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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 9, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.56/cwt ≈ $1,118/hd at 637 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.33/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 579 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.00/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 563 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 345 548
Feeder cattle 441 345 548

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 229, Bulls 64) 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
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
371 371 3 187.50 $187.50 $696 —
446 446 4 195.00 $195.00 $870 +23.00
482 482 9 196.00 $196.00 $945 +6.00
535 535 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 +8.00
563 563 24 183.00 $183.00 $1,030 +0.44
634–639 637 29 171.00–178.00 $175.56 $1,118 —
707–741 718 12 170.00–180.00 $176.56 $1,268 +19.06
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 value added 520 7 161.00 $161.00 $837 -21.00
560 value added 560 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 —
674 value added 674 13 173.00 $173.00 $1,166 —
846 value added 846 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 145.00 $145.00 $626 -22.00
475–478 477 6 158.00–179.00 $168.47 $804 +3.47
567 567 9 166.00 $166.00 $941 +18.00
640 640 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 +4.00
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 —
760 760 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 value added 608 8 154.00 $154.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 152.50 $152.50 $496 —
380 380 10 162.00 $162.00 $616 —
431 431 5 156.00 $156.00 $672 +15.00
455 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 +5.00
500 500 14 164.00 $164.00 $820 —
578–581 579 26 156.00–174.00 $164.33 $951 +12.28
652–656 653 14 139.00–141.00 $140.57 $918 -5.43
763 763 9 130.00 $130.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 6 159.00 $159.00 $685 —
476 476 5 159.00 $159.00 $757 +28.00
499 value added 499 5 167.00 $167.00 $833 —
531 531 8 167.50 $167.50 $889 —
536 value added 536 3 121.00 $121.00 $649 —
566 566 8 168.00 $168.00 $951 —
579 value added 579 6 167.00 $167.00 $967 —
621 621 13 152.00 $152.00 $944 —
683 value added 683 21 146.00 $146.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 158.00 $158.00 $498 +13.00
375–386 383 4 137.50–152.50 $148.83 $570 -0.17
397 value added 397 2 112.50 $112.50 $447 —
430–445 437 13 152.50–157.50 $155.15 $678 +10.15
465–495 486 20 149.00–160.00 $158.91 $772 +18.91
559–570 560 16 140.00–154.50 $153.58 $860 +20.58
627–637 635 9 136.00 $136.00 $864 —
767 767 2 123.00 $123.00 $943 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 5 136.00 $136.00 $724 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 155.00 $155.00 $515 -25.00
371 371 3 179.00 $179.00 $664 -1.00
420–425 423 4 172.00–175.00 $173.49 $734 —
484 484 5 183.00 $183.00 $886 +20.09
515 515 1 154.00 $154.00 $793 -1.00
579 579 11 174.00 $174.00 $1,007 +14.00
670 670 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,025 —
768 768 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,064 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 172.50 $172.50 $590 —
372 372 2 157.50 $157.50 $586 —
438 438 4 170.00 $170.00 $745 ±0.00
462 462 4 165.00 $165.00 $762 —
559 559 6 146.00 $146.00 $816 -5.00
672 672 2 144.50 $144.50 $971 +4.50
770 770 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —

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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.