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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.61/cwt ≈ $856/hd at 767 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.84/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 580 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.76/cwt -15.24 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 578 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 767 829 438
Feeder cattle 767 829 438

Market comments — USDA reporter

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 388, Bulls 116) 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
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 —
370 370 3 170.00 $170.00 $629 +4.00
450 450 2 156.00 $156.00 $702 —
500–501 501 22 142.00–166.00 $162.05 $812 -2.32
502 value added 502 29 159.50 $159.50 $801 —
557–580 570 29 139.00–160.00 $153.29 $874 -8.80
715 value added 715 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,030 +5.00
769–796 value added 775 22 119.00–128.50 $126.28 $979 -6.29
781 781 3 124.00 $124.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 value added 509 12 169.00 $169.00 $860 —
552–593 value added 578 54 146.50–155.00 $149.76 $866 -15.24
737 value added 737 11 111.50 $111.50 $822 -21.50
766 766 4 119.50 $119.50 $915 —
889 value added 889 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 165.00 $165.00 $644 -1.00
432 432 2 160.00 $160.00 $691 -3.74
495 495 12 148.00 $148.00 $733 -18.46
550–575 567 9 130.00–146.00 $141.10 $800 -15.99
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 +5.00
845 845 3 115.50 $115.50 $976 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 value added 534 26 142.00 $142.00 $758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 146.00 $146.00 $492 —
381–385 382 8 123.00–142.00 $139.60 $533 +5.60
424–435 425 29 134.00–139.50 $138.36 $588 +5.05
460–491 485 39 130.00–137.50 $131.46 $638 -0.04
527–548 540 6 115.00–122.00 $119.21 $644 -6.68
579–580 579 23 122.00–126.00 $125.83 $729 +2.83
580 value added 580 35 127.50 $127.50 $740 —
646 646 12 117.50 $117.50 $759 —
660 value added 660 41 118.00 $118.00 $779 +1.00
767–780 value added 767 62 100.00–112.00 $111.61 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–340 330 4 141.00–146.00 $144.71 $478 +6.71
385 385 2 132.00 $132.00 $508 -3.05
440 440 1 127.00 $127.00 $559 -0.21
486 486 23 132.50 $132.50 $644 +1.20
491 value added 491 7 137.00 $137.00 $673 —
574 574 15 123.50 $123.50 $709 —
638 638 3 114.00 $114.00 $727 +3.41
732 732 2 110.00 $110.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 value added 588 7 123.00 $123.00 $723 —
723 value added 723 39 108.00 $108.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 value added 516 19 129.00 $129.00 $666 -2.50
665 665 9 119.50 $119.50 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 160.00 $160.00 $546 —
437 437 4 152.50 $152.50 $666 +2.50
477 477 2 140.00 $140.00 $668 -18.00
506 506 22 138.00 $138.00 $698 —
565 565 20 136.00 $136.00 $768 -1.50
652 652 7 128.00 $128.00 $835 -3.50
752–759 758 11 115.00–116.00 $115.82 $878 -2.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
381 381 5 159.00 $159.00 $606 -5.92
438 438 4 146.00 $146.00 $639 -4.00
492 492 7 138.00 $138.00 $679 -18.48
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
561 561 11 133.00 $133.00 $746 ±0.00
652–666 658 17 119.00–125.00 $122.50 $806 —

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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.