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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 16, 2021

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.46/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 482 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.60/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 572 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.07/cwt +8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 581 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 602 791
Feeder cattle 738 602 791

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 350, Bulls 193) 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
400–445 435 11 140.00–168.50 $165.19 $719 -9.81
465–493 492 23 148.00–160.00 $159.51 $785 -3.93
538 value added 538 13 144.00 $144.00 $775 —
571–598 581 53 149.00–169.00 $156.07 $907 +8.34
610–640 613 12 136.00–148.50 $147.41 $904 +4.41
664 664 9 147.00 $147.00 $976 +4.42
750 value added 750 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 —
762 762 5 130.00 $130.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 4 130.00–150.00 $145.03 $474 -14.97
377 377 6 158.00 $158.00 $596 -7.42
433–445 434 11 150.00–156.00 $155.44 $675 -6.56
476 476 8 151.00 $151.00 $719 -5.40
561 561 3 147.00 $147.00 $825 +2.00
627 627 2 128.00 $128.00 $803 -10.00
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 10 153.00 $153.00 $739 —
552–590 value added 561 13 146.00–154.00 $152.06 $853 —
653–667 value added 656 10 121.00–153.00 $146.49 $961 +7.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 118.00 $118.00 $391 -23.00
380 380 3 130.00 $130.00 $494 -1.39
410–432 431 28 116.00–130.00 $127.18 $548 -9.39
475–485 482 63 105.00–122.00 $121.46 $585 -8.34
565–572 572 63 111.00–129.00 $115.60 $661 -12.40
600 600 14 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
659 659 10 120.00 $120.00 $791 —
715 715 2 121.00 $121.00 $865 —
835 835 6 109.00 $109.00 $910 —
1000 value added 1000 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 18 106.00–120.00 $117.90 $390 -20.10
375–395 376 21 103.00–133.00 $129.93 $489 -9.27
405–445 436 12 115.00–122.50 $121.82 $531 -18.18
481–484 483 17 109.00–117.50 $116.01 $560 -18.99
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 -7.00
570–574 573 6 112.00–118.00 $117.01 $670 -10.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 32 117.00 $117.00 $566 —
525 value added 525 18 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
651 value added 651 10 122.00 $122.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 11 119.00 $119.00 $585 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 115.00 $115.00 $489 —
617 617 4 115.00 $115.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 137.00 $137.00 $464 -16.76
360–381 377 11 140.00–166.50 $161.90 $610 -3.10
415–439 438 17 135.00–156.00 $154.83 $678 -10.15
498 498 26 154.00 $154.00 $767 +3.00
515 515 1 132.00 $132.00 $680 —
555–575 556 19 136.00–146.00 $145.46 $809 +2.26
651 651 8 139.00 $139.00 $905 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 144.00 $144.00 $467 -8.00
386 386 8 158.00 $158.00 $610 -5.00
415–435 432 7 140.00–149.50 $148.20 $640 -7.80
485 485 9 142.00 $142.00 $689 +7.00
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 -12.63
577 577 9 139.00 $139.00 $802 —
600–631 626 6 130.00–131.00 $130.16 $815 —
740 740 9 117.00 $117.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 18 143.00 $143.00 $515 —
458 458 17 120.00 $120.00 $550 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 4 130.00 $130.00 $588 —
531 531 4 98.00 $98.00 $520 —
610 610 9 107.00 $107.00 $653 +3.00

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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.