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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 21, 2023

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $176.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 565 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $164.07/cwt +16.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 646 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $167.00/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 480 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 707 435
Feeder cattle 371 707 435

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers, 139, Bulls 155) 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
350 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
405 405 3 210.00 $210.00 $850 -6.00
476 value added 476 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,004 —
496 496 4 199.00 $199.00 $987 -6.68
525–535 534 8 185.00–215.00 $211.31 $1,128 —
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 -3.49
590 value added 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 —
615 value added 615 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,101 —
652–680 657 6 158.00–169.00 $167.10 $1,098 —
725 value added 725 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,182 —
751 751 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,179 —
871 value added 871 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 438 3 170.00–197.50 $179.31 $785 -0.69
445 value added 445 12 213.00 $213.00 $948 —
488 488 3 180.00 $180.00 $878 —
500 500 1 175.00 $175.00 $875 -10.00
573 573 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,117 +26.10
670 670 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,099 +13.00
830 830 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 145.00 $145.00 $494 -17.50
360 360 6 163.00 $163.00 $587 +5.00
423–430 424 5 154.00–167.00 $164.37 $697 +22.75
480 480 18 167.00 $167.00 $802 +12.59
557 557 17 139.00–154.00 $152.24 $848 +8.32
628 628 15 146.00 $146.00 $917 +10.00
855 value added 855 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 -5.00
397 397 2 155.00 $155.00 $615 ±0.00
440 440 3 155.00–160.00 $158.33 $697 +7.33
485–492 491 14 140.00–163.00 $159.75 $784 +5.75
545 545 1 144.00 $144.00 $785 +9.00
576 576 14 157.00 $157.00 $904 +12.07
657–668 660 15 146.00–149.00 $148.19 $978 —
725 value added 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
765 765 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,052 —
815 815 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 159.00 $159.00 $760 —
636 636 3 134.00 $134.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 5 159.00 $159.00 $911 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 190.00 $190.00 $618 +8.00
435 435 8 201.00 $201.00 $874 +19.86
489 489 12 175.00 $175.00 $856 -1.00
512 512 2 151.00 $151.00 $773 -2.00
565 565 19 176.00 $176.00 $994 +31.00
646–648 646 18 142.00–168.50 $164.07 $1,060 —
759 759 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,047 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 15 168.00 $168.00 $753 —
499 499 6 176.00 $176.00 $878 —
553–559 557 12 177.50–178.00 $177.79 $990 +32.79
750 750 8 130.50 $130.50 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 175.00 $175.00 $590 +5.00
430–437 435 3 177.50–187.50 $184.20 $801 —
491–495 492 10 175.00–177.50 $175.75 $865 +9.75
551 551 7 180.00 $180.00 $992 +26.00
645 645 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,006 +6.72
651–667 654 10 144.00–168.00 $163.11 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 150.00 $150.00 $606 —
566 566 4 140.00 $140.00 $792 —

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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.