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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 7, 2023

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.00/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 554 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.82/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 568 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.50/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 664 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 1,011 0
Feeder cattle 707 1,011 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 295, Heifers 298, Bulls 114) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 value added 452 5 192.50 $192.50 $870 —
555–569 value added 568 57 191.00–199.00 $191.82 $1,090 —
686 value added 686 34 162.50 $162.50 $1,115 —
754 value added 754 18 158.00 $158.00 $1,191 —
919 value added 919 19 145.50 $145.50 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 —
404 404 9 216.00 $216.00 $873 +34.40
475–492 484 21 197.50–215.00 $205.68 $995 +13.07
557–585 565 25 155.00–209.00 $193.49 $1,093 +17.11
636 636 11 162.00 $162.00 $1,030 -9.00
664 value added 664 53 172.50 $172.50 $1,145 —
714 714 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,050 -2.74
850 850 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 187.50 $187.50 $707 +18.80
440 440 2 180.00 $180.00 $792 -6.00
517 517 7 185.00 $185.00 $956 +15.23
571–585 572 13 156.00–170.00 $168.90 $966 +6.90
672 672 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 value added 417 5 207.50 $207.50 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 205.00 $205.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 165.00 $165.00 $549 —
375 375 4 155.00 $155.00 $581 -4.00
430 430 12 151.00 $151.00 $649 -8.00
491 491 40 154.00 $154.00 $756 +2.36
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 -10.84
550 550 45 131.00–145.25 $144.93 $797 +2.20
605–642 640 16 130.00–131.00 $130.94 $838 -0.12
827 827 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 15 156.00 $156.00 $691 +7.83
466 value added 466 13 172.00 $172.00 $802 —
554 value added 554 58 166.00 $166.00 $920 —
675 value added 675 26 140.50 $140.50 $948 -10.50
807 value added 807 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 162.50 $162.50 $561 +13.50
380 380 2 158.00 $158.00 $600 ±0.00
423–447 436 9 133.00–153.00 $141.62 $617 -9.46
450–494 490 19 140.00–166.00 $154.41 $757 +21.41
520 520 1 133.00 $133.00 $692 -7.89
555–561 561 12 143.00–144.00 $143.92 $807 +5.61
647 647 4 136.00 $136.00 $880 —
735 735 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 ±0.00
392 392 2 165.00 $165.00 $647 -4.00
491 491 9 166.00 $166.00 $815 -2.83
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
564 564 20 154.00 $154.00 $869 -3.50
600–643 639 16 143.00–150.00 $149.28 $954 —
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 182.00 $182.00 $592 +22.00
362 362 2 183.00 $183.00 $662 +14.00
421–438 429 9 180.00–182.50 $181.14 $777 +12.14
465 465 14 176.00 $176.00 $818 +18.00
522 522 6 153.00 $153.00 $799 -6.08
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +2.00
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 +19.00
656 656 6 147.00 $147.00 $964 +18.00
764 764 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,077 +13.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 8 144.00 $144.00 $783 +11.50
588 588 11 145.00 $145.00 $853 —

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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.