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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 15, 2022

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.72/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 480 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.06/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 568 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.11/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 571 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 728 738
Feeder cattle 630 728 738

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 246, Bulls 132) 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
350–387 380 5 164.00–170.00 $165.11 $627 +14.80
430–440 431 9 164.00–171.00 $170.21 $734 -7.18
455–496 487 33 154.00–191.00 $179.54 $874 +21.42
502–525 512 23 145.00–180.00 $173.56 $889 +19.99
552–584 568 46 144.00–168.00 $160.84 $914 -3.61
580 value added 580 1 171.00 $171.00 $992 —
643–648 645 15 149.00–155.00 $151.41 $977 -0.07
659 value added 659 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,074 —
772 772 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,019 —
821 821 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,092 -10.00
856 value added 856 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 175.00 $175.00 $572 +26.63
407–438 428 6 151.00–174.00 $166.70 $713 +6.83
480 480 7 150.00 $150.00 $720 ±0.00
536 value added 536 4 164.00 $164.00 $879 —
568 568 11 160.00 $160.00 $909 -1.00
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 -2.00
746 value added 746 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,082 —
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 —
872 value added 872 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,125 —
884 884 11 128.00 $128.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 value added 572 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,001 +11.00
694–695 value added 694 25 145.00–150.50 $148.08 $1,028 -1.92
702 value added 702 4 131.00 $131.00 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 132.00 $132.00 $440 —
382–390 384 5 139.00–147.00 $145.37 $558 +2.37
417–445 430 14 127.00–139.00 $136.45 $587 -1.53
479–480 480 50 132.00–135.00 $132.72 $637 -7.87
520 value added 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
520–541 536 4 125.00–128.00 $125.73 $674 —
559–581 571 46 131.00–152.50 $136.11 $777 -4.68
640 640 1 121.00 $121.00 $774 —
654 654 13 126.00 $126.00 $824 -6.15
671 value added 671 3 132.00 $132.00 $886 —
734 734 11 123.00 $123.00 $903 +4.70
855 value added 855 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–342 336 3 114.00–130.00 $124.85 $419 -23.37
370 370 6 147.00 $147.00 $544 +1.20
405–430 425 17 123.00–139.00 $138.05 $587 -5.56
450–488 486 17 123.00–130.00 $129.62 $630 -8.32
550–590 564 16 124.00–129.00 $127.74 $720 -0.26
642 642 11 132.50 $132.50 $851 -1.00
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 16 129.50 $129.50 $680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 value added 746 7 129.00 $129.00 $962 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 150.00 $150.00 $502 +7.50
372 372 5 150.00 $150.00 $558 +12.50
431–435 432 7 131.00–148.00 $145.55 $629 -18.45
485 485 24 171.00 $171.00 $829 +13.00
500–515 508 2 122.00–137.00 $129.39 $657 —
565–575 574 19 144.00–155.50 $154.90 $889 -4.10
645 645 1 148.00 $148.00 $955 —
660–672 669 7 137.00–141.00 $139.87 $936 -3.13
760 760 6 124.00 $124.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 -7.50
375 375 6 155.00 $155.00 $581 +17.00
420 420 9 133.00–157.50 $154.78 $650 +22.78
492 492 2 130.00 $130.00 $640 -20.00
501–520 503 11 137.00–140.00 $137.28 $691 -4.72
555–560 560 12 124.00–147.00 $145.10 $813 +0.80
646 646 11 113.00 $113.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 7 76.00 $76.00 $606 -13.00

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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.