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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.92/cwt ≈ $871/hd at 627 lb · 46 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $140.88/cwt +12.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 736 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.87/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 591 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 323 395
Feeder cattle 548 323 395

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Seers 265, Heifers 187, Bulls 96)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 —
428 428 3 141.00 $141.00 $603 -16.72
488 488 7 155.00 $155.00 $756 +4.00
540 540 7 156.00 $156.00 $842 —
562–580 567 27 139.00–163.00 $156.58 $888 +14.58
604–644 627 46 123.00–146.50 $138.92 $871 —
660–661 660 15 139.50–144.50 $142.83 $943 +5.83
712 712 6 139.50 $139.50 $993 +16.50
773 773 27 139.50 $139.50 $1,078 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
415 415 2 140.00 $140.00 $581 —
485–491 490 4 120.00–146.00 $139.56 $684 +8.56
559–575 565 20 125.00–155.00 $144.49 $816 +4.49
647 647 6 139.00 $139.00 $899 —
655–674 672 8 138.00–141.00 $140.63 $945 —
720–736 736 41 136.00–141.00 $140.88 $1,037 +12.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 30 149.50 $149.50 $969 +3.00
825 825 14 119.00 $119.00 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 363 10 132.00–149.50 $147.62 $536 +5.62
417–435 419 16 129.00–144.00 $142.28 $596 +5.94
494–495 494 13 129.00–137.00 $135.15 $668 -4.10
580–597 591 38 126.00–131.00 $130.87 $773 +6.21
659–685 661 11 127.00–129.00 $128.81 $851 +5.81
738 738 3 122.00 $122.00 $900 +4.00
867 867 2 102.00 $102.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 148.00 $148.00 $494 +35.50
378 378 5 141.00 $141.00 $533 +1.00
426 426 8 144.00 $144.00 $613 +16.00
486 486 6 135.00 $135.00 $656 +4.00
512 512 2 132.00 $132.00 $676 —
585 585 11 133.00 $133.00 $778 +6.00
650 650 4 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 11 132.00 $132.00 $760 —
649 649 18 135.00 $135.00 $876 —
780 780 5 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 107.00 $107.00 $492 —
534 534 10 129.00 $129.00 $689 +12.00
653 653 6 124.00 $124.00 $810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 175.00 $175.00 $578 +15.00
400–424 416 12 144.00–157.00 $148.17 $616 +5.42
492–494 494 17 142.00–146.00 $145.53 $719 -0.47
569–595 571 12 130.00–140.00 $139.13 $794 +4.13
646 646 13 127.00 $127.00 $820 +3.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 4 168.00 $168.00 $533 +2.00
397 397 1 139.00 $139.00 $552 -14.00
433 433 5 136.50 $136.50 $591 +20.50
501 501 9 137.50 $137.50 $689 —
580 580 6 129.00 $129.00 $748 +6.00
600–620 610 2 112.00–121.00 $116.43 $710 —
651 651 4 124.00 $124.00 $807 ±0.00
760 760 1 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 7 126.00 $126.00 $718 —

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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.