Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 6, 2023

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.91/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 564 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $225.63/cwt -8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 577 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $238.78/cwt -21.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 489 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	750	232	268
Feeder cattle	750	232	268

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Grader Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 402, Bulls 149) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	240.00	$240.00	$773	—
385	385	4	248.00	$248.00	$955	—
433	433	12	249.00	$249.00	$1,078	+1.50
471–497	489	46	234.00–250.00	$238.78	$1,168	-21.22
570–588	577	50	224.00–228.00	$225.63	$1,302	-8.37
600–610	603	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,164	—
611 value added	611	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,369	—
661	661	8	212.00	$212.00	$1,401	-6.00
665 value added	665	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,244	—
820 value added	820	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	—
951 value added	951	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	7	246.00	$246.00	$957	-14.00
418	418	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,032	-18.00
484	484	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,162	-20.00
568	568	8	228.00	$228.00	$1,295	-17.00
697	697	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,429	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	-20.00
538	538	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,216	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	3	207.50	$207.50	$676	-18.17
377–381	381	16	209.00–225.00	$223.02	$850	-5.98
443–445	443	12	196.00–205.00	$204.25	$905	-12.75
477–494	488	42	175.00–212.00	$208.26	$1,016	+8.26
555–595	557	46	161.00–203.00	$200.43	$1,116	+8.43
591 value added	591	13	189.00	$189.00	$1,117	—
642	642	7	173.00	$173.00	$1,111	-7.00
657 value added	657	20	189.00	$189.00	$1,242	—
745	745	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,244	-8.00
755 value added	755	30	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	—
807 value added	807	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,315	—
905 value added	905	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,475	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	2	220.00	$220.00	$719	-5.00
376	376	17	219.00	$219.00	$823	+2.00
435	435	2	191.00	$191.00	$831	—
480–493	492	18	175.00–204.00	$202.43	$996	—
564–565	564	34	193.00–203.00	$196.53	$1,108	-12.47
600–645	623	14	182.00–194.00	$187.03	$1,165	-1.97
668	668	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,249	—
760	760	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,208	—
850	850	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	224.00	$224.00	$750	—
389	389	9	214.00	$214.00	$832	—
401 value added	401	14	207.00	$207.00	$830	—
417	417	10	214.00	$214.00	$892	—
457–499	485	24	198.00–209.00	$201.45	$977	—
588	588	10	196.00	$196.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	16	209.00	$209.00	$899	—
668 value added	668	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,222	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	6	203.00	$203.00	$936	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	10	237.00	$237.00	$820	—
383	383	5	217.50	$217.50	$833	-28.54
416–438	431	18	230.00–233.00	$232.03	$1,000	-17.97
467–489	476	25	213.00–219.00	$215.47	$1,026	-34.53
566–570	567	5	165.00–180.00	$176.98	$1,003	-29.02
615	615	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,015	-25.00
677	677	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,178	—
730	730	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	3	234.00	$234.00	$927	-23.00
442	442	9	225.00	$225.00	$994	-35.00
488–490	488	19	223.00–226.00	$225.84	$1,102	-14.16
559	559	20	220.00	$220.00	$1,230	+10.00
660–663	662	15	166.00–194.00	$188.42	$1,247	-9.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	16	200.00	$200.00	$984	-41.00

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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.