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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 14, 2023

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.00/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 492 lb · 80 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $220.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 950 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.27/cwt +21.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 569 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 792 659 630
Feeder cattle 792 659 630

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 332, Bulls 144) 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
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
383 383 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,034 +17.16
415–429 428 12 200.00–262.50 $257.45 $1,102 +3.45
481–495 485 30 252.50–259.00 $254.49 $1,234 +12.60
506 value added 506 16 265.00 $265.00 $1,341 +25.00
565–576 569 53 225.00–252.50 $249.27 $1,418 +24.85
653–675 656 27 207.50–214.00 $213.11 $1,398 -5.89
702 value added 702 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,495 —
791 791 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,653 —
853 value added 853 38 226.50 $226.50 $1,932 —
950 value added 950 55 220.00 $220.00 $2,090 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 240.00 $240.00 $744 —
366 366 10 267.50 $267.50 $979 +21.57
430–440 438 6 210.00–232.50 $221.29 $969 -27.71
468 value added 468 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,182 —
488 488 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,196 —
582 582 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,339 +15.00
604 value added 604 12 229.00 $229.00 $1,383 —
695 value added 695 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 —
756 756 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 225.00 $225.00 $686 -15.00
367–385 368 13 175.00–225.00 $220.98 $813 -21.16
412–433 431 22 162.50–231.00 $221.94 $957 -10.90
492 492 80 230.00 $230.00 $1,132 +0.48
502–510 504 7 160.00–205.00 $192.00 $968 —
561–585 561 52 175.00–220.00 $219.10 $1,229 -3.08
653–670 654 15 187.50–222.00 $219.64 $1,436 +37.64
727–740 729 6 177.50–195.00 $192.04 $1,400 —
858 858 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,622 —
891 value added 891 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,492 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 331 12 150.00–232.00 $211.27 $699 -23.16
365–380 378 17 170.00–230.00 $223.19 $844 -16.01
429–437 429 42 187.50–233.00 $230.79 $990 -0.24
498 498 15 228.00 $228.00 $1,135 +0.64
545 value added 545 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 —
578 578 23 224.50 $224.50 $1,298 -0.50
667 667 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 207.50 $207.50 $913 -15.50
508 508 4 192.50 $192.50 $978 -25.50
640 640 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 value added 417 6 234.00 $234.00 $976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 270.00 $270.00 $929 +62.50
365–375 374 8 175.00–247.50 $238.65 $893 +3.65
423 423 4 217.50 $217.50 $920 +18.94
480 480 27 214.00 $214.00 $1,027 +5.70
535 535 1 162.50 $162.50 $869 -21.44
580 580 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,148 +30.67
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 —
656 656 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,240 +21.50
780 780 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 270.00 $270.00 $904 +30.00
358–370 360 7 235.00–270.00 $264.86 $953 +29.40
423–425 423 6 235.00–255.00 $251.65 $1,064 +10.65
494 494 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,136 +3.00
535 535 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,086 +23.06
571 571 21 220.00 $220.00 $1,256 +9.57
664 664 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,335 +33.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 7 217.50 $217.50 $1,244 —
920 920 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 130.00 $130.00 $594 —

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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.