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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 21, 2022

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.00/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 572 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.80/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 522 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.38/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 268 0
Feeder cattle 322 268 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 145, Bulls 84) 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
372 372 2 171.00 $171.00 $636 —
433 433 3 167.00 $167.00 $723 -19.00
502–544 516 19 168.00–180.00 $174.09 $898 +4.09
525–546 value added 539 6 173.00–179.00 $177.05 $954 —
564 value added 564 17 182.00 $182.00 $1,026 —
641 641 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,026 —
737 737 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,061 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 -12.68
485 485 4 150.00 $150.00 $728 -19.50
550–598 565 11 169.00–180.50 $175.70 $993 +14.70
597 value added 597 2 147.00 $147.00 $878 —
636 636 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,011 +13.00
785 785 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 —
860 860 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 155.00 $155.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 139.00 $139.00 $507 -20.00
440 440 5 149.00 $149.00 $656 —
461–488 477 23 151.00–152.00 $151.38 $722 +6.38
516 value added 516 3 153.00 $153.00 $789 —
572–590 572 47 137.00–146.00 $143.00 $818 +1.00
635 value added 635 3 137.50 $137.50 $873 -3.50
666–685 668 9 131.00–135.00 $134.54 $899 —
753 753 8 128.00 $128.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 144.00 $144.00 $557 -21.00
437 437 2 144.00 $144.00 $629 -17.29
496 496 12 146.00 $146.00 $724 -5.50
642 642 11 134.00 $134.00 $860 —
658 658 6 135.50 $135.50 $892 —
816 816 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 6 149.00 $149.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 value added 615 4 135.00 $135.00 $830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 163.00 $163.00 $628 —
492 492 7 166.00 $166.00 $817 —
558–587 569 20 150.00–153.00 $152.85 $870 —
639 639 7 143.00 $143.00 $914 ±0.00
671 671 7 139.00 $139.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 153.00 $153.00 $543 —
440 440 3 149.00 $149.00 $656 -18.00
489 489 5 159.00 $159.00 $778 -9.00
579 579 5 151.00 $151.00 $874 -0.57
665 665 6 131.00 $131.00 $871 —
770 770 20 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 —

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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.