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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 20, 2022

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.50/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 478 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.00/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 579 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.50/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 586 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 503 410
Feeder cattle 211 503 410

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 99, Bulls 58) 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
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 —
387 387 2 215.00 $215.00 $832 —
425 425 5 206.00 $206.00 $876 +16.00
475 475 5 195.00 $195.00 $926 —
540 value added 540 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,012 —
566 566 4 176.00 $176.00 $996 -5.00
647 value added 647 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,139 -4.00
676 676 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,136 -2.09
753 753 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,250 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 188.50 $188.50 $707 —
433 433 3 172.50 $172.50 $747 -17.50
490 490 5 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
555 555 2 177.50 $177.50 $985 —
650 650 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 —
708 value added 708 4 139.00 $139.00 $984 -21.00
740 740 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 205.00 $205.00 $773 —
705 value added 705 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,206 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 6 160.00 $160.00 $510 —
370 370 4 165.00 $165.00 $610 +5.81
427 427 2 152.50 $152.50 $651 -5.24
478 478 13 157.50 $157.50 $753 +2.00
517 value added 517 10 168.50 $168.50 $871 —
586 586 12 152.50 $152.50 $894 +3.72
647 647 6 149.00 $149.00 $964 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
426 426 5 165.00 $165.00 $703 +4.00
493 493 6 161.00 $161.00 $794 -2.67
573 573 8 155.50 $155.50 $891 +3.76
592 value added 592 4 166.00 $166.00 $983 —
647 647 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,003 +2.50
705–720 713 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $1,009 -0.49
840 840 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 6 160.00 $160.00 $754 —
672 value added 672 9 158.00 $158.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 209.00 $209.00 $702 —
390 390 6 225.00 $225.00 $878 +30.00
412 412 7 212.00 $212.00 $873 +27.00
486 486 4 175.00 $175.00 $850 -2.50
588–590 588 9 143.00–166.00 $163.44 $961 -0.09
635 635 4 157.00 $157.00 $997 —
730 730 1 133.00 $133.00 $971 -6.50
755 755 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 211.00 $211.00 $770 +16.00
435 435 3 180.00–185.00 $183.33 $797 -1.67
470–483 481 7 167.50–175.00 $173.95 $837 +13.95
583 583 8 165.00 $165.00 $962 +10.00
635 635 2 157.00 $157.00 $997 +16.00

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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.