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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 15, 2021

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.21/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 562 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.27/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 495 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.45/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 644 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 610 657
Feeder cattle 448 610 657

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 258, Bulls 90) 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
432 432 7 170.00 $170.00 $734 +5.00
450 450 6 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
505–512 510 10 140.00–142.00 $140.59 $717 -19.33
584 584 16 146.00 $146.00 $853 -13.00
635 635 7 134.50 $134.50 $854 -15.00
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 -18.00
719 719 7 128.00 $128.00 $920 -2.00
960 value added 960 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,094 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 143.00 $143.00 $605 -13.00
475 475 1 134.00 $134.00 $636 -11.00
560–574 572 12 122.00–136.00 $133.71 $765 -19.29
691 value added 691 8 131.00 $131.00 $905 —
748 value added 748 3 130.00 $130.00 $972 —
830 830 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 value added 601 3 139.00 $139.00 $835 —
727 value added 727 2 115.00 $115.00 $836 —
853 value added 853 11 120.50 $120.50 $1,028 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–377 368 3 130.00–136.00 $131.90 $485 -17.10
425 425 13 139.00 $139.00 $591 -1.79
497 497 14 133.00 $133.00 $661 +0.29
559 value added 559 27 125.50 $125.50 $702 —
568 568 15 127.50 $127.50 $724 -2.54
644 value added 644 20 121.00 $121.00 $779 —
647 647 2 104.00 $104.00 $673 -13.00
743 743 4 109.00 $109.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 141.50 $141.50 $559 +2.57
429 429 14 137.00 $137.00 $588 -1.25
465–496 495 26 124.00–130.50 $130.27 $645 +0.77
538 538 16 122.00 $122.00 $656 -3.00
559 559 16 123.50 $123.50 $690 -1.50
657 657 16 116.00 $116.00 $762 +1.00
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 10 131.00 $131.00 $604 +8.00
544 544 13 123.00 $123.00 $669 -9.50
594 594 7 114.00 $114.00 $677 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 value added 549 7 125.00 $125.00 $686 —
580 580 11 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
740 value added 740 10 111.50 $111.50 $825 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 9 133.00 $133.00 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 176.00 $176.00 $581 -1.50
417 417 5 150.00 $150.00 $626 ±0.00
503 503 6 128.00 $128.00 $644 -16.00
563 563 4 135.00 $135.00 $760 +3.55
665–683 682 16 116.00–125.00 $124.45 $849 +1.45
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 137.50 $137.50 $488 -12.50
430–440 433 4 136.00–141.00 $139.73 $605 -2.03
490 490 13 134.00 $134.00 $657 —
577 577 4 126.00 $126.00 $727 -2.82
669 669 5 121.00 $121.00 $809 +3.77
735 735 6 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 135.00 $135.00 $514 —
422 422 2 121.00 $121.00 $511 —
500–543 512 14 112.00–117.00 $113.51 $581 —

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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.