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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 22, 2023

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $206.70/cwt ≈ $1,489/hd at 720 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $228.61/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 623 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.12/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 489 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 893 535
Feeder cattle 633 893 535

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 229, Bulls 107) 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
337 337 2 232.50 $232.50 $784 -25.00
381–390 383 6 207.50–243.00 $236.97 $908 -0.97
425 425 15 232.50–242.00 $241.37 $1,026 +4.21
466 value added 466 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,090 —
498 498 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,111 -17.00
521 value added 521 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,224 —
547 547 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,269 —
587 587 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,291 -6.01
605–635 value added 609 25 182.50–242.00 $234.55 $1,428 +6.55
648 648 14 218.00 $218.00 $1,413 +1.00
652 652 12 218.00 $218.00 $1,421 -6.00
720 value added 720 39 207.50 $207.50 $1,494 —
705–727 722 4 186.00–203.00 $198.85 $1,436 —
770 value added 770 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 -26.00
811 value added 811 29 177.00 $177.00 $1,435 —
945 value added 945 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,673 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,123 —
539–540 value added 540 11 219.00–245.00 $233.19 $1,259 -5.81
596 value added 596 22 229.00 $229.00 $1,365 -17.00
612 value added 612 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,408 —
693 value added 693 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 125.00–240.00 $211.25 $729 -25.38
396 396 10 240.00 $240.00 $950 +6.00
400–419 413 9 200.00–244.00 $229.78 $949 -2.63
485 value added 485 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,067 —
465–489 486 9 207.00–235.00 $232.03 $1,128 +9.03
565–580 569 4 205.00–206.00 $205.75 $1,171 -14.25
780 780 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,435 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,021 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 206.00 $206.00 $694 -4.00
363 363 7 197.00 $197.00 $715 -21.00
423–425 423 9 178.00–195.00 $193.10 $817 -19.27
453 value added 453 4 199.00 $199.00 $901 —
490–494 494 30 176.00–192.00 $190.07 $939 -7.43
578 578 13 186.00 $186.00 $1,075 +7.00
583 value added 583 4 151.00 $151.00 $880 —
667–672 668 13 159.00–168.00 $166.61 $1,113 -0.39
689 value added 689 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,199 ±0.00
720–727 725 3 158.00–162.00 $160.68 $1,165 +21.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 13 199.00 $199.00 $872 —
521–523 value added 522 18 197.00–198.00 $197.45 $1,031 —
637 value added 637 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,198 —
870 value added 870 15 170.00 $170.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 209.00 $209.00 $696 -8.20
393 393 5 204.00 $204.00 $802 -13.80
425 425 16 197.00 $197.00 $837 -20.07
478–485 479 9 195.00–197.00 $195.23 $935 -9.77
572 572 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,093 +4.52
643 643 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,145 —
790 value added 790 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 28 197.00 $197.00 $953 -6.00
613 613 9 171.00 $171.00 $1,048 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 4 238.00 $238.00 $766 -13.34
385 385 10 239.00 $239.00 $920 -8.05
425 425 4 231.00 $231.00 $982 +4.49
500 500 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —
585 585 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,088 -0.82
660–685 664 6 172.00–176.00 $175.31 $1,164 —
808 808 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 334 4 210.00–237.00 $230.93 $771 -28.07
379 379 6 242.00 $242.00 $917 -10.00
442 442 12 220.00 $220.00 $972 -14.59
482–490 484 9 189.00–224.00 $216.12 $1,046 -16.62
500 500 1 189.00 $189.00 $945 —
555–571 569 9 203.00–213.00 $211.92 $1,206 -4.64
668 668 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,336 +13.00
745 745 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,199 -2.00

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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.