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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 21, 2023

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.99/cwt -17.01 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 465 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $231.37/cwt -23.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 489 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.00/cwt -20.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 569 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 792 664
Feeder cattle 461 792 664

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 144, Heifers 221, Bulls 96) 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
377–391 385 5 162.50–245.00 $194.78 $750 -75.22
435 435 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,083 -8.45
483–499 489 32 202.50–247.00 $231.37 $1,131 -23.12
578 578 24 234.00 $234.00 $1,353 -15.27
633 value added 633 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,393 —
658–680 660 14 205.00–218.00 $217.04 $1,432 +3.93
745 745 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,360 —
799 value added 799 11 202.00 $202.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,234 —
700 value added 700 4 172.50 $172.50 $1,208 —
882 value added 882 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,843 —
1075 1075 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 250.00 $250.00 $930 -17.50
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 -46.29
491 491 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,191 -2.50
567 567 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,281 -4.00
635 635 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,340 —
780 780 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,451 -19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 3 229.00 $229.00 $735 +4.00
386 386 9 234.00 $234.00 $903 +13.02
415–428 427 18 160.00–229.00 $225.28 $962 +3.34
465–490 465 51 165.00–214.00 $212.99 $990 -17.01
500 500 3 185.00 $185.00 $925 -7.00
505 value added 505 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,126 —
569 569 31 199.00 $199.00 $1,132 -20.10
617 value added 617 10 207.00 $207.00 $1,277 —
650 650 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,228 -30.64
757 757 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,154 —
773 value added 773 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,330 —
823 823 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,255 —
880 value added 880 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,452 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 215.00 $215.00 $699 +3.73
377–395 379 8 190.00–235.00 $229.14 $868 +5.95
420 420 6 229.00 $229.00 $962 -1.79
484 484 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,055 -10.00
500 500 1 192.50 $192.50 $962 —
575 value added 575 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,049 —
582 582 12 208.00 $208.00 $1,211 -16.50
690 690 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 -40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 value added 488 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,030 —
699 value added 699 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,223 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 7 250.00 $250.00 $780 -20.00
370–371 371 4 195.00–245.00 $232.53 $863 -32.33
443 443 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,090 -5.65
495–497 496 15 170.00–232.00 $203.13 $1,008 -26.87
537 537 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,208 +22.00
565 565 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,249 +1.00
657–680 677 20 170.00–193.00 $190.47 $1,289 -10.53
735 735 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 232.50 $232.50 $897 -6.15
420 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 -32.50
497 497 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,098 +7.00
563 563 9 212.50 $212.50 $1,196 +14.50
675 675 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,097 -26.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,011 —

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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.