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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 4, 2023

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.71/cwt +19.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 488 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.35/cwt +45.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 562 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.09/cwt +9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 574 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 517 438
Feeder cattle 587 517 438

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 261, Bulls 151) 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
320 320 1 260.00 $260.00 $832 +48.00
387 387 9 252.50 $252.50 $977 +67.50
431 431 13 259.00 $259.00 $1,116 +71.00
450–468 467 25 253.00–254.00 $253.92 $1,186 —
557–595 558 28 202.50–253.00 $251.08 $1,401 +50.13
566–583 value added 570 12 175.00–256.00 $235.30 $1,341 —
654–675 660 21 224.00–233.00 $226.63 $1,496 —
725 value added 725 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,588 —
725 725 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
855 855 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,667 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 value added 440 7 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
517 value added 517 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,246 —
667 value added 667 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,541 +12.00
742 value added 742 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,439 —
972 value added 972 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 259.00 $259.00 $850 —
400–445 423 2 207.50–240.00 $222.88 $943 -5.48
430 value added 430 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 +75.43
480 480 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,128 +11.00
583 583 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,341 —
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —
605 value added 605 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 —
660 660 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,304 +11.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 333 3 165.00–190.00 $173.13 $577 +10.76
385 385 10 213.00 $213.00 $820 +13.00
433–436 435 13 188.00–213.00 $207.26 $902 +6.84
473–489 488 40 215.00–219.00 $218.71 $1,067 +19.83
546 546 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,005 —
572 572 32 201.00 $201.00 $1,150 +9.90
598 value added 598 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,208 —
625 625 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
736 736 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,207 -6.00
981 value added 981 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,648 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 324 11 198.00–217.00 $215.35 $698 +51.79
392 392 11 223.00 $223.00 $874 +28.63
428 428 12 219.00 $219.00 $937 +14.40
470–484 483 24 204.00–222.00 $220.54 $1,065 +22.86
561–580 563 10 181.00–208.00 $205.22 $1,155 +9.22
655 655 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —
883 value added 883 11 148.00 $148.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 5 150.00 $150.00 $454 —
353–398 377 17 214.00–215.00 $214.56 $809 —
517 517 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,132 +31.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 value added 464 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,056 +13.50
511 value added 511 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,150 —
663 value added 663 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,386 —
783 value added 783 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 237.50 $237.50 $767 +37.50
395 395 1 236.00 $236.00 $932 +8.00
425 425 10 230.00 $230.00 $978 +3.00
492 492 15 222.00 $222.00 $1,092 +11.22
540 540 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,040 +4.50
573 573 28 219.00 $219.00 $1,255 +11.79
600 600 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,155 +25.88
659–672 661 12 184.00–198.00 $195.63 $1,293 +23.30
741 741 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 219.00 $219.00 $723 +8.01
375–378 378 10 162.50–226.00 $219.70 $830 +12.96
447 447 6 219.00 $219.00 $979 +10.00
460–479 475 20 170.00–201.00 $192.24 $913 +9.24
556 556 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,223 +39.00
630 630 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 7 240.00 $240.00 $785 —
428 428 4 212.50 $212.50 $910 —
543 543 5 180.00 $180.00 $977 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,065 —

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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.