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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 10, 2022

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.73/cwt -7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 476 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.04/cwt +16.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 564 lb · 27 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $1,232/hd at 756 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 211 446
Feeder cattle 640 211 446

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 311, Bulls 111) 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
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 -10.00
396 396 4 215.00 $215.00 $851 ±0.00
426 426 4 192.00 $192.00 $818 -14.00
445 value added 445 2 196.00 $196.00 $872 —
479 479 7 188.00 $188.00 $901 -7.00
515–537 534 8 162.50–187.00 $184.05 $983 —
558–562 value added 561 13 194.00–199.00 $197.47 $1,108 —
566 566 14 187.00 $187.00 $1,058 +11.00
617–647 637 12 171.00–181.00 $177.06 $1,128 —
671 value added 671 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,201 —
731 value added 731 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,287 —
753 753 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,227 -3.00
825 825 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,188 —
870 870 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,253 —
905 value added 905 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 11 207.50 $207.50 $797 +2.50
435 value added 435 12 204.00 $204.00 $887 —
442 442 7 196.00 $196.00 $866 —
490 value added 490 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 —
543 543 5 168.00 $168.00 $912 —
559 value added 559 12 191.00 $191.00 $1,068 —
677 value added 677 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,212 —
756 value added 756 26 163.00 $163.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 205.00 $205.00 $687 —
367 367 4 175.00 $175.00 $642 -13.50
448 448 6 186.00 $186.00 $833 +13.50
489 489 12 179.00 $179.00 $875 -1.00
563 563 4 173.00 $173.00 $974 -4.50
630–640 632 5 164.00–174.00 $171.97 $1,087 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 159.00 $159.00 $534 —
383 383 9 167.00 $167.00 $640 +17.00
420–440 438 13 148.00–159.00 $158.19 $693 -6.81
480 480 8 160.00 $160.00 $768 -1.00
515 515 1 133.00 $133.00 $685 —
550–597 565 22 150.00–153.50 $152.32 $861 -3.18
610–633 value added 629 25 137.00–169.25 $164.25 $1,033 —
658–660 658 23 141.00–148.50 $148.17 $975 —
745 745 5 130.00 $130.00 $968 -11.51
966 value added 966 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 156.00 $156.00 $530 -4.00
367–380 370 5 135.00–164.00 $158.04 $585 -6.96
427 427 4 149.00 $149.00 $636 -3.50
463–481 476 32 148.50–153.00 $149.73 $713 -7.77
534 value added 534 24 169.00 $169.00 $902 +0.50
545 545 1 134.00 $134.00 $730 —
572 572 14 142.00 $142.00 $812 -10.50
630–635 632 3 136.00–146.00 $142.65 $902 -6.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 149.00 $149.00 $697 -11.00
480 value added 480 6 162.00 $162.00 $778 —
556 value added 556 16 160.00 $160.00 $890 —
656 value added 656 25 155.00 $155.00 $1,017 -3.00
743 value added 743 23 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 —
829 value added 829 5 120.00 $120.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 23 173.00 $173.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 6 144.00 $144.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 3 162.50 $162.50 $514 —
386 386 3 197.00 $197.00 $760 -14.00
415–428 427 13 150.00–171.00 $169.43 $723 -13.90
487 487 7 150.00 $150.00 $730 -23.95
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
587 587 7 154.00 $154.00 $904 -11.00
665 665 7 143.00 $143.00 $951 —
732 732 17 146.00 $146.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 200.00 $200.00 $760 -25.00
420–425 421 8 152.50–207.50 $200.55 $844 -11.45
489 489 11 177.00 $177.00 $866 +2.00
595 595 17 165.00 $165.00 $982 +1.56
666–675 667 10 147.00–155.00 $154.19 $1,028 —

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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.