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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 15, 2022

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.13/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 587 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.70/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 581 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 666 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 261 0
Feeder cattle 435 261 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 203, Bulls 105) 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
415 415 1 157.50 $157.50 $654 —
507–510 508 5 157.50–166.00 $164.29 $835 +3.00
567–570 568 6 155.00–162.00 $160.83 $914 -3.74
578–592 value added 590 39 171.00–184.50 $180.79 $1,067 +4.79
639 639 5 148.00 $148.00 $946 -23.48
666 value added 666 27 156.00 $156.00 $1,039 —
725–742 739 5 139.00–142.00 $141.41 $1,045 —
760 value added 760 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —
845 845 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
520 520 1 151.00 $151.00 $785 —
550 550 6 164.00 $164.00 $902 —
630 630 1 134.00 $134.00 $844 —
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 —
667–696 value added 686 6 130.00–150.00 $143.52 $985 —
740 740 3 133.00 $133.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 value added 665 7 143.00 $143.00 $951 -13.00
873 value added 873 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,039 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 134.00 $134.00 $466 -14.00
395 395 1 132.50 $132.50 $523 -20.50
432 432 2 148.00 $148.00 $639 -6.00
496 496 15 140.00 $140.00 $694 -16.00
511 value added 511 6 155.00 $155.00 $792 —
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 -25.00
567–590 569 10 123.00–146.00 $143.62 $817 -1.38
570–597 value added 587 19 153.00–157.00 $154.43 $907 —
644 644 15 121.00 $121.00 $779 —
698 value added 698 11 130.00 $130.00 $907 —
765 765 4 127.00 $127.00 $972 —
875 875 2 114.00 $114.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 10 132.00 $132.00 $498 —
473 473 14 140.00 $140.00 $662 —
505 value added 505 3 151.00 $151.00 $763 —
566 566 12 149.00 $149.00 $843 —
587 value added 587 12 157.50 $157.50 $925 +10.50
775 value added 775 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 -40.00
407–427 421 7 130.00–135.00 $133.62 $563 —
460 460 1 127.00 $127.00 $584 —
504–512 507 21 110.00–130.00 $122.31 $620 -22.69
566 566 14 135.00 $135.00 $764 -7.00
651–680 656 6 118.00–124.00 $122.96 $807 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 4 130.00 $130.00 $660 —
572 572 4 123.00 $123.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–422 418 6 141.00–147.50 $142.04 $594 -8.96
503 503 7 142.00 $142.00 $714 -13.00
560–571 570 16 126.00–146.00 $144.77 $825 —
705 705 10 128.00 $128.00 $902 —
771 771 8 121.00 $121.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 13 127.00 $127.00 $643 —
584 584 24 143.00 $143.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 169.00 $169.00 $524 —
386 386 3 150.00 $150.00 $579 -10.00
440 440 2 141.00 $141.00 $620 —
472 472 2 140.00 $140.00 $661 —
550–561 557 8 113.00–133.00 $120.41 $671 —
662 662 5 134.00 $134.00 $887 -4.00

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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.