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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 1, 2021

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $126.67/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 835 lb · 58 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.76/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 741 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.50/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 642 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 610 721 475
Feeder cattle 610 721 475

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 226, Bulls 119) 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
335 335 1 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
407 407 2 165.00 $165.00 $672 -4.00
500–548 525 28 150.00–162.00 $159.92 $840 -2.08
563 563 13 159.00 $159.00 $895 +6.65
582 value added 582 15 159.50 $159.50 $928 +3.50
630 630 11 149.50 $149.50 $942 —
648 value added 648 23 149.50 $149.50 $969 —
670 670 8 139.00 $139.00 $931 -1.50
738 738 3 130.00 $130.00 $959 -4.00
739–747 value added 741 39 119.00–132.50 $128.66 $953 —
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 —
835 value added 835 57 105.00–128.00 $126.79 $1,059 —
957 value added 957 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 142.50–179.00 $160.48 $538 -4.52
375 375 2 162.00 $162.00 $608 —
431 431 4 156.00 $156.00 $672 -6.86
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
503 503 3 154.00 $154.00 $775 +11.00
587 587 7 153.00 $153.00 $898 +2.00
647 value added 647 4 136.00 $136.00 $880 —
662 662 5 138.00 $138.00 $914 +2.00
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 +12.00
758 value added 758 12 126.00 $126.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 value added 678 17 145.50 $145.50 $986 -0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 150.00 $150.00 $490 +4.00
350–395 380 3 127.50–144.00 $138.93 $528 -2.07
435 435 6 138.25 $138.25 $601 -5.75
493 493 21 129.50 $129.50 $638 -4.69
517 517 2 125.00 $125.00 $646 -13.92
570 570 20 125.00 $125.00 $712 -3.03
625 value added 625 23 123.00 $123.00 $769 —
635 635 1 114.00 $114.00 $724 —
653 653 12 115.00 $115.00 $751 -3.00
865 865 1 88.00 $88.00 $761 —
921 value added 921 8 94.00 $94.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 -20.36
360 360 6 149.00 $149.00 $536 +1.00
429 value added 429 7 150.00 $150.00 $644 —
410–434 431 9 139.00–141.00 $140.79 $607 -0.21
455–487 477 30 132.00–133.00 $132.71 $633 -5.29
548 548 11 134.00 $134.00 $734 +25.00
550–560 559 14 124.00–130.50 $130.04 $727 -1.96
621 621 3 117.00 $117.00 $727 +6.98
770 770 4 103.00 $103.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 129.00 $129.00 $571 —
455 455 6 123.00 $123.00 $560 +12.00
526 526 8 132.50 $132.50 $697 —
668 668 3 107.00 $107.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 value added 557 7 130.00 $130.00 $724 -19.50
730 value added 730 9 108.00 $108.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 —
368 368 3 159.00 $159.00 $585 —
425 425 8 147.00–151.00 $150.00 $638 -4.15
485 485 7 144.00 $144.00 $698 -2.50
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 —
557–590 558 23 120.00–132.00 $131.45 $733 -6.55
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -11.00
665 665 8 123.00 $123.00 $818 +7.00
747 747 7 112.00 $112.00 $837 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 —
383 383 3 150.00 $150.00 $574 -10.00
415–441 437 7 140.00–153.00 $141.76 $619 -10.82
573–592 581 24 123.50–142.00 $128.82 $748 +0.03
605–620 613 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $680 -5.01
670–683 680 5 110.00–119.00 $117.23 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 131.00 $131.00 $591 —
571 571 10 124.50 $124.50 $711 —

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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.