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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 2, 2022

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.40/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 572 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.43/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 623 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.41/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 430 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 542 0
Feeder cattle 639 542 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 304, Bulls 87) 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
380 380 2 200.00 $200.00 $760 +17.50
428 428 9 189.00 $189.00 $809 +8.00
474–480 477 14 178.00–191.00 $185.73 $886 +5.73
489 value added 489 5 194.00 $194.00 $949 —
518 value added 518 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,010 —
523 523 6 188.00 $188.00 $983 +9.50
555–570 566 35 159.00–189.00 $185.14 $1,048 +21.14
586 value added 586 15 186.00 $186.00 $1,090 —
605–640 635 7 140.00–170.50 $166.35 $1,056 +18.79
635 value added 635 5 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
721 value added 721 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,118 —
715–730 728 9 147.00–154.00 $153.24 $1,116 -2.76
770 value added 770 15 151.00 $151.00 $1,163 +4.00
831 value added 831 21 144.50 $144.50 $1,201 —
856 856 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 value added 458 8 186.00 $186.00 $852 —
524 value added 524 9 203.00 $203.00 $1,064 —
575 value added 575 22 191.00 $191.00 $1,098 +10.50
631 value added 631 16 169.00 $169.00 $1,066 —
652–689 value added 669 11 165.00–173.50 $169.52 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 202.50 $202.50 $693 —
391 391 4 189.00 $189.00 $739 —
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 -17.00
500 500 2 179.00 $179.00 $895 —
535 value added 535 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 +26.00
555 value added 555 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,049 —
592 592 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,054 +15.00
690 690 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,097 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 336 5 150.00–155.00 $152.97 $514 -3.03
386 386 15 158.50 $158.50 $612 +2.50
414–440 430 37 139.00–163.00 $154.41 $664 +3.80
492 492 19 157.75 $157.75 $776 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 -20.00
571–582 572 25 131.00–150.00 $148.45 $849 -1.55
636 636 18 136.00 $136.00 $865 ±0.00
660 660 2 127.00 $127.00 $838 -11.00
745 745 13 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
816 value added 816 3 104.00 $104.00 $849 —
870 870 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–496 value added 478 22 159.00 $159.00 $760 ±0.00
554 value added 554 15 155.50 $155.50 $861 —
600–645 value added 623 49 145.00–148.00 $146.43 $912 +7.43
780 value added 780 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 158.00 $158.00 $550 -5.00
380–390 388 10 140.00–159.00 $155.23 $602 -9.77
425 425 8 153.00 $153.00 $650 -7.66
487 487 15 155.00 $155.00 $755 ±0.00
567 567 22 150.00 $150.00 $850 +0.29
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
655–680 659 6 126.00–135.00 $133.45 $879 -6.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 190.00 $190.00 $659 +20.00
378 378 12 185.00 $185.00 $699 —
432 432 9 181.00 $181.00 $782 -2.00
482 482 11 183.00 $183.00 $882 +9.00
510 510 2 165.00 $165.00 $842 —
580 580 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,073 +27.78
615 615 2 153.00 $153.00 $941 —
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 180.00 $180.00 $625 +22.50
380 380 6 185.00 $185.00 $703 +10.00
411–423 416 7 164.00–167.00 $165.31 $688 -21.69
507–515 508 8 142.50–167.00 $163.90 $833 —
560 560 6 177.50 $177.50 $994 +35.88
600–610 605 2 147.50–150.00 $148.74 $900 —
665 665 3 140.00 $140.00 $931 -7.00
756 756 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,043 +11.00

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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.