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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 18, 2023

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.84/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 658 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.00/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 428 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $227.90/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 490 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 614 542
Feeder cattle 511 614 542

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Heifers 210, Bulls 104) Value Added and Natural 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
383–388 385 10 247.50–260.00 $254.96 $982 +25.96
431 431 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,030 +4.00
450–492 490 24 227.50–238.00 $227.90 $1,117 +7.90
502 502 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,104 +30.00
557–572 560 12 191.00–219.00 $214.23 $1,200 +14.23
605–646 633 7 200.00–222.00 $206.16 $1,305 —
635 value added 635 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,454 —
668–697 value added 680 24 187.50–212.00 $206.56 $1,405 —
836 value added 836 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,404 -2.00
931 value added 931 13 188.00 $188.00 $1,750 +33.80
1059 1059 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 242.50 $242.50 $934 —
476 value added 476 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,083 -2.82
545 value added 545 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 —
579 value added 579 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,274 +3.62
751 value added 751 11 186.00 $186.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 247.50 $247.50 $785 —
380–391 388 4 232.50–245.00 $235.56 $914 +29.31
415–435 422 3 220.00–222.50 $220.86 $932 -0.12
470–489 486 7 215.00–225.00 $223.62 $1,087 -1.38
525 525 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +40.00
531 value added 531 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,075 —
562–583 value added 574 9 177.50–180.00 $178.91 $1,027 -19.09
590 590 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,018 -28.50
703 703 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 199.00 $199.00 $653 +29.00
381 381 5 205.00 $205.00 $781 +26.00
428 428 27 189.00 $189.00 $809 +5.36
450–488 486 19 180.00–181.00 $180.05 $875 +15.05
542 value added 542 17 189.00 $189.00 $1,024 —
570–581 580 14 165.00–174.00 $173.37 $1,006 -11.63
620 620 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,017 —
657 657 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,156 +16.00
659 value added 659 23 173.00 $173.00 $1,140 —
743 743 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,211 +8.00
755 755 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 10 205.00 $205.00 $752 —
465 value added 465 8 196.00 $196.00 $911 -3.00
576 value added 576 4 167.00 $167.00 $962 -25.23
791 value added 791 13 155.00 $155.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 189.00 $189.00 $605 +19.96
360–391 385 5 182.50–196.00 $193.47 $745 +14.08
425 425 3 184.00 $184.00 $782 +0.36
461 461 9 187.00 $187.00 $862 +18.15
505 505 2 184.00 $184.00 $929 —
555 555 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,021 +7.50
650 650 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 188.00 $188.00 $728 —
437 437 6 190.00 $190.00 $830 —
451 value added 451 5 178.00 $178.00 $803 —
552 552 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,005 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 245.00 $245.00 $821 +25.00
388 388 5 242.50 $242.50 $941 +15.50
420 420 6 236.00 $236.00 $991 +9.00
465–482 481 20 202.50–216.00 $215.35 $1,036 +4.97
565–572 571 16 180.00–197.00 $194.90 $1,113 +0.67
655 655 12 189.00–193.00 $192.67 $1,262 +20.27
743 743 8 167.50 $167.50 $1,245 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 215.00 $215.00 $838 -12.00
416 416 9 233.00 $233.00 $969 +4.00
509 509 9 202.50 $202.50 $1,031 +42.50
572 572 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,087 +13.00
662 662 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 200.00 $200.00 $844 —

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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.