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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 22, 2022

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.83/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 488 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.36/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 583 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.89/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 572 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 630 616
Feeder cattle 664 630 616

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 294, Bulls 148) 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
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 -15.11
414–432 423 23 192.00–200.00 $195.74 $828 +25.53
488 488 17 189.00 $189.00 $922 +9.46
555–597 583 42 158.00–170.00 $168.36 $982 +7.52
617–648 636 20 158.00–161.00 $159.16 $1,012 +7.75
670–672 672 16 135.00–158.00 $155.13 $1,042 —
706–748 726 15 139.00 $139.00 $1,009 —
830 830 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,212 +13.00
867 867 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 10 167.00 $167.00 $995 —
632 value added 632 7 154.00 $154.00 $973 —
913 value added 913 12 137.00 $137.00 $1,251 —
1042 value added 1042 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,209 —
1196 value added 1196 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 145.00 $145.00 $478 -30.00
397 397 2 154.00 $154.00 $611 —
432 432 5 190.00 $190.00 $821 +23.30
500 500 12 169.50 $169.50 $848 —
571 571 13 162.50 $162.50 $928 +2.50
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 -12.00
733 733 4 135.50 $135.50 $993 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753 value added 753 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,099 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 147.00 $147.00 $562 +1.63
428 428 8 151.00 $151.00 $646 +14.55
486–495 488 45 132.00–140.00 $138.83 $677 +6.11
510–512 511 12 122.00–125.00 $123.50 $631 -2.23
544 value added 544 7 139.00 $139.00 $756 +4.00
572 572 37 132.00–134.00 $133.89 $766 -2.22
605–645 643 26 125.00–134.00 $125.33 $806 +4.33
652–677 665 4 122.00 $122.00 $811 -4.00
745 745 15 126.50 $126.50 $942 +3.50
816 816 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 132.00 $132.00 $442 +7.15
371–372 372 16 146.00–151.00 $149.75 $557 +2.75
427 427 7 154.00 $154.00 $658 +15.95
464–497 491 31 136.00–143.00 $137.28 $674 +7.66
501–538 526 9 121.00–129.00 $123.54 $650 —
580–582 580 17 128.00–132.50 $131.97 $765 +4.23
657 657 4 133.00 $133.00 $874 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 139.50 $139.50 $631 —
617 617 6 130.50 $130.50 $805 —
790 value added 790 18 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 10 133.00 $133.00 $610 —
547 547 4 116.00 $116.00 $635 -13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 138.00 $138.00 $450 -12.00
350–390 371 4 135.00–152.50 $144.95 $538 -5.05
433–440 435 4 162.00–166.00 $164.99 $718 +19.44
450–485 472 3 131.00–164.00 $141.49 $668 -29.51
513–546 524 20 136.00–158.00 $150.26 $787 +20.87
559–593 566 25 134.00–156.00 $151.39 $857 -3.51
630–647 644 17 121.00–134.00 $131.76 $849 -16.24
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -14.87
787 787 7 122.00 $122.00 $960 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 140.00 $140.00 $448 ±0.00
397 397 2 160.00 $160.00 $635 +5.00
423 423 13 152.00 $152.00 $643 -2.78
498 498 21 130.00 $130.00 $647 ±0.00
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -12.28
556 556 17 131.50 $131.50 $731 -13.60
633 633 3 129.00 $129.00 $817 +16.00
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —

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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.