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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 7, 2021

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.67/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 568 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.85/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 659 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 571 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 548 0
Feeder cattle 814 548 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 362, Bulls 136) 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
433–440 434 12 145.00–170.00 $167.89 $729 +26.89
470–495 493 16 155.00–159.00 $158.76 $783 +3.76
576 576 22 154.50 $154.50 $890 -2.08
615 615 1 132.50 $132.50 $815 -6.42
653–670 654 17 136.00–139.50 $139.29 $911 -3.54
662 value added 662 24 150.50 $150.50 $996 —
738–740 738 14 123.00–128.00 $127.64 $942 -11.86
994 value added 994 18 129.50 $129.50 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 value added 552 16 151.00 $151.00 $834 —
562 562 11 141.00 $141.00 $792 —
603 603 8 149.00 $149.00 $898 —
674 value added 674 13 134.00 $134.00 $903 —
776 value added 776 28 140.50 $140.50 $1,090 —
810 value added 810 13 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
883 value added 883 10 137.00 $137.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 177.50 $177.50 $604 —
380 380 1 142.50 $142.50 $542 +12.50
405–427 423 10 135.00–155.00 $151.15 $639 +11.15
484 484 22 159.00 $159.00 $770 +19.44
536 536 8 160.00 $160.00 $858 —
571 571 16 142.00 $142.00 $811 -2.49
589 value added 589 16 149.00 $149.00 $878 —
654 654 8 130.00 $130.00 $850 -10.63
743 value added 743 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,055 —
828 828 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,196 —
860 860 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 340 15 140.00–159.00 $157.84 $537 +9.84
380 380 16 145.00 $145.00 $551 +4.00
418 418 14 141.00 $141.00 $589 -3.00
461 value added 461 7 140.00 $140.00 $645 —
488 488 25 134.75 $134.75 $658 -0.25
505 505 1 114.00 $114.00 $576 -18.00
559 559 16 130.50 $130.50 $729 -2.50
571–595 value added 586 11 127.00–134.00 $131.52 $771 —
666 666 15 125.00 $125.00 $832 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 value added 557 26 135.50 $135.50 $755 —
581 581 23 138.00 $138.00 $802 +6.00
656 value added 656 24 140.50 $140.50 $922 —
729 value added 729 20 136.00 $136.00 $991 —
864 value added 864 16 120.00 $120.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 7 149.00 $149.00 $577 +1.38
435 435 11 140.00 $140.00 $609 -2.28
478 478 16 136.00 $136.00 $650 +0.85
571 571 33 131.00 $131.00 $748 +0.13
641 641 10 127.00 $127.00 $814 —
660–661 661 16 120.00–124.00 $123.50 $816 -5.31
729 729 10 119.00 $119.00 $868 -3.00
841 841 3 116.00 $116.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 14 135.00 $135.00 $636 +28.00
567 567 13 129.00 $129.00 $731 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 182.50 $182.50 $608 +14.50
383 383 10 169.00 $169.00 $647 +30.00
423 423 12 172.00 $172.00 $728 +35.50
495 495 14 155.00 $155.00 $767 —
581 581 5 124.00 $124.00 $720 -5.00
672–687 679 30 119.00–121.00 $119.88 $814 -4.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 187.50 $187.50 $619 +12.50
370 370 5 172.50 $172.50 $638 —
422 422 11 169.00 $169.00 $713 +20.83
490 490 11 155.00 $155.00 $760 +9.47
545 545 1 122.00 $122.00 $665 —
571 571 9 129.00 $129.00 $737 -10.13
633 633 6 128.00 $128.00 $810 +1.00
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 8 136.00 $136.00 $711 —
665 665 9 111.00 $111.00 $738 —

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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.