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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 10, 2021

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.00/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 653 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.83/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 566 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.78/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 571 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 839 767 0
Feeder cattle 839 767 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 388, Bulls 131) 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
306 306 3 187.00 $187.00 $572 +9.50
350–384 379 7 173.00–175.00 $174.74 $662 +4.74
411–424 416 27 171.00–175.00 $173.49 $722 —
487–490 487 26 156.00–175.50 $173.24 $844 —
505 505 9 174.50 $174.50 $881 +12.45
565–590 566 31 151.00–166.00 $165.50 $937 +12.21
556–576 value added 567 9 153.00–162.00 $158.08 $896 —
652 652 10 153.00 $153.00 $998 —
736 736 3 135.00 $135.00 $994 —
751 value added 751 32 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 +13.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 value added 577 2 162.00 $162.00 $935 +12.24
634 value added 634 24 161.50 $161.50 $1,024 —
685 value added 685 25 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 —
781 value added 781 16 137.00 $137.00 $1,070 —
876 value added 876 26 129.00 $129.00 $1,130 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 —
350–381 378 11 177.00–185.00 $177.67 $672 +12.67
428 428 7 168.00 $168.00 $719 +8.00
462–496 489 14 145.00–160.00 $156.95 $767 +8.95
532 value added 532 2 123.00 $123.00 $654 —
535 535 1 153.00 $153.00 $819 —
587 587 14 159.50 $159.50 $936 +18.40
612 value added 612 4 112.00 $112.00 $685 —
643 643 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,022 —
655 655 1 152.00 $152.00 $996 —
666 value added 666 5 121.00 $121.00 $806 —
750 750 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,005 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 152.00 $152.00 $505 +6.00
357–384 368 15 154.00 $154.00 $567 +14.40
410–422 421 17 142.00 $142.00 $598 +3.64
480–497 495 28 134.00–139.50 $138.74 $687 +7.28
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 +2.79
571–574 571 37 125.00–134.00 $132.78 $758 +6.95
605 605 1 122.00 $122.00 $738 —
651 651 7 125.00 $125.00 $814 —
652 value added 652 7 122.50 $122.50 $799 +4.50
735 value added 735 29 121.00 $121.00 $889 —
770 770 4 121.50 $121.50 $936 —
873 value added 873 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 335 5 151.00–158.00 $156.56 $524 +11.85
378 378 11 148.00 $148.00 $559 +16.00
435–436 436 17 131.00–145.00 $143.36 $625 +16.36
460–492 491 26 134.00–141.00 $140.75 $691 +8.25
508 value added 508 16 137.50 $137.50 $698 —
555–590 581 35 122.00–138.50 $136.90 $795 +13.40
660 660 6 121.00 $121.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 value added 420 7 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
495 495 9 142.00 $142.00 $703 —
561 value added 561 17 144.50 $144.50 $811 —
653 value added 653 44 129.00 $129.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 value added 377 8 134.50 $134.50 $507 —
466 value added 466 13 136.00 $136.00 $634 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 17 147.00 $147.00 $760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 178.00 $178.00 $598 +18.00
364–385 368 6 150.00–169.00 $165.68 $610 —
426 426 5 164.00 $164.00 $699 +11.50
460–490 486 19 142.00–154.00 $152.98 $743 +12.98
553–573 569 17 145.00–147.00 $146.66 $834 +10.66
635 635 2 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
662 662 12 132.00 $132.00 $874 +4.00
747 747 6 123.00 $123.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–315 313 3 167.50–177.00 $173.81 $544 +20.81
370–382 380 6 132.50–158.00 $153.86 $585 -5.14
425–431 430 4 143.00–152.00 $149.77 $644 +3.77
492 492 14 146.50 $146.50 $721 +8.50
573 573 22 139.00 $139.00 $796 +6.00
610 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
661–685 663 11 126.00–129.50 $129.17 $856 +6.67

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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.