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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 9, 2022

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.80/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 565 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.89/cwt -12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 576 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.19/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 474 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 639 839
Feeder cattle 485 639 839

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 223, Bulls 50) 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
364 value added 364 6 200.00 $200.00 $728 —
396 396 5 177.50 $177.50 $703 -22.50
439 439 8 177.00 $177.00 $777 -12.00
468–485 473 25 180.00–188.50 $186.06 $880 +0.33
478 value added 478 10 183.00 $183.00 $875 -11.00
525 525 16 187.00 $187.00 $982 -1.00
572 572 22 169.00 $169.00 $967 -16.14
583 value added 583 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,044 -7.00
660 660 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —
665 value added 665 13 174.50 $174.50 $1,160 —
785 785 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 10 174.00 $174.00 $738 —
557–595 value added 580 26 144.00–175.00 $163.56 $949 -27.44
670 value added 670 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,159 +3.48
850 value added 850 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 162.50 $162.50 $642 -26.50
415 value added 415 2 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
450 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 —
508 value added 508 4 183.00 $183.00 $930 -12.00
507–530 515 3 154.00–181.00 $171.73 $884 -7.27
652 value added 652 19 164.50 $164.50 $1,073 —
671 671 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,094 +4.00
732 732 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,061 —
750 750 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 147.00 $147.00 $479 -5.97
381 381 5 153.00 $153.00 $583 -5.50
424 424 19 150.50 $150.50 $638 -3.91
485–499 value added 495 22 156.00–158.00 $156.53 $775 —
500–502 500 22 135.00–148.00 $146.81 $734 +16.81
572 572 17 144.00 $144.00 $824 -4.45
651 value added 651 3 137.00 $137.00 $892 —
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 -3.00
755 755 10 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 value added 344 5 147.00 $147.00 $506 —
552–597 value added 565 37 143.00–150.00 $147.80 $835 -7.70
620 value added 620 10 139.00 $139.00 $862 -7.43
679 value added 679 20 143.00 $143.00 $971 —
831 value added 831 12 127.00 $127.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 154.00 $154.00 $556 -1.23
428 428 7 153.00 $153.00 $655 ±0.00
465 465 7 147.00 $147.00 $684 -8.00
500–533 528 6 139.00–151.00 $149.10 $787 —
564–585 568 12 142.50–143.50 $143.33 $814 -6.67
660 660 2 136.00 $136.00 $898 +2.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 -20.00
380 380 2 167.50 $167.50 $636 -17.50
415 415 2 152.50 $152.50 $633 -28.50
470 470 10 170.00 $170.00 $799 -13.00
567 567 8 164.00 $164.00 $930 -21.00
631 value added 631 4 152.00 $152.00 $959 —
649 649 7 150.00 $150.00 $974 -3.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 8 157.00 $157.00 $681 -8.31
488 488 3 168.00 $168.00 $820 —
573 573 4 158.00 $158.00 $905 -19.50

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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.