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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.49/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 567 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.90/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 576 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.08/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 502 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 549 448 572
Feeder cattle 549 448 572

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 198, Bulls 243, Bulls 108) 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
385–390 388 2 163.00 $163.00 $632 —
425 425 3 155.00 $155.00 $659 -15.00
535–545 544 14 122.00–150.00 $147.46 $802 +6.87
570–588 576 32 141.00–156.00 $148.90 $858 +2.90
616 value added 616 16 147.00 $147.00 $906 —
642 642 2 133.00 $133.00 $854 -1.50
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 +9.00
694 value added 694 13 140.00 $140.00 $972 —
721 721 3 129.00 $129.00 $930 +1.00
768 value added 768 21 132.25 $132.25 $1,016 —
805 805 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 173.00 $173.00 $576 —
390 390 14 144.00–165.00 $147.00 $573 —
425–428 428 6 144.00–152.00 $150.67 $645 +7.67
484 484 14 114.50 $114.50 $554 -19.50
507 507 10 142.00 $142.00 $720 —
568–585 572 8 130.00–140.00 $137.44 $786 +3.73
630 value added 630 8 133.50 $133.50 $841 —
638 638 5 134.50 $134.50 $858 —
758 value added 758 6 128.50 $128.50 $974 —
901 value added 901 4 107.00 $107.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 value added 569 10 145.00 $145.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 2 100.00 $100.00 $647 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 145.00 $145.00 $544 +3.50
430 430 2 134.00 $134.00 $576 -3.00
501–540 502 27 121.00–131.50 $131.08 $658 —
559 value added 559 22 130.00 $130.00 $727 —
570–576 574 23 125.50–130.00 $127.05 $729 +3.55
656 value added 656 4 124.00 $124.00 $813 —
662 662 17 121.50 $121.50 $804 +5.50
737 737 7 118.00 $118.00 $870 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 149.00 $149.00 $484 —
361–390 375 15 100.00–144.00 $123.31 $462 -8.59
422–423 422 17 134.00–160.00 $151.52 $639 +12.52
452–491 478 27 122.00–133.50 $125.62 $600 -7.38
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
575–577 577 16 118.00–123.50 $123.16 $711 -4.34
653 653 4 118.00 $118.00 $771 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 16 128.00 $128.00 $662 —
584 value added 584 6 125.00 $125.00 $730 —
800–812 value added 808 18 98.00–105.00 $100.31 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 133.00 $133.00 $532 —
568 568 3 116.00 $116.00 $659 +2.00
652 652 6 115.50 $115.50 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 167.50 $167.50 $539 —
365–388 375 11 158.00–159.50 $158.70 $595 +21.20
429–436 431 15 132.00–146.00 $145.07 $625 +5.34
486 486 9 131.00 $131.00 $637 -3.00
506 506 3 142.00 $142.00 $719 —
566 566 8 131.00 $131.00 $741 +5.00
615–645 642 9 105.00–124.50 $122.42 $786 —
767 767 5 117.00 $117.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 162.50–167.50 $164.91 $599 —
431 431 3 152.00 $152.00 $655 +2.00
475–485 484 8 130.00–147.50 $145.35 $703 —
541–545 541 9 131.00–135.00 $134.55 $728 —
585–597 591 15 129.00–133.00 $131.11 $775 -3.89
666 666 8 131.00 $131.00 $872 +6.55

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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.