9 111.00 $111.00 $777 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 4 165.00 $165.00 $548 -14.00
380 380 2 156.00 $156.00 $593 -6.50
417 417 12 157.00 $157.00 $655 +7.00
480–492 491 20 148.00–150.00 $148.10 $727 +1.10
556–590 559 10 125.00–132.00 $131.26 $734 +4.26
680–697 692 7 120.00–121.00 $120.72 $835 +11.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 159.00 $159.00 $517 -16.00
400–425 420 5 153.00–158.00 $157.05 $660 +4.55
490 490 5 145.00 $145.00 $710 +3.50
510 510 1 147.00 $147.00 $750 +23.00
577 577 2 133.00 $133.00 $767 +6.00
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
662 662 2 111.00 $111.00 $735 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 10 156.50 $156.50 $754 —

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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.