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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 24, 2021

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.43/cwt -12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 577 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.03/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 555 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.52/cwt -11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 673 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 721 774 348
Feeder cattle 721 774 348

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle Steers (310, Heifers 281, Bulls 130) 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
435 435 10 169.00 $169.00 $735 -7.00
467–488 473 10 147.00–162.00 $157.36 $744 -19.14
501 501 30 162.00 $162.00 $812 -24.00
550–591 575 43 136.00–158.50 $152.35 $876 -11.15
583 value added 583 18 156.00 $156.00 $909 -17.50
671 671 12 140.50 $140.50 $943 -8.50
713 713 3 134.00 $134.00 $955 —
798 value added 798 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,069 —
851 851 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 value added 581 18 157.00 $157.00 $912 -13.00
643 value added 643 17 151.00 $151.00 $971 +13.26
658–691 value added 673 36 139.00–151.00 $145.52 $979 -11.98
793 value added 793 35 130.00 $130.00 $1,031 —
800–805 value added 801 16 110.00–131.00 $125.73 $1,007 —
899 value added 899 11 126.50 $126.50 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 -14.00
417–425 418 8 155.00–164.00 $162.86 $681 -5.14
500 500 9 143.00 $143.00 $715 —
572 572 9 151.00 $151.00 $864 -12.07
667 667 2 136.00 $136.00 $907 -13.00
702 702 2 110.00 $110.00 $772 -21.00
706 value added 706 8 136.00 $136.00 $960 —
765 765 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 +21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 146.00 $146.00 $482 -11.00
380 380 5 141.00 $141.00 $536 -2.57
427 427 15 144.00 $144.00 $615 +3.99
450–482 480 30 128.00–135.00 $134.19 $644 -2.95
516–540 518 11 119.00–141.00 $138.92 $720 -1.23
555–565 555 41 119.00–128.50 $128.03 $711 -4.92
650 650 14 118.00 $118.00 $767 —
690 value added 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 —
720 720 7 111.00 $111.00 $799 -7.30
751 751 3 107.00 $107.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–339 332 8 135.00–142.00 $140.36 $466 -18.64
375 375 12 148.00 $148.00 $555 +6.00
426 426 13 141.00 $141.00 $601 +2.00
489 489 18 138.00 $138.00 $675 —
511 value added 511 14 149.50 $149.50 $764 ±0.00
545 545 2 109.00 $109.00 $594 —
570 570 16 132.00 $132.00 $752 +2.00
600–635 623 3 109.00–112.00 $110.02 $685 -11.98
657 657 8 116.00 $116.00 $762 —
671–691 value added 681 16 127.00–129.50 $128.27 $874 —
725 725 2 97.00 $97.00 $703 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 8 136.00 $136.00 $759 -3.50
589 value added 589 16 149.50 $149.50 $881 +28.50
759 value added 759 8 110.00 $110.00 $835 —
848 848 4 97.00 $97.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 111.00 $111.00 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 421 8 149.00–157.00 $154.15 $649 -4.91
491 491 7 146.50 $146.50 $719 -6.72
581 581 24 138.00 $138.00 $802 -3.02
643 643 8 126.00 $126.00 $810 —
665 665 2 116.00 $116.00 $771 -16.54
742 742 12 109.00 $109.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 160.00 $160.00 $597 -3.90
423–435 425 11 142.00–155.00 $152.58 $648 -12.42
493 493 15 139.00 $139.00 $685 —
554–577 556 23 111.50–130.50 $128.79 $716 -11.21
648 648 3 116.00 $116.00 $752 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 144.00 $144.00 $598 +9.00
530 530 6 117.50 $117.50 $623 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 6 123.50 $123.50 $726 —

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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.