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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 9, 2021

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.73/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 579 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.20/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 525 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.80/cwt -8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 492 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 475 502
Feeder cattle 602 475 502

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 191, Bulls 92) 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
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 —
370–374 373 7 159.00–168.00 $165.45 $617 -9.55
433 433 8 175.00 $175.00 $758 +12.50
459–491 481 26 155.00–166.50 $163.44 $786 —
519–535 525 45 138.00–158.00 $156.20 $820 +0.24
554–589 579 53 146.00–153.00 $147.73 $855 -1.93
638 638 15 143.00 $143.00 $912 +2.33
650–657 657 14 137.00–143.00 $142.58 $937 +1.58
672 value added 672 22 141.00 $141.00 $948 —
710 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 +8.00
744 value added 744 15 132.00 $132.00 $982 —
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
986 value added 986 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,203 —
1160 value added 1160 3 103.00 $103.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 value added 548 12 161.50 $161.50 $885 —
625 value added 625 3 121.00 $121.00 $756 —
664 value added 664 31 138.50 $138.50 $920 —
711 value added 711 9 134.50 $134.50 $956 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 2 160.00 $160.00 $491 -10.00
388–390 388 7 150.00–168.00 $165.42 $642 -7.08
422 422 10 162.00 $162.00 $684 -4.50
455–498 493 14 145.00–158.00 $156.40 $771 -7.60
541 value added 541 3 135.00 $135.00 $730 —
555 555 7 145.00 $145.00 $805 +2.76
623 623 5 138.00 $138.00 $860 -2.50
780 780 1 123.00 $123.00 $959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 —
385–395 387 5 129.00–132.00 $131.39 $508 +3.64
421–425 422 12 125.00–139.00 $136.57 $576 +4.57
492–493 492 39 128.00–133.00 $129.80 $639 -8.35
530 530 2 119.00 $119.00 $631 +5.54
561 561 15 128.00 $128.00 $718 -8.00
685 value added 685 11 129.00 $129.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 138.00 $138.00 $448 -4.00
350–355 355 10 128.00–141.00 $139.20 $494 +6.32
431 431 11 140.00 $140.00 $603 +13.78
498 498 13 135.00 $135.00 $672 +4.00
545 545 1 119.00 $119.00 $649 +1.43
588 588 7 127.75 $127.75 $751 -3.25
628 628 4 127.50 $127.50 $801 -7.00
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
754 754 11 123.00 $123.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 9 118.00 $118.00 $531 —
594 594 13 124.00 $124.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 value added 480 10 144.00 $144.00 $691 —
606 value added 606 8 127.00 $127.00 $770 +3.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–323 322 11 141.00–155.00 $153.76 $495 -18.80
375 375 2 165.00 $165.00 $619 -5.00
424–427 425 7 155.00–169.00 $164.98 $701 +3.98
492 492 8 151.00 $151.00 $743 +31.00
568–570 568 15 138.00–144.00 $143.20 $813 +0.20
655 655 2 135.00 $135.00 $884 +11.00
796 796 3 107.00 $107.00 $852 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 152.00 $152.00 $494 -18.00
389 389 7 163.00 $163.00 $634 -7.00
426 426 5 156.00 $156.00 $665 +4.89
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 -6.85
502–546 519 8 135.00–141.00 $138.63 $719 +3.51
691 691 6 110.00 $110.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 131.00 $131.00 $570 —
615 615 4 104.00 $104.00 $640 +11.00

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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.