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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 23, 2022

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.40/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 503 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.94/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 572 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.56/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 566 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 535 485 721
Feeder cattle 535 485 721

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 254, Bulls 128)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 181.00 $181.00 $715 +3.50
422–432 424 13 160.00–183.00 $179.39 $761 +2.39
460–486 484 15 162.00–193.00 $187.04 $905 +0.98
508–530 511 7 167.00–184.00 $181.48 $927 -5.52
550–569 566 34 162.00–188.00 $180.56 $1,022 +11.56
616 616 16 175.50 $175.50 $1,081 —
662–692 677 4 154.00–170.00 $162.18 $1,098 -2.82
707–749 739 8 144.00–145.00 $144.76 $1,070 —
747 value added 747 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,120 —
917 917 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 185.00 $185.00 $712 +22.50
415 415 3 184.00 $184.00 $764 —
501 501 8 181.00 $181.00 $907 +9.27
547 value added 547 9 183.00 $183.00 $1,001 —
572 572 4 161.00 $161.00 $921 —
597 value added 597 2 159.00 $159.00 $949 —
636 636 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,081 —
735 value added 735 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —
765 765 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 -12.00
992 value added 992 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 2 178.00 $178.00 $801 —
691 value added 691 3 169.50 $169.50 $1,171 -3.50
847 value added 847 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 340 5 137.00–140.00 $138.78 $472 -8.22
362–370 365 3 145.00–150.00 $148.31 $541 -4.69
420–442 428 13 135.00–158.00 $152.76 $654 +2.26
492 492 2 140.00 $140.00 $689 —
500–520 503 44 152.00–160.50 $153.40 $772 +6.59
572–580 572 38 140.00–150.50 $149.94 $858 +5.94
661 661 11 138.00 $138.00 $912 +14.00
665 value added 665 6 143.50 $143.50 $954 +6.50
716 value added 716 12 139.00 $139.00 $995 —
735–740 736 11 128.00–130.00 $129.45 $953 —
865 865 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 135.00 $135.00 $441 —
378 378 8 154.00 $154.00 $582 ±0.00
428 428 11 155.00 $155.00 $663 +2.00
455–495 485 23 140.00–149.75 $148.58 $721 +1.58
572 572 14 149.00 $149.00 $852 +5.67
578 value added 578 10 149.75 $149.75 $866 —
636 636 8 135.00 $135.00 $859 —
833 value added 833 4 119.00 $119.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 9 154.50 $154.50 $627 —
564 564 8 141.00 $141.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 10 153.00 $153.00 $854 +5.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 -5.00
373 373 3 169.00 $169.00 $630 +1.50
440 440 3 159.00 $159.00 $700 +6.50
487 487 10 171.00 $171.00 $833 +1.00
565–575 566 18 156.00–161.00 $160.72 $910 -3.28
663–677 664 21 152.00–156.00 $155.61 $1,033 +15.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 154.00 $154.00 $531 —
380 380 4 171.00 $171.00 $650 —
420 420 7 165.00 $165.00 $693 +8.00
450 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 —
516–546 532 17 156.00–159.00 $157.37 $837 —
653 653 6 145.00 $145.00 $947 —
765 765 5 129.00 $129.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 162.00 $162.00 $570 —
402 402 10 159.00 $159.00 $639 —
528 528 12 152.00 $152.00 $803 —

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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.