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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 17, 2021

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.50/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 680 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.17/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 680 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.53/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 569 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 839 480
Feeder cattle 774 839 480

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 335, Bulls 121) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 value added 499 10 180.00 $180.00 $898 —
597 value added 597 39 170.00 $170.00 $1,015 +8.00
616–632 value added 619 12 117.00–142.00 $137.74 $853 -23.76
680 value added 680 54 157.50 $157.50 $1,071 -2.50
743 value added 743 13 135.50 $135.50 $1,007 —
842 value added 842 23 128.50 $128.50 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 181.00 $181.00 $606 -6.00
380 380 3 173.00 $173.00 $657 -1.74
417 417 2 176.00 $176.00 $734 +2.51
497 497 15 176.50 $176.50 $877 +3.26
527 527 14 186.00 $186.00 $980 +11.50
540 540 1 152.00 $152.00 $821 -22.50
561 561 30 163.50 $163.50 $917 -2.00
572 value added 572 11 173.50 $173.50 $992 +15.42
615 615 1 158.00 $158.00 $972 —
659 659 10 149.00 $149.00 $982 -4.00
755 755 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
762 value added 762 16 133.00 $133.00 $1,013 -7.00
911 value added 911 10 116.00 $116.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 179.00 $179.00 $594 +16.50
385 385 5 174.00 $174.00 $670 -3.67
429 429 8 168.00 $168.00 $721 ±0.00
475–489 488 10 141.00–171.00 $168.08 $820 +11.13
573–585 574 11 154.00–164.00 $163.07 $936 +3.57
665 value added 665 7 141.00 $141.00 $938 +20.00
671 671 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,000 -3.00
715 715 1 131.00 $131.00 $937 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 -24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 +5.00
380–393 392 9 140.00–144.00 $143.57 $563 -10.43
420–426 426 13 134.00–140.50 $140.01 $596 -1.99
487–495 487 24 129.00–137.50 $137.14 $668 -1.60
510–545 518 15 125.00–142.00 $140.15 $726 +18.15
562–577 568 42 128.50–140.00 $132.95 $755 +0.17
595 value added 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
615 value added 615 4 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
648 648 9 121.00 $121.00 $784 —
733–748 739 10 118.00–118.50 $118.30 $874 —
807 value added 807 2 109.00 $109.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 value added 462 7 142.00 $142.00 $656 —
525 525 16 126.00 $126.00 $662 —
570 value added 570 13 121.00 $121.00 $690 -23.50
579 579 14 139.50 $139.50 $808 —
670 670 20 128.75 $128.75 $863 —
687 value added 687 27 126.00 $126.00 $866 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 159.00 $159.00 $542 +2.44
383 383 5 142.00 $142.00 $544 -6.00
435 435 9 139.00 $139.00 $605 -4.36
503–525 504 27 124.00–139.75 $138.72 $699 —
518 value added 518 10 149.50 $149.50 $774 +12.00
556 value added 556 11 139.00 $139.00 $773 —
575 575 23 130.00 $130.00 $748 -6.90
647 647 7 122.00 $122.00 $789 —
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 7 130.00 $130.00 $576 —
521 521 5 127.00 $127.00 $662 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 3 173.00–184.00 $180.31 $618 +2.31
373 373 7 179.00 $179.00 $668 +13.32
415–430 428 6 149.00–161.00 $159.06 $681 -4.94
490–495 495 19 139.00–154.00 $153.22 $758 +0.24
572–573 573 23 136.00–141.50 $141.02 $808 -5.64
656–670 662 9 121.00–134.00 $132.54 $877 +0.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 371 6 154.00–166.00 $163.90 $608 +10.04
435 435 5 165.00 $165.00 $718 +15.23
501 501 5 143.00 $143.00 $716 —
570 570 13 140.00 $140.00 $798 +1.00
645 645 6 130.00 $130.00 $838 -8.00
712 712 2 118.00 $118.00 $840 —
750 750 7 121.00 $121.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 135.00 $135.00 $598 —
575 575 4 136.00 $136.00 $782 —

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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.