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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 5, 2022

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.38/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 579 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.34/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 565 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.52/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 486 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 528 518
Feeder cattle 438 528 518

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 167, Bulls 79) 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
427 427 2 140.00 $140.00 $598 -32.35
470–491 488 25 165.00–195.00 $190.85 $931 +23.85
538 538 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,001 +31.61
551–584 579 68 140.00–171.00 $168.38 $975 +1.88
640–647 646 22 139.00–143.50 $143.09 $924 —
655 655 10 150.00 $150.00 $982 -11.04
664 value added 664 6 142.00 $142.00 $943 -17.00
750–775 753 8 130.00–140.00 $138.71 $1,044 -1.29
830 830 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,112 +10.00
1164 1164 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 value added 529 7 184.00 $184.00 $973 +6.00
797 value added 797 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 +10.00
415–421 420 11 142.50–201.00 $185.07 $777 +16.07
585–597 593 3 135.00–146.00 $138.62 $822 -15.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 132.50 $132.50 $404 -7.50
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 -11.00
430–445 438 14 132.00–145.00 $143.22 $627 +4.59
475–495 486 28 131.00–149.00 $143.52 $698 +1.52
537 value added 537 10 142.00 $142.00 $763 +7.00
541 541 3 135.00 $135.00 $730 +13.00
555–565 565 33 114.00–136.00 $135.34 $765 +0.34
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 -9.00
638 value added 638 6 147.00 $147.00 $938 +9.00
653 653 16 131.00 $131.00 $855 ±0.00
735 735 2 130.00 $130.00 $956 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 135.00 $135.00 $467 -4.00
359 359 6 147.00 $147.00 $528 +4.00
437 437 6 130.00–146.00 $140.67 $615 +2.67
455–494 490 10 129.00–145.00 $143.51 $703 +4.94
586 586 7 139.00 $139.00 $815 +5.00
660–665 663 10 128.00–137.00 $132.48 $878 —
750 750 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 5 145.50 $145.50 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $448 -23.55
367 367 2 147.50 $147.50 $541 -16.50
407 407 2 145.00 $145.00 $590 -17.00
455–491 473 20 166.00–170.00 $167.92 $794 +17.92
515 515 1 142.50 $142.50 $734 +1.10
574 574 5 150.00 $150.00 $861 -6.67
625 625 9 134.00 $134.00 $838 -8.00
720–721 721 12 120.00–129.00 $128.25 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 102.50 $102.50 $405 -26.50
426 426 3 139.00 $139.00 $592 -1.00
481 481 4 140.00 $140.00 $673 +10.50
583 583 6 139.00 $139.00 $810 -11.00
622–643 637 7 120.00–121.00 $120.72 $769 —
772 772 5 92.00 $92.00 $710 —

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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.