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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

1,011 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.61/cwt ≈ $946/hd at 491 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.38/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 567 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.64/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 485 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,011 576 822
Feeder cattle 1,011 576 822

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 457, Bulls 211) 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
388 388 5 185.00 $185.00 $718 +5.00
430–433 433 11 167.50–183.00 $181.60 $786 +6.60
475–497 491 61 145.00–195.50 $192.61 $946 —
554–571 567 58 176.00–176.50 $176.38 $1,000 +1.38
603 603 28 171.00 $171.00 $1,031 —
656–689 665 43 161.00–171.00 $168.11 $1,118 —
712–748 736 12 145.00–152.00 $149.74 $1,102 —
736 value added 736 34 168.00 $168.00 $1,236 +12.00
966 value added 966 17 147.00 $147.00 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 172.50 $172.50 $543 -7.50
367–395 376 3 157.00–175.00 $168.70 $634 -11.30
433 433 4 186.00 $186.00 $805 +11.00
501–534 515 15 140.00–179.00 $169.77 $874 +5.04
588 588 6 162.00 $162.00 $953 +25.00
635–646 644 7 146.00–152.00 $151.16 $973 -7.36
713 713 5 139.00 $139.00 $991 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 9 188.00 $188.00 $910 —
709 value added 709 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,156 —
803 value added 803 19 155.50 $155.50 $1,249 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 149.00 $149.00 $499 +4.00
392 392 12 158.00 $158.00 $619 -11.00
409–432 426 51 138.00–154.00 $151.08 $644 -11.92
490 490 2 133.00 $133.00 $652 -21.00
500–535 519 30 130.00–143.00 $140.89 $731 +13.89
560 value added 560 12 151.00 $151.00 $846 —
555–579 574 26 130.00–140.00 $138.31 $794 -6.69
610–629 value added 624 15 142.00–149.50 $147.54 $921 —
657–688 676 15 127.00–146.00 $134.39 $908 -4.61
690 value added 690 15 129.00 $129.00 $890 -9.00
756 756 11 132.50 $132.50 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 159.00 $159.00 $612 -5.00
423 423 10 159.00 $159.00 $673 +0.46
465–495 485 51 129.00–154.00 $151.64 $735 —
500–548 525 33 142.00–153.00 $145.84 $766 -1.91
560–567 567 44 131.00–143.00 $142.73 $809 -4.27
602–640 622 15 127.00–136.00 $131.06 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–437 429 19 112.50–160.00 $148.17 $636 —
478 478 11 145.00 $145.00 $693 —
516 516 7 135.00 $135.00 $697 —
574 574 11 147.50 $147.50 $847 —
655 value added 655 26 151.00 $151.00 $989 —
681 681 11 132.00 $132.00 $899 —
712 712 9 124.00 $124.00 $883 —
848 value added 848 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 5 146.00 $146.00 $915 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 21 160.00 $160.00 $557 —
365 365 1 169.00 $169.00 $617 +9.00
440 440 8 169.00 $169.00 $744 +23.34
464 464 24 158.00 $158.00 $733 +12.00
503–535 506 11 141.00–161.00 $159.08 $805 —
561 561 19 143.00 $143.00 $802 -1.00
630 630 16 129.00 $129.00 $813 —
660 660 20 129.00 $129.00 $851 -9.00
701 701 5 114.00 $114.00 $799 —
765 765 8 127.50 $127.50 $975 -8.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 170.00 $170.00 $566 —
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 -14.64
412–445 419 5 122.00–170.00 $159.79 $670 -10.21
490–493 493 18 167.50–169.00 $168.83 $832 +1.30
562–572 563 14 131.00–162.00 $157.50 $887 -1.46
652–695 655 15 144.00–145.00 $144.93 $949 -4.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 16 142.00 $142.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 6 132.50 $132.50 $702 —

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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.