Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 9, 2023

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.12/cwt -14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 572 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.48/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 478 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $255.65/cwt ≈ $1,263/hd at 494 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	535	640
Feeder cattle	875	535	640

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 346, Heifers 386, Bulls 143) 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
343	343	3	267.50	$267.50	$918	+20.50
375	375	3	263.00	$263.00	$986	—
417 value added	417	7	258.00	$258.00	$1,076	—
431	431	11	269.00	$269.00	$1,159	+27.00
455–497	494	40	210.00–258.00	$255.92	$1,264	—
495 value added	495	4	253.00	$253.00	$1,252	—
510–522	520	7	210.00–249.00	$243.54	$1,266	+2.54
561–594	568	48	204.00–244.00	$235.40	$1,337	-13.60
585–590 value added	588	13	227.50–231.00	$229.39	$1,349	—
626 value added	626	8	249.00	$249.00	$1,559	+17.00
659–683	666	24	207.00–236.50	$227.68	$1,516	—
734	734	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,578	—
795	795	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,399	—
797 value added	797	17	239.50	$239.50	$1,909	+33.50
1066	1066	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	237.50	$237.50	$812	—
388	388	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,013	—
440	440	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,118	+53.00
450–475	473	21	210.00–252.00	$246.08	$1,164	+36.08
535 value added	535	21	267.00	$267.00	$1,428	—
550–551	551	12	203.00–216.00	$214.92	$1,184	—
565 value added	565	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,254	—
622 value added	622	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,549	+16.00
641	641	18	259.00	$259.00	$1,660	—
667	667	17	234.00	$234.00	$1,561	+18.00
722 value added	722	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754 value added	754	19	247.50	$247.50	$1,866	—
860 value added	860	17	235.00	$235.00	$2,021	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–373	367	16	220.00–243.00	$238.62	$876	+18.62
438	438	22	237.00	$237.00	$1,038	+17.43
466–482	478	50	202.00–229.00	$225.48	$1,078	-0.52
505	505	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,020	—
556 value added	556	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,334	—
560–580	577	29	201.00–219.00	$216.59	$1,250	+9.59
663–690	665	20	181.00–199.00	$196.26	$1,305	+6.25
735	735	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,415	+57.50
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	6	236.00	$236.00	$772	+13.00
371–395	373	13	210.00–242.00	$239.39	$893	+16.39
428–430	428	19	208.00–231.00	$227.35	$973	+3.35
484–495	485	38	200.00–228.00	$225.74	$1,095	+7.74
500 value added	500	13	248.00	$248.00	$1,240	—
588	588	31	214.00	$214.00	$1,258	-6.19
623	623	6	194.00	$194.00	$1,209	—
658	658	4	207.00	$207.00	$1,362	+18.00
736	736	9	209.00	$209.00	$1,538	+25.00
750	750	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533 value added	533	24	247.00	$247.00	$1,317	—
587	587	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,426	—
593 value added	593	15	240.00	$240.00	$1,423	+24.00
646	646	8	233.00	$233.00	$1,505	—
730 value added	730	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,584	+42.00
819 value added	819	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,597	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	10	214.00	$214.00	$758	—
443	443	9	225.00	$225.00	$997	+5.00
555	555	11	243.00	$243.00	$1,349	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	374	9	225.00–260.00	$254.29	$951	+19.70
429–440	431	9	205.00–264.00	$250.63	$1,080	+36.31
490	490	1	200.00	$200.00	$980	-18.47
505	505	26	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	+60.00
563–586	579	26	185.00–224.00	$218.89	$1,267	+4.89
656	656	11	217.00	$217.00	$1,424	+30.00
731	731	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	257.50	$257.50	$870	+57.50
365–372	368	6	209.00–255.00	$231.80	$853	+22.80
427–440	428	12	206.00–243.00	$239.83	$1,026	+57.33
492	492	14	229.00	$229.00	$1,127	+38.00
555–585	578	4	182.00–210.00	$203.27	$1,175	+32.27
688	688	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,197	—
715	715	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	6	203.00	$203.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	6	162.50	$162.50	$819	—

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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.