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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 18, 2023

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.84/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 555 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.70/cwt -21.01 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 481 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.11/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 578 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 581 587 576
Feeder cattle 581 587 576

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 273, Bulls 82) 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
385 385 3 237.50 $237.50 $914 -15.00
427–440 429 7 202.50–236.00 $231.09 $991 -27.91
455–491 486 46 201.00–250.00 $246.58 $1,198 -7.34
527 527 39 255.50 $255.50 $1,346 —
576–579 578 47 175.00–261.00 $256.11 $1,480 +5.03
609–649 627 27 217.00–230.00 $224.02 $1,405 —
732 732 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,391 ±0.00
850 850 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,683 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 —
428 428 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,016 +14.62
490 490 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,068 -17.00
513 value added 513 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,108 —
582 582 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,179 -27.50
685 685 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,384 +4.50
752 value added 752 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 value added 659 15 221.00 $221.00 $1,456 -10.00
857 value added 857 9 207.00 $207.00 $1,774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 212.50 $212.50 $682 +39.37
390 390 20 215.00 $215.00 $838 +2.00
405–437 431 5 150.00–203.00 $193.03 $832 -14.23
456–487 481 50 196.00–206.00 $197.70 $951 -21.01
507–526 524 16 150.00–218.50 $210.21 $1,102 +26.21
530 value added 530 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,102 —
551–570 555 75 160.00–211.00 $201.84 $1,120 +0.84
635–642 641 10 150.00–179.00 $176.13 $1,129 -3.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–387 374 19 174.00–214.00 $205.29 $768 -17.71
427 427 14 211.00 $211.00 $901 -8.00
486 486 15 200.00 $200.00 $972 -20.54
574 574 14 189.00 $189.00 $1,085 -16.22
653 value added 653 8 193.00 $193.00 $1,260 —
695 695 1 142.00 $142.00 $987 —
760 760 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 12 214.00 $214.00 $993 —
594 594 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 209.00 $209.00 $723 -10.00
377 377 2 214.00 $214.00 $807 -5.70
445 445 6 198.00 $198.00 $881 -21.00
465–493 490 9 170.00–188.00 $186.10 $912 -6.14
525 525 1 151.00 $151.00 $793 —
586 586 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,049 -41.00
670 670 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,032 —
720 720 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 11 227.00 $227.00 $785 -10.50
421 421 3 222.00 $222.00 $935 -8.00
489 489 6 192.00 $192.00 $939 -30.00
573 573 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,060 -34.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 183.00 $183.00 $824 —
552 552 7 159.00 $159.00 $878 —

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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.