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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 30, 2021

479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.21/cwt +23.21 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 526 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 483 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.37/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 606 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 479 616 386
Feeder cattle 479 616 386

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 262, Heifers 161, Bulls 56) 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
330–340 335 2 131.00–142.50 $136.84 $458 —
430–436 434 22 141.00–158.00 $153.41 $666 +2.43
485 value added 485 6 148.00 $148.00 $718 —
505–539 526 62 151.00–162.00 $158.21 $832 +23.21
560 value added 560 7 159.00 $159.00 $890 —
555–573 569 26 126.00–149.00 $146.17 $832 -11.28
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 -23.00
653–665 661 33 133.00–144.00 $142.48 $942 +4.18
735 value added 735 18 141.00 $141.00 $1,036 —
780 780 1 124.00 $124.00 $967 -1.00
913 value added 913 14 126.50 $126.50 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 8 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
450 450 9 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
472 value added 472 5 149.00 $149.00 $703 —
519 519 6 133.00 $133.00 $690 —
680 value added 680 4 139.00 $139.00 $945 —
855 value added 855 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,052 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
444 value added 444 6 135.00 $135.00 $599 —
445 445 9 141.00 $141.00 $627 -16.00
480–498 496 10 121.00–149.00 $146.29 $726 —
595 595 3 131.00 $131.00 $779 -11.50
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 121.00 $121.00 $417 -0.07
427 427 4 120.00 $120.00 $512 -8.70
480–489 483 34 112.00–134.00 $128.00 $618 -0.38
510–544 538 17 105.00–138.00 $135.45 $729 +13.45
550–570 554 14 114.00–125.50 $123.84 $686 -1.29
602 value added 602 9 130.00 $130.00 $783 —
608 608 25 130.50 $130.50 $793 +12.50
657 657 2 124.00 $124.00 $815 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 123.00 $123.00 $407 -7.00
376 376 5 121.00 $121.00 $455 -9.21
420 420 7 124.50 $124.50 $523 -5.47
475 475 7 126.00 $126.00 $598 -1.00
577 577 7 129.00 $129.00 $744 +7.37
637 637 2 127.00 $127.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 12 125.00 $125.00 $572 -3.50
718 value added 718 3 115.00 $115.00 $826 —
871 value added 871 6 110.00 $110.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 133.00 $133.00 $496 -18.10
405 405 2 126.00 $126.00 $510 -18.13
494 494 6 122.00 $122.00 $603 -19.29
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
581 581 15 128.00 $128.00 $744 -13.20
642 642 2 125.00 $125.00 $802 -12.00
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 -15.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 -22.00
374 374 5 131.00 $131.00 $490 -14.42
437–445 440 3 121.00–126.00 $124.31 $547 -12.85
490 490 2 124.00 $124.00 $608 -11.52
557 557 2 120.00 $120.00 $668 -3.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 8 117.50 $117.50 $551 —
515 515 1 113.00 $113.00 $582 —
601 601 3 115.00 $115.00 $691 —

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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.