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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 29, 2023

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.00/cwt ≈ $1,280/hd at 681 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.00/cwt +28.90 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 411 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.73/cwt +11.61 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 487 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 633 411
Feeder cattle 232 633 411

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 104, Bulls 66) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,004 —
475 475 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 —
566 value added 566 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,373 +13.50
688 value added 688 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,479 +20.00
753 value added 753 9 196.00 $196.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 265.00 $265.00 $848 +53.75
372 372 4 260.00 $260.00 $967 +20.00
413 413 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,094 +35.22
470 470 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 +27.97
569 569 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,394 +39.25
730 730 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,044 +6.13
433 value added 433 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,169 —
494 494 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,284 +37.00
592 592 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,385 +14.00
655 655 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,428 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–342 338 7 215.00–230.00 $225.67 $763 +19.67
388 388 3 229.00 $229.00 $889 +32.00
407 value added 407 5 230.00 $230.00 $936 —
414 414 8 217.00 $217.00 $898 +23.90
485 485 5 200.00 $200.00 $970 +9.93
488 value added 488 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,000 +6.00
553 553 11 192.00 $192.00 $1,062 +6.00
638 638 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,148 —
720 720 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 +14.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 225.00 $225.00 $709 +16.00
372 372 2 217.00 $217.00 $807 +13.00
440 value added 440 1 209.00 $209.00 $920 —
502 502 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,069 —
580 580 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,212 +18.00
645 645 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,219 +11.00
725 725 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 —
781 value added 781 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,390 +45.00
855 value added 855 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,198 —
681 value added 681 14 188.00 $188.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,057 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 237.50 $237.50 $796 +6.57
385 385 3 257.00 $257.00 $989 +15.00
415 415 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,079 +40.00
472 472 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,133 +23.88
575 575 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -1.92
656–690 660 9 182.50–200.00 $197.97 $1,307 -2.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 355 5 245.00–250.00 $246.04 $873 +7.04
424 424 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,060 +19.00
488 488 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,220 —
555 555 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,143 +20.00
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 222.50 $222.50 $756 —
380 380 3 215.00 $215.00 $817 —
470 470 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 8 217.50 $217.50 $1,218 —
735 735 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,257 —

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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.