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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 6, 2022

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt ≈ $1,650/hd at 922 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.84/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 577 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.55/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 634 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 441 814
Feeder cattle 503 441 814

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 173, Bulls 65) Value Added and Natural 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
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 -5.00
471 value added 471 3 190.00 $190.00 $895 —
501 501 11 190.00 $190.00 $952 -5.00
556 556 11 181.00 $181.00 $1,006 -2.00
588–590 value added 588 21 187.50–198.00 $195.99 $1,152 —
633 value added 633 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,139 —
655 value added 655 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,186 —
657–670 662 17 153.00–178.00 $170.09 $1,126 —
727 727 20 178.50 $178.50 $1,298 +1.94
775 775 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,232 +9.00
922 922 33 179.00 $179.00 $1,650 —
955 955 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–556 value added 556 9 175.00–200.00 $191.68 $1,066 +1.68
648 value added 648 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,160 —
714 value added 714 21 166.00 $166.00 $1,185 —
760 value added 760 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,284 —
810 value added 810 17 159.50 $159.50 $1,292 —
917 value added 917 21 161.50 $161.50 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 190.00 $190.00 $811 +45.00
506 506 8 183.00 $183.00 $926 —
606 value added 606 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,067 —
606 606 5 163.00 $163.00 $988 -7.00
695 695 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,056 +2.00
716 value added 716 14 160.00 $160.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–399 396 7 154.00–160.00 $159.19 $630 +10.36
420–439 436 7 153.00–158.50 $157.74 $688 +2.59
476 476 19 155.50 $155.50 $740 -3.41
554–570 555 19 145.00–149.00 $148.78 $826 -4.80
637 637 9 145.00 $145.00 $924 +9.00
639 value added 639 5 134.00 $134.00 $856 —
680 680 1 145.00 $145.00 $986 —
752 value added 752 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 161.00 $161.00 $652 +5.00
497–498 497 18 161.00–169.00 $163.67 $813 —
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 -14.00
551 value added 551 8 169.50 $169.50 $934 —
567–582 580 14 144.00–153.00 $151.74 $880 -12.59
613–640 value added 628 14 155.00–156.50 $155.87 $979 —
643 643 9 152.50 $152.50 $981 —
727 727 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,032 —
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 +10.00
895 895 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 value added 488 3 156.00 $156.00 $761 -11.00
577 value added 577 9 169.00 $169.00 $975 +2.00
596 596 7 158.50 $158.50 $945 -9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 7 145.00 $145.00 $895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 190.00 $190.00 $598 +17.50
395 395 3 195.00 $195.00 $770 +37.50
443 443 3 185.00 $185.00 $820 +15.00
479 479 7 160.00 $160.00 $766 -5.00
577 577 12 155.00 $155.00 $894 +9.00
646 646 6 141.00 $141.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 195.00 $195.00 $741 +16.00
435 435 1 185.00 $185.00 $805 +11.51
482 482 5 177.50 $177.50 $856 -5.50
562–588 572 10 160.00–166.00 $163.53 $935 -10.47
651–655 651 9 141.00–149.00 $148.11 $964 -4.89
741–746 744 6 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $1,038 —

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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.