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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 5, 2022

1,142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.89/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 575 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.45/cwt -11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 573 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.30/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 645 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,142 473 829
Feeder cattle 1,142 473 829

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 352, Heifers 529, Bulls 261) 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
420–432 428 19 130.00–180.00 $162.89 $697 —
490 value added 490 6 197.50 $197.50 $968 —
455–494 492 17 144.00–181.00 $178.99 $881 -21.01
515 515 1 149.00 $149.00 $767 -33.50
565–593 567 41 149.00–174.00 $172.09 $976 -8.53
555–591 value added 582 46 165.00–181.50 $177.39 $1,032 —
648 648 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,102 +27.00
662–693 678 19 139.00–163.00 $159.89 $1,084 +1.61
700–732 727 7 139.00–151.00 $149.35 $1,086 —
740 value added 740 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,117 —
750 value added 750 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 -23.00
840 840 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,193 —
860 value added 860 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,170 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 value added 620 14 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
673 value added 673 28 159.00 $159.00 $1,070 +8.00
679 679 13 154.50 $154.50 $1,049 +6.00
777 value added 777 30 138.00 $138.00 $1,072 —
956 value added 956 15 124.00 $124.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 173.00 $173.00 $740 —
475 475 2 139.00 $139.00 $660 -11.00
506 506 8 169.50 $169.50 $858 +27.00
555–582 value added 566 12 160.00–169.50 $165.43 $936 —
568 568 16 169.50 $169.50 $963 +6.50
655 value added 655 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,100 —
666–685 669 6 141.00–157.00 $154.27 $1,032 +14.27
737 737 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–389 387 20 130.00–155.00 $152.63 $591 -1.37
422–435 434 20 131.00–150.00 $148.15 $643 -2.71
475–489 488 28 129.00–140.00 $138.59 $676 -11.41
507 507 4 144.00 $144.00 $730 -12.50
558–583 567 39 134.00–137.00 $136.58 $774 -14.42
562–596 value added 578 40 140.00–149.00 $142.24 $822 —
627 627 9 132.00 $132.00 $828 -0.54
650–685 652 37 112.00–122.50 $122.08 $796 —
732–740 739 11 115.00 $115.00 $850 +4.00
745 value added 745 24 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
778 value added 778 4 124.00 $124.00 $965 —
820 820 2 114.00 $114.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 19 163.00 $163.00 $592 —
487 value added 487 19 148.00 $148.00 $721 —
563–567 value added 564 28 129.00–139.00 $137.20 $774 -22.55
575 575 8 136.00 $136.00 $782 —
614 614 7 136.50 $136.50 $838 —
649 value added 649 53 131.75 $131.75 $855 —
905 value added 905 14 111.00 $111.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 150.00 $150.00 $490 +7.50
374 374 6 144.00 $144.00 $539 -8.04
417 value added 417 5 151.00 $151.00 $630 —
425–430 430 13 133.00–145.00 $144.09 $620 -5.91
463–489 485 41 128.00–148.00 $137.29 $666 —
582 582 34 132.00 $132.00 $768 -8.00
600–615 613 27 121.00–134.00 $132.11 $810 —
650–682 676 5 103.00–112.00 $110.27 $745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 10 126.00 $126.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 169.00 $169.00 $537 -15.00
375–388 386 8 156.00–163.00 $162.15 $626 +7.15
429–431 430 14 145.00–158.00 $154.27 $663 -8.23
480 480 2 134.00 $134.00 $643 -26.00
500–504 504 17 141.00–155.00 $153.36 $773 —
577–587 585 42 136.00–153.00 $149.22 $873 +1.23
641–643 643 23 134.00–143.50 $142.26 $915 —
655 value added 655 6 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 —
762 762 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,006 +11.00
944 value added 944 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 165.00 $165.00 $559 +7.50
375 375 6 168.00 $168.00 $630 —
437 437 5 141.00 $141.00 $616 -19.98
475–495 494 34 138.00–144.50 $144.32 $713 -28.18
578–580 578 18 136.00–140.00 $139.78 $808 —
683 683 11 138.00 $138.00 $943 —
750 750 11 128.00 $128.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 18 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
485 485 16 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
711 711 7 135.00 $135.00 $960 —

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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.