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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 4, 2021

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.12/cwt +10.37 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 581 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.09/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 496 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.86/cwt +13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 676 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 469 864
Feeder cattle 822 469 864

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 364, Bulls 201) 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
400–437 431 8 162.50–177.50 $167.41 $722 +7.41
488 488 8 164.00 $164.00 $800 —
504–514 508 27 165.00–167.00 $165.82 $842 +9.82
560–565 563 29 145.00–163.50 $157.15 $885 -5.54
603–645 604 35 132.00–161.00 $160.12 $967 —
667 value added 667 10 149.00 $149.00 $994 +8.50
655–689 679 28 132.00–153.00 $148.81 $1,010 +15.81
777 777 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–383 381 5 175.00–183.00 $181.43 $691 —
422 422 7 167.50 $167.50 $707 +32.50
488 488 14 159.50 $159.50 $778 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 -10.05
558–590 564 31 126.00–153.00 $148.85 $840 +12.85
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 —
665 665 3 139.00 $139.00 $924 +8.00
969 value added 969 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 4 152.00 $152.00 $772 —
683 value added 683 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,011 —
786 value added 786 12 139.00 $139.00 $1,093 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 19 150.50 $150.50 $974 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 140.00 $140.00 $466 +16.00
380–395 390 3 130.00–131.00 $130.68 $510 -1.32
426 426 18 143.00 $143.00 $609 +17.00
470–499 496 47 130.00–141.00 $135.09 $670 +7.90
500–527 522 24 126.00–136.00 $133.24 $696 +1.24
563–593 579 51 119.00–143.00 $135.73 $786 +9.98
595 value added 595 7 139.00 $139.00 $827 —
622 622 2 115.00 $115.00 $715 —
652 652 14 126.00 $126.00 $822 +10.00
845 845 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 +10.00
970 value added 970 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–342 335 4 136.00–145.00 $140.40 $470 +17.40
373 373 19 144.50 $144.50 $539 +11.41
428–440 434 22 119.00–140.00 $136.26 $591 +4.76
462–485 482 33 124.00–131.50 $130.63 $630 +7.25
500 500 2 121.00 $121.00 $605 +3.00
566 566 23 127.50 $127.50 $722 +5.00
651–655 652 6 110.00–112.00 $110.34 $719 -7.16
718 718 8 121.00 $121.00 $869 +18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 10 126.00 $126.00 $716 —
648 value added 648 13 125.00 $125.00 $810 —
775 value added 775 18 123.00 $123.00 $953 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 122.00 $122.00 $538 +2.00
490 490 11 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
540 540 9 126.50 $126.50 $683 +6.50
652 652 4 110.00 $110.00 $717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 9 165.00 $165.00 $548 +18.00
373–374 374 10 147.50–167.00 $161.16 $603 —
415–432 431 13 152.00–152.50 $152.04 $655 +19.04
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 —
500–540 509 34 110.00–129.00 $127.86 $651 -6.14
583–597 590 21 128.00–128.50 $128.24 $757 -5.13
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 -12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 169.00 $169.00 $627 +47.00
431–435 432 4 145.00–157.00 $153.98 $665 +23.07
472–496 494 27 136.00–139.00 $138.79 $686 -9.21
552–559 558 11 136.00–141.00 $140.10 $782 +7.27
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 —
658 658 23 132.00 $132.00 $869 +4.00
700–740 737 13 121.00–123.00 $122.85 $905 +8.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 17 156.00 $156.00 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 124.00 $124.00 $589 +3.00
626 626 4 123.00 $123.00 $770 —

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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.