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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.52/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 757 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt ≈ $1,316/hd at 883 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.12/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 666 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 435 478
Feeder cattle 473 435 478

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 155, Bulls 42) 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
370 370 6 189.00 $189.00 $699 —
487 487 7 200.00 $200.00 $974 —
504 504 9 182.50 $182.50 $920 +18.21
550–569 563 23 177.50–188.00 $180.62 $1,017 +19.79
602–617 value added 609 19 161.50–165.00 $162.85 $992 —
645 645 1 143.00 $143.00 $922 -5.00
658–660 659 14 156.00–160.00 $158.28 $1,043 —
667–679 value added 671 23 149.00–160.00 $156.41 $1,050 +0.41
752–780 value added 757 56 160.00 $160.00 $1,211 +10.00
759 759 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,078 —
830 value added 830 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,071 —
883 value added 883 58 149.00 $149.00 $1,316 —
1000 value added 1000 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 5 172.50 $172.50 $781 —
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
500 500 2 142.50 $142.50 $712 -8.50
521 value added 521 4 150.00 $150.00 $782 —
557 557 9 163.00 $163.00 $908 -1.00
687 687 5 140.00 $140.00 $962 —
835 835 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 value added 597 8 155.00 $155.00 $925 —
675 675 10 148.50 $148.50 $1,002 —
681 value added 681 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,028 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 142.50 $142.50 $473 +8.50
365 365 2 154.00 $154.00 $562 +21.50
410–430 415 7 135.00–156.00 $150.86 $626 +2.86
476 476 11 150.00 $150.00 $714 +10.00
518 518 8 156.50 $156.50 $811 +33.50
553 553 7 151.00 $151.00 $835 +7.38
633–648 644 11 132.00–134.00 $132.54 $854 +11.54
737 737 8 111.00 $111.00 $818 —
890 value added 890 1 102.00 $102.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 value added 426 3 150.00 $150.00 $639 —
515 value added 515 5 153.00 $153.00 $788 +2.00
557 value added 557 11 159.75 $159.75 $890 +2.25
682 value added 682 36 134.00 $134.00 $914 —
785 value added 785 2 110.00 $110.00 $864 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 +32.50
365–370 369 4 140.00–156.00 $152.04 $561 —
432 432 2 150.00 $150.00 $648 +16.38
498 value added 498 4 152.00 $152.00 $757 —
502 502 4 144.00 $144.00 $723 +21.69
515 value added 515 7 148.00 $148.00 $762 —
562 562 2 140.00 $140.00 $787 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 149.50 $149.50 $655 —
546 value added 546 3 131.00 $131.00 $715 —
661 value added 661 8 129.00 $129.00 $853 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 184.00 $184.00 $611 —
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 —
415 415 1 162.50 $162.50 $674 +20.46
471 471 3 160.00 $160.00 $754 —
568–570 568 7 130.00–151.00 $147.99 $841 +3.22
662 662 7 144.00 $144.00 $953 —
742 value added 742 5 122.00 $122.00 $905 —
770 770 2 121.00 $121.00 $932 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 157.50 $157.50 $520 -11.50
400–438 429 4 159.00–167.50 $160.98 $691 +19.98
495 495 2 172.50 $172.50 $854 +32.50
538 538 3 146.00 $146.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 value added 622 4 135.00 $135.00 $840 —

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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.