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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 3, 2023

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.71/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 481 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.65/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 565 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.01/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 571 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 505 504
Feeder cattle 456 505 504

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 229, Bulls 85) 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
390 390 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,063 +14.50
417 417 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,126 +27.00
496 496 13 252.00 $252.00 $1,250 +5.00
506 506 14 256.00 $256.00 $1,295 —
570–585 571 26 209.00–234.00 $233.01 $1,330 +18.49
640 640 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,395 +2.00
656 656 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,430 —
725 725 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 235.00 $235.00 $778 —
360 360 2 274.00 $274.00 $986 —
420–425 423 2 225.00–230.00 $227.49 $962 -20.51
470 value added 470 3 180.00 $180.00 $846 —
517 517 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,143 —
580–585 582 18 195.00–224.00 $214.28 $1,247 -10.72
660 660 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 -19.00
674 value added 674 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,415 —
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 value added 657 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,491 +8.00
746 value added 746 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,574 +29.00
898 value added 898 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,769 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–372 366 3 217.50–237.50 $231.04 $846 +16.04
436 436 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,003 +7.00
491 491 17 220.00 $220.00 $1,080 ±0.00
558–595 565 27 199.00–218.00 $214.65 $1,213 +11.65
647 647 22 200.00 $200.00 $1,294 +24.00
758 value added 758 12 198.00 $198.00 $1,501 —
800 800 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,376 —
842 value added 842 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 197.50 $197.50 $662 -31.50
360 value added 360 2 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
373–376 375 14 240.00–245.00 $243.58 $913 +16.58
410–430 426 5 221.00–236.00 $233.11 $993 +14.69
452 value added 452 4 164.00 $164.00 $741 —
486 486 24 229.00 $229.00 $1,113 +16.00
534–535 534 7 216.00–230.00 $228.00 $1,218 —
551–559 554 14 230.00–240.00 $234.32 $1,298 +12.32
623 623 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,321 +32.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 value added 549 14 240.00 $240.00 $1,318 +21.00
573 573 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,312 —
672 value added 672 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,425 —
752 value added 752 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,421 —
841 value added 841 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 9 238.00 $238.00 $952 —
491 491 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,169 +23.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 253.00 $253.00 $848 +4.00
400–435 429 7 217.50–230.00 $219.38 $941 -23.69
492 492 22 220.00 $220.00 $1,082 -17.00
559–592 571 11 205.00–213.00 $209.98 $1,199 +27.98
618 618 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 241.00 $241.00 $940 -0.80
423–440 425 12 172.50–225.00 $211.08 $897 -37.92
495 495 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 -17.00
577 577 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,284 +11.50
626 626 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,252 -7.78
660–665 661 5 163.00–206.00 $197.35 $1,304 +30.35
730 730 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,234 —

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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.