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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 16, 2023

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $193.97/cwt +34.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 570 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.98/cwt +28.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 632 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $237.38/cwt +51.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 486 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 653 1,011
Feeder cattle 361 653 1,011

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 185, Bulls 125) 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
370 370 1 215.00 $215.00 $796 -5.00
425 425 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,052 +18.50
465–487 480 3 205.00–250.00 $235.46 $1,130 +12.33
580–583 583 6 200.00–230.00 $225.02 $1,312 +20.02
655 655 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,343 +26.41
695 value added 695 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,442 +10.50
765 value added 765 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,591 +19.00
895 895 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 235.00 $235.00 $870 +86.35
415 415 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,017 +64.56
495 495 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 -16.03
595 595 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 +41.00
648 648 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,328 +53.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–564 value added 563 12 232.50–240.00 $236.26 $1,330 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -10.00
373 373 4 213.00 $213.00 $794 +35.96
405 value added 405 3 225.00 $225.00 $911 —
423 423 11 212.00 $212.00 $897 +34.30
473 473 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,050 +41.00
529 value added 529 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,190 +103.00
553–574 561 14 192.50–209.00 $202.97 $1,139 +17.97
610–633 627 12 180.00–187.00 $185.30 $1,162 +24.30
640 value added 640 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,267 —
662–672 665 8 180.00–182.00 $181.49 $1,207 —
742 742 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,202 —
773 773 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 205.00 $205.00 $711 +25.00
425–445 432 9 200.00–213.00 $209.68 $906 +20.68
485 485 1 182.50 $182.50 $885 -5.89
501 501 17 218.00 $218.00 $1,092 —
567 567 18 210.00 $210.00 $1,191 +24.07
625 value added 625 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,244 —
650 650 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 +9.00
677 value added 677 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,246 +3.00
771 value added 771 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,288 —
867 867 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,387 +50.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 11 199.00 $199.00 $919 +30.00
569 569 7 187.50 $187.50 $1,067 +32.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 +44.00
944 944 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 6 215.00 $215.00 $688 +70.00
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 +0.85
400–424 421 10 195.00–246.00 $237.11 $998 +49.61
486–487 486 18 192.50–243.00 $237.38 $1,154 +51.73
583–585 583 18 175.00–206.00 $204.27 $1,191 +49.28
635 635 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,095 —
680 680 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,210 +27.00
775 775 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,155 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 -25.00
435 435 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,066 +57.50
482 482 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,060 —
505–547 532 4 180.00–202.50 $194.59 $1,035 +20.59
569–585 570 20 175.00–195.00 $193.97 $1,106 +34.97
640 640 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 +29.00
667–679 677 10 178.00–180.00 $179.61 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 197.50 $197.50 $905 —
530–532 530 9 195.00–200.00 $198.89 $1,054 +44.89
668 668 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,169 —

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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.