Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.38/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 580 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.23/cwt +25.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 564 lb · 42 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.22/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 725 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	614	280	1,142
Feeder cattle	614	280	1,142

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 268, Heifers 262, Bulls 84) Value Added and Natural are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 value added	400	3	235.00	$235.00	$940	—
488–491 value added	490	21	228.00–235.00	$230.32	$1,129	—
553–587 value added	580	61	209.00–229.00	$216.38	$1,255	+6.38
613 value added	613	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,257	—
658 value added	658	25	199.50	$199.50	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	229.00	$229.00	$854	+4.02
421	421	4	235.00	$235.00	$989	+16.36
460	460	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	+6.08
515	515	1	190.00	$190.00	$978	-10.27
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	+10.00
595 value added	595	11	198.00	$198.00	$1,178	—
671	671	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,349	+12.00
700	700	12	186.50	$186.50	$1,306	+12.50
710	710	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,257	+3.00
737 value added	737	27	182.00	$182.00	$1,341	-2.00
750	750	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,282	—
833 value added	833	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,416	—
905–937 value added	920	11	144.00–163.00	$154.20	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	367	3	195.00–217.50	$206.25	$757	-18.75
410–430	420	2	210.00–232.50	$220.98	$928	+14.31
420 value added	420	4	232.00	$232.00	$974	—
482	482	12	225.00	$225.00	$1,084	+28.78
497 value added	497	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,093	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
550 value added	550	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,089	—
595	595	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,196	—
625	625	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,031	-14.00
680	680	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,326	—
688 value added	688	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,170	—
740	740	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,214	—
798 value added	798	5	171.00	$171.00	$1,365	+9.00
825 value added	825	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,402	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527 value added	527	5	172.50	$172.50	$909	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–330	323	4	157.50–173.00	$169.04	$546	-5.96
360–399	393	7	162.00–182.00	$179.39	$705	+5.70
423–432	424	17	170.00–185.50	$183.64	$779	+12.80
450–494	492	18	166.00–169.00	$168.85	$831	+8.95
516 value added	516	5	163.00	$163.00	$841	—
578	578	18	176.50	$176.50	$1,020	+25.18
655	655	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,041	+16.00
678 value added	678	19	166.00	$166.00	$1,125	—
822 value added	822	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480 value added	480	13	199.00	$199.00	$955	—
557–587 value added	564	42	190.00–199.00	$192.23	$1,084	+25.23
678 value added	678	28	167.00	$167.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	4	170.00	$170.00	$556	-2.50
370	370	12	179.00	$179.00	$662	+10.92
425–427	427	11	165.00–185.50	$183.64	$784	+18.64
470	470	2	165.00	$165.00	$776	+4.40
506	506	4	175.00	$175.00	$886	—
558	558	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,032	+19.80
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	+8.00
716	716	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,110	+15.00
834 value added	834	10	144.50	$144.50	$1,205	—
960 value added	960	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	12	164.00	$164.00	$751	—
547	547	11	162.00	$162.00	$886	—
640	640	1	150.00	$150.00	$960	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	6	220.00	$220.00	$695	—
371	371	6	227.00	$227.00	$842	+17.00
430	430	2	227.00	$227.00	$976	+10.26
484–485	484	13	185.00–212.50	$210.38	$1,018	+1.49
550–585	576	8	179.00–199.00	$194.23	$1,119	-0.42
650	650	5	158.00–176.00	$172.40	$1,121	+2.40
749	749	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	345	6	202.50–217.50	$204.89	$707	+7.29
397	397	2	227.00	$227.00	$901	+42.00
431	431	3	229.00	$229.00	$987	+19.00
478	478	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,028	+32.25
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—
566	566	4	177.00	$177.00	$1,002	—
641	641	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,109	-1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	7	229.50	$229.50	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,166	—

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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.