Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 28, 2023

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.82/cwt ≈ $1,225/hd at 540 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $199.28/cwt -18.72 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 479 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.88/cwt -14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 489 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	461	528
Feeder cattle	517	461	528

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 239, Bulls 121) 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
320	320	2	212.00	$212.00	$678	—
380	380	1	185.00	$185.00	$703	-9.78
426	426	3	188.00	$188.00	$801	-61.00
537 value added	537	10	242.00	$242.00	$1,300	—
506–547	541	38	216.00–224.00	$222.82	$1,205	—
573–598	587	7	180.00–216.00	$200.95	$1,180	-33.05
605 value added	605	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,156	-29.00
635–646	645	10	191.00–205.00	$203.62	$1,313	—
777	777	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,538	—
941 value added	941	5	181.00	$181.00	$1,703	—
1106 value added	1106	11	180.00	$180.00	$1,991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	235.00	$235.00	$916	-15.00
410–435 value added	423	13	161.00–169.00	$164.57	$696	—
421–445	427	4	201.00–238.00	$228.36	$975	+53.36
497 value added	497	2	192.50	$192.50	$957	—
498	498	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,116	-18.50
530	530	1	170.00	$170.00	$901	—
555–562 value added	560	9	150.00–230.00	$212.39	$1,189	—
671 value added	671	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,261	—
675	675	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487 value added	487	8	239.00	$239.00	$1,164	—
582 value added	582	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,170	—
675 value added	675	8	219.00	$219.00	$1,478	—
785 value added	785	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,688	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–317	316	3	147.00–170.00	$162.37	$513	-66.63
371	371	6	200.00	$200.00	$742	-34.00
405–430	426	9	184.00–205.00	$200.42	$854	-24.86
465–490	489	34	160.00–200.00	$198.88	$973	-14.11
570–572	572	21	153.00–193.00	$191.10	$1,093	-7.90
664	664	8	186.00	$186.00	$1,235	-3.00
711	711	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,209	—
715 value added	715	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,187	—
750	750	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,238	+12.50
830 value added	830	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,336	—
988 value added	988	10	166.00	$166.00	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–316	316	11	149.00–169.00	$163.56	$517	-51.44
356–376	371	15	152.00–209.00	$194.37	$721	-34.77
425–426	426	17	179.00–208.00	$204.60	$872	-24.40
470–479	479	29	160.00–199.00	$197.68	$947	-20.32
480 value added	480	6	207.00	$207.00	$994	—
553	553	18	196.00	$196.00	$1,084	-12.00
638	638	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495 value added	495	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,059	+3.00
576 value added	576	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,140	—
701 value added	701	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	8	204.00	$204.00	$832	—
547	547	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 value added	535	7	169.00	$169.00	$904	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	200.00	$200.00	$636	-50.00
396	396	3	228.00	$228.00	$903	-4.53
415	415	2	227.00	$227.00	$942	-19.00
483–493	485	13	197.00–215.00	$210.78	$1,022	+7.65
539	539	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,013	-37.00
571–595	574	19	170.00–220.00	$207.21	$1,189	-13.79
605–632	623	3	165.00–170.00	$166.62	$1,038	—
651–670	661	22	165.00–174.00	$172.33	$1,139	-18.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	334	7	180.00–216.00	$210.99	$705	—
353–380	361	6	167.50–221.00	$206.74	$746	-25.76
420	420	11	209.00	$209.00	$878	+24.00
474	474	13	183.00	$183.00	$867	-38.00
583	583	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,055	-31.50
680	680	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,129	+3.50
745	745	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	6	170.00	$170.00	$892	—

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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.