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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 18, 2023

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $166.77/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 366 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.60/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 483 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $213.92/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 482 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 399 473
Feeder cattle 280 399 473

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 132, Bulls 44) 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
325 325 2 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
350–395 381 9 202.50–229.00 $224.98 $857 +27.48
400–430 423 4 217.50–219.00 $218.64 $925 +15.64
478–483 482 20 212.50–217.00 $213.92 $1,031 +1.42
520–544 540 8 187.50–204.00 $200.27 $1,081 +7.88
591 591 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,123 —
600–630 604 7 182.50–195.00 $193.14 $1,167 +13.14
682 682 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,289 —
690 value added 690 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,263 -1.00
722 722 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,256 -4.00
748 value added 748 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 215.00 $215.00 $677 +16.00
365 365 1 225.00 $225.00 $821 +47.50
421–440 426 4 200.00–209.00 $206.67 $880 +3.44
476–492 482 6 185.00–206.00 $196.22 $946 +1.22
608 608 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,088 —
637 value added 637 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,210 —
750 750 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,178 -16.00
780 value added 780 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,264 —
910 value added 910 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 value added 563 11 210.00 $210.00 $1,182 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 4 172.50 $172.50 $561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 172.50 $172.50 $552 —
384–395 385 8 155.00–170.00 $168.08 $647 +4.08
408 value added 408 3 170.00 $170.00 $694 —
432 432 11 165.00 $165.00 $713 +3.00
476–493 480 16 158.00–161.50 $160.60 $771 -4.40
491 value added 491 5 169.00 $169.00 $830 —
555–566 564 6 156.00–167.00 $165.20 $932 +12.27
622 622 2 148.00 $148.00 $921 +10.00
637 value added 637 2 154.50 $154.50 $984 —
692 692 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,052 +12.00
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -2.88
762 value added 762 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 175.00 $175.00 $572 ±0.00
357 value added 357 12 161.00 $161.00 $575 —
376–380 376 10 162.00–175.00 $173.69 $653 +8.09
411–443 429 13 159.00–173.00 $170.84 $733 +2.89
480–482 482 10 159.00–160.00 $159.90 $771 —
565–570 568 3 149.00–156.00 $151.32 $859 +2.32
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 +3.00
671 671 4 143.00 $143.00 $960 —
770 770 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 10 167.00 $167.00 $949 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 210.00 $210.00 $788 +11.38
420–431 425 7 212.50–220.00 $216.74 $921 +36.74
460–492 484 8 192.50–214.00 $208.89 $1,011 —
553–558 556 9 192.00–198.00 $194.65 $1,082 +27.65
676 676 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,149 +24.00
752 752 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 185.00–210.00 $197.60 $648 -17.40
385 385 1 185.00 $185.00 $712 -12.87
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924 +21.00
465 465 4 182.00–185.00 $182.75 $850 +11.75
612 612 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,065 +11.50
700 700 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 —

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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.