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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 7, 2022

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.75/cwt ≈ $1,202/hd at 803 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.21/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 571 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.81/cwt -10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 681 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 411 0
Feeder cattle 268 411 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 92, Bulls 16) 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
340 340 1 184.00 $184.00 $626 —
407 407 2 186.00 $186.00 $757 -12.00
500 500 3 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
558 558 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,004 +3.00
600 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 -13.00
606–607 value added 606 11 166.00–175.50 $173.77 $1,053 —
664 664 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,122 -11.00
685 value added 685 21 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 -10.00
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 -21.00
760 value added 760 14 145.50 $145.50 $1,106 —
803 value added 803 57 149.75 $149.75 $1,202 —
870 870 1 139.50 $139.50 $1,214 -0.75
911 value added 911 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,262 —
1055 value added 1055 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 170.00 $170.00 $646 -22.00
438–445 440 6 171.50–175.00 $172.68 $760 -7.96
490 490 3 169.50 $169.50 $831 -20.50
560 560 1 161.00 $161.00 $902 -6.00
632 632 2 146.00 $146.00 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 156.00 $156.00 $491 +7.00
385 385 1 159.00 $159.00 $612 +5.00
493 493 20 145.00 $145.00 $715 -12.11
570 value added 570 8 160.25 $160.25 $913 —
571 571 20 142.00 $142.00 $811 +2.00
635–647 641 4 136.00–141.00 $138.52 $888 —
645 value added 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -17.00
372 372 5 165.00 $165.00 $614 +4.48
416–420 418 5 158.00–163.50 $161.29 $674 -1.71
480 480 2 151.50 $151.50 $727 -6.29
543 543 3 149.00 $149.00 $809 —
594 value added 594 7 159.50 $159.50 $947 —
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 5 162.00 $162.00 $669 —
453 453 3 151.50 $151.50 $686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 137.00 $137.00 $799 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 176.00 $176.00 $760 -12.00
505–510 509 4 166.00–173.00 $171.26 $872 +6.26
625 625 1 143.00 $143.00 $894 -12.00
787 787 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,031 -3.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 167.00 $167.00 $726 -10.00
492 492 2 168.00 $168.00 $827 —
582–595 586 3 139.00–158.00 $151.57 $888 -2.43

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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.