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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 23, 2021

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.38/cwt +6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 490 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.13/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 572 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.29/cwt -12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 490 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 738 800
Feeder cattle 616 738 800

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 296, Bulls 149) 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
415–436 433 6 132.50–154.50 $150.98 $654 -14.21
490–495 492 21 155.00–164.00 $158.45 $780 -1.06
517 517 2 135.00 $135.00 $698 —
570–581 580 16 149.00–158.00 $157.45 $913 +1.38
615 615 1 149.00 $149.00 $916 +1.59
625 value added 625 6 151.00 $151.00 $944 —
657 value added 657 4 145.00 $145.00 $953 —
676–680 676 10 132.00–139.00 $138.30 $935 -8.70
747 747 7 133.00 $133.00 $994 —
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 -5.00
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
1038 value added 1038 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 value added 724 25 140.00 $140.00 $1,014 —
853 value added 853 18 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 153.00 $153.00 $517 +7.97
423 423 11 157.00 $157.00 $664 +1.56
500 500 6 147.00 $147.00 $735 —
590 590 10 142.50 $142.50 $841 -4.50
638 638 7 147.00 $147.00 $938 +19.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 value added 871 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 327 9 114.00–123.00 $121.07 $396 +3.07
385 385 11 134.50 $134.50 $518 +4.50
434–440 435 7 124.00–129.50 $128.70 $560 +1.52
450–492 490 52 119.00–129.00 $128.38 $629 +6.92
522 522 2 122.00 $122.00 $637 —
572–578 572 44 119.00–125.75 $125.13 $716 +9.53
620 620 2 118.00 $118.00 $732 -6.00
672 672 5 124.00 $124.00 $833 +4.00
751 value added 751 6 126.00 $126.00 $946 —
852 852 6 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 6 131.00 $131.00 $388 —
341 341 8 130.00 $130.00 $443 +12.10
350–390 386 14 111.00–132.00 $130.21 $503 +0.28
425–428 428 14 123.00–130.50 $129.97 $556 +8.15
485 485 27 127.00 $127.00 $616 +10.99
500 500 1 119.00 $119.00 $595 —
559–570 560 10 114.00–122.50 $121.63 $681 +4.62
657 value added 657 11 130.00 $130.00 $854 —
665 665 1 116.00 $116.00 $771 —
731 731 4 119.50 $119.50 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 131.00 $131.00 $434 —
479 479 8 128.50 $128.50 $616 +11.50
575 575 14 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
622 622 6 117.00 $117.00 $728 —
665 value added 665 3 128.50 $128.50 $855 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 8 123.00 $123.00 $581 —
578 578 4 114.00 $114.00 $659 —
685 685 6 127.00 $127.00 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 134.00 $134.00 $421 -3.00
384–385 384 9 120.00–155.00 $151.10 $580 -10.80
415–437 435 11 135.00–145.00 $144.13 $627 -10.70
475–498 490 29 131.00–144.00 $141.29 $692 -12.71
563–575 564 23 124.00–142.00 $141.20 $796 -4.26
637–646 641 16 137.00 $137.00 $878 —
782–795 784 8 101.00–119.00 $116.72 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 152.00 $152.00 $505 +8.00
360–384 380 6 121.00–150.00 $145.42 $553 -12.58
430–433 433 7 120.00–140.00 $137.16 $594 -11.04
450–472 470 11 120.00–137.00 $135.52 $637 -6.48
572–575 573 8 116.00–126.00 $123.49 $708 -15.51
630–635 633 3 92.00 $92.00 $582 -38.16
653 653 7 122.00 $122.00 $797 —
747 747 2 92.00 $92.00 $687 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 2 129.00 $129.00 $491 —

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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.