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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 1, 2023

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 916 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.36/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 429 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.00/cwt ≈ $1,486/hd at 685 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 511 639
Feeder cattle 641 511 639

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 272, Heifers 249, Bulls 120) Value Added cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 230.00 $230.00 $724 —
382 382 6 242.50 $242.50 $926 -12.46
437 437 16 243.00 $243.00 $1,062 +4.00
491 491 28 227.50 $227.50 $1,117 -0.40
507 507 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,237 +24.00
505–540 value added 509 8 209.00–243.00 $238.49 $1,214 —
567–579 577 15 180.00–226.00 $219.98 $1,269 +5.75
603 value added 603 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,248 -22.00
640 640 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,376 +8.84
686 value added 686 15 217.00 $217.00 $1,489 +10.44
687 687 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,532 —
746 value added 746 12 197.00 $197.00 $1,470 —
802 802 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,323 —
860 860 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,548 —
916 value added 916 50 180.00 $180.00 $1,649 -8.00
1034 value added 1034 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 value added 574 20 234.00 $234.00 $1,343 +14.00
685 value added 685 31 217.00 $217.00 $1,486 —
876 value added 876 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,437 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 212.50–237.50 $225.09 $750 -22.41
372 value added 372 2 207.50 $207.50 $772 —
371–374 373 8 228.00–237.00 $233.64 $871 -1.92
432 432 2 225.00 $225.00 $972 +4.14
456–491 value added 474 12 228.00–235.00 $231.37 $1,097 —
474 474 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,104 +9.38
568 568 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,301 +56.50
635 635 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,359 —
710 710 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,321 -21.00
760 760 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–342 333 14 192.50–207.00 $204.87 $682 +5.87
372 372 13 203.00 $203.00 $755 -2.00
405–430 429 34 178.00–199.00 $197.36 $847 +8.36
460–488 486 30 186.00–204.50 $203.33 $988 +23.28
530 530 1 179.00 $179.00 $949 —
554 value added 554 13 184.00 $184.00 $1,019 —
559 559 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,068 +17.63
655 value added 655 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 +3.00
661 661 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,124 -6.00
740 740 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,273 +9.00
778 value added 778 9 167.00 $167.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 333 4 202.00–210.00 $208.05 $693 +19.05
383 383 8 205.00 $205.00 $785 +11.53
417–425 418 14 189.00–201.00 $199.26 $833 +15.26
452 value added 452 5 210.00 $210.00 $949 —
494 494 11 196.00 $196.00 $968 +9.00
554 value added 554 9 180.00 $180.00 $997 —
570 570 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,049 ±0.00
602 value added 602 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,066 —
656 value added 656 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,181 —
658 658 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,178 +4.00
805 805 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
832 value added 832 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 5 208.00 $208.00 $899 —
610 value added 610 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
735 value added 735 14 178.00 $178.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 211.00 $211.00 $945 +21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 324 12 224.00–226.00 $225.67 $731 -19.33
383 383 5 237.00 $237.00 $908 -5.50
433 433 14 232.00 $232.00 $1,005 -4.00
450–480 469 16 201.00–222.50 $219.96 $1,032 +4.61
556 556 19 205.00 $205.00 $1,140 +10.10
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 —
670 670 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 -12.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 231.00 $231.00 $767 —
382 382 2 244.00 $244.00 $932 +29.00
437 437 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,018 ±0.00
499 499 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,093 —
577 577 18 191.00 $191.00 $1,102 +1.00
653 653 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,071 -16.00
781 781 9 159.00 $159.00 $1,242 —

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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.