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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 4, 2023

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $169.50/cwt ≈ $1,542/hd at 910 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.93/cwt +12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 643 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.44/cwt ≈ $839/hd at 507 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 371 473
Feeder cattle 399 371 473

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 108, 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
380 380 2 197.50 $197.50 $750 -22.50
445 445 1 203.00 $203.00 $903 —
471 471 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,001 +13.50
502–545 value added 524 12 210.00–220.00 $215.21 $1,128 —
505–540 528 3 190.00–197.50 $192.39 $1,016 -18.92
560–585 value added 574 14 204.00–205.00 $204.42 $1,173 +19.42
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 —
644 value added 644 21 192.50 $192.50 $1,240 +13.50
693 value added 693 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,275 —
707–722 713 19 178.00 $178.00 $1,269 —
750 value added 750 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,298 —
880 value added 880 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,408 +8.00
910 value added 910 56 169.50 $169.50 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,121 —
560–565 563 11 204.00–212.00 $208.38 $1,173 —
633 633 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,241 —
650 value added 650 12 192.00 $192.00 $1,248 —
831 value added 831 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 199.00 $199.00 $687 —
385 385 1 177.50 $177.50 $683 —
440–445 441 4 195.00–206.00 $203.23 $896 +23.92
485 485 5 195.00 $195.00 $946 +15.00
510 value added 510 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
565–595 575 3 180.00–185.00 $181.72 $1,045 -13.28
675 675 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,195 +13.00
705 value added 705 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,146 —
782 782 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 7 180.00 $180.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 164.00 $164.00 $576 —
425 425 3 162.00 $162.00 $688 +3.67
493 493 7 165.00 $165.00 $813 +5.25
555–590 586 12 145.00–155.50 $152.93 $896 -4.07
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 —
662 662 2 140.00 $140.00 $927 -8.19
726–746 740 7 140.00–144.00 $142.88 $1,057 —
809 809 5 148.50 $148.50 $1,201 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 175.00 $175.00 $579 +30.00
368–385 372 4 153.00–170.00 $165.60 $616 +2.60
423–435 425 5 160.00–170.00 $167.95 $714 +3.58
500–520 507 19 164.50–167.00 $165.44 $839 —
592 592 6 149.00 $149.00 $882 -3.24
630 630 3 145.00 $145.00 $914 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 159.00 $159.00 $739 ±0.00
548 548 4 164.00 $164.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 value added 622 5 156.00 $156.00 $970 —
770 value added 770 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 170.00 $170.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 215.00 $215.00 $742 +25.00
375–378 378 7 185.00–200.00 $197.87 $748 —
430 430 5 189.00 $189.00 $813 -12.00
494 494 5 171.00 $171.00 $845 -4.00
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 +9.00
562 562 10 162.00 $162.00 $910 -14.00
625 625 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,016 -1.57
808 808 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–383 371 11 185.00–200.00 $198.62 $737 —
440 440 4 180.00 $180.00 $792 -4.20
505–525 508 6 164.00–172.50 $171.04 $869 —
555 555 3 167.00 $167.00 $927 -13.00
665 665 1 146.00 $146.00 $971 -17.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–489 474 13 170.00–172.50 $171.59 $813 —
525 525 2 162.00 $162.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 value added 578 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,046 —

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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.