Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 15, 2023

893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.68/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 562 lb · 54 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.01/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 571 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.50/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 481 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	893	641	485
Feeder cattle	893	641	485

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder (Steers 317, Heifers 415, Bulls 161) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	257.50	$257.50	$855	+27.50
370–387	386	14	210.00–240.00	$237.94	$918	-4.56
435–440	439	8	210.00–241.00	$237.16	$1,041	-5.84
476–487	483	37	240.00	$240.00	$1,159	+12.50
504–515	509	16	229.00–237.00	$233.46	$1,188	-10.54
560–586	571	51	200.00–231.50	$226.01	$1,291	+6.03
635	635	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,378	+2.00
641 value added	641	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,461	—
683	683	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,530	+1.00
763 value added	763	11	191.00	$191.00	$1,457	—
950 value added	950	21	175.00	$175.00	$1,662	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,198	—
549 value added	549	15	239.00	$239.00	$1,312	—
564 value added	564	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,387	+12.00
653 value added	653	22	218.00	$218.00	$1,424	+1.00
864 value added	864	10	170.00	$170.00	$1,469	+6.00
1064 value added	1064	30	158.00	$158.00	$1,681	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	3	232.50–245.00	$236.63	$788	+11.54
387	387	7	234.00	$234.00	$906	+0.36
403 value added	403	4	248.00	$248.00	$999	—
408–422	413	6	210.00–244.00	$232.41	$960	+7.41
499	499	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,113	-10.00
512 value added	512	4	192.50	$192.50	$986	—
566	566	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,245	-9.00
625 value added	625	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,388	—
701–725	704	8	177.00–180.00	$177.39	$1,249	-8.61
770	770	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,432	+11.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	210.00	$210.00	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–336	331	4	210.00	$210.00	$695	+5.13
395	395	8	218.00	$218.00	$861	+15.00
400–426	424	27	204.00–213.00	$212.37	$900	+15.01
481	481	43	197.50	$197.50	$950	-5.83
525–543	542	21	167.00–187.00	$186.08	$1,009	+7.08
565	565	24	179.00	$179.00	$1,011	-12.00
654	654	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,092	-3.00
692 value added	692	14	174.00	$174.00	$1,204	—
701 value added	701	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,500	—
742	742	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,031	-33.00
850	850	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	324	13	208.00–218.00	$217.20	$704	+9.15
375–396	389	36	209.00–219.00	$217.80	$847	+12.80
413–432	422	16	209.00–220.00	$217.07	$916	+17.81
434 value added	434	5	219.00	$219.00	$950	—
485	485	20	205.00	$205.00	$994	+9.00
500–525	508	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,001	—
553–562	556	20	184.00–191.00	$186.48	$1,037	+2.48
636 value added	636	3	153.00	$153.00	$973	-24.00
675	675	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,087	-18.00
744 value added	744	12	153.00	$153.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474 value added	474	24	213.00	$213.00	$1,010	—
559–573 value added	562	54	187.00–194.00	$192.68	$1,083	—
673 value added	673	37	183.00	$183.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	12	203.00	$203.00	$978	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	259.00	$259.00	$821	+33.33
375	375	8	252.00	$252.00	$945	+15.00
412–447	416	19	200.00–239.00	$234.59	$976	+2.59
450–494	492	25	217.00–234.00	$232.74	$1,145	+12.78
583–585	583	14	190.00–221.00	$216.56	$1,263	+11.56
633	633	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,291	+19.00
690	690	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,290	+7.00
743	743	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	325	11	240.00–254.00	$251.34	$817	+20.34
355–375	373	8	240.00–248.00	$247.05	$921	+3.05
402–422	414	10	210.00–237.00	$226.51	$938	-6.49
498	498	13	231.00	$231.00	$1,150	+12.00
582	582	22	180.00–190.00	$186.82	$1,087	-4.18
610–645	640	7	201.00–205.00	$201.54	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	8	219.00	$219.00	$1,075	—

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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.