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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 8, 2022

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.79/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 567 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.45/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 578 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.03/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 687 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 440 602
Feeder cattle 728 440 602

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 286, Bulls 122) 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
352–382 372 8 142.50–152.50 $150.31 $559 —
430–443 438 18 142.00–191.00 $177.39 $777 +3.39
460–491 486 30 138.00–164.00 $158.12 $768 —
500–526 523 10 140.00–155.00 $153.57 $803 -25.43
567–591 578 43 153.00–165.00 $164.45 $951 -3.55
609–635 612 10 147.00–152.00 $151.48 $927 -14.52
650–669 666 6 149.00 $149.00 $992 -10.00
714 value added 714 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,107 -11.00
714–733 721 11 141.00–143.00 $141.74 $1,022 -19.26
807 807 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,154 —
847 value added 847 25 153.00 $153.00 $1,296 —
1008–1046 value added 1036 29 128.00–140.00 $131.22 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 value added 502 10 166.00 $166.00 $833 -3.00
595 value added 595 8 164.00 $164.00 $976 —
683 value added 683 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,024 —
790 value added 790 16 153.50 $153.50 $1,213 —
885 value added 885 20 145.50 $145.50 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 339 4 132.50–157.50 $148.37 $503 —
365–381 380 11 139.00–147.00 $146.30 $556 -8.70
400–437 432 7 123.00–165.50 $159.87 $691 -6.13
491 491 9 150.00 $150.00 $736 -10.00
555 555 2 161.00 $161.00 $894 +1.00
606–620 value added 612 14 108.00–137.00 $120.59 $738 —
665 665 4 145.00 $145.00 $964 +4.00
762 value added 762 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,067 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–389 387 13 143.00 $143.00 $553 -7.00
426–432 427 11 129.00–140.00 $137.98 $589 -0.65
473–495 486 22 134.00–143.00 $140.59 $683 -6.91
555–570 567 51 140.00–141.00 $140.79 $798 -1.71
678–689 684 14 131.00–133.00 $132.15 $904 -16.85
705–745 740 9 106.00–126.00 $118.30 $875 -1.70
772 value added 772 11 129.00 $129.00 $996 —
830 830 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,029 —
900 900 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–325 319 13 139.00–149.00 $148.22 $473 —
370–380 379 13 131.00–147.00 $145.80 $553 -0.20
400–435 432 17 138.00–144.50 $143.61 $620 +9.61
472 value added 472 4 138.00 $138.00 $651 —
467–486 483 15 124.00–140.00 $137.94 $666 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
560 560 4 128.00 $128.00 $717 -4.00
645 645 13 133.50 $133.50 $861 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 value added 585 13 141.00 $141.00 $825 -1.00
663–697 value added 687 42 133.00–138.00 $135.03 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 138.00 $138.00 $638 —
552 552 12 135.00 $135.00 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 142.50 $142.50 $484 —
386 386 3 137.50 $137.50 $531 —
433 433 8 164.00 $164.00 $710 -6.00
480 480 15 158.00 $158.00 $758 -9.00
572 572 14 159.00 $159.00 $909 ±0.00
660 660 6 143.00 $143.00 $944 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.50 $147.50 $472 -42.50
391 391 10 138.00 $138.00 $540 —
427 427 2 132.00 $132.00 $564 -18.00
490 490 13 150.00 $150.00 $735 +1.00
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 -17.50
560–571 569 7 140.00–145.00 $144.30 $821 —
663 663 3 137.00 $137.00 $908 -16.00
763 763 10 129.00 $129.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 13 106.00 $106.00 $634 —
779 779 6 89.00 $89.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 7 144.00 $144.00 $850 -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.