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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 20, 2024

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $270.16/cwt +34.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 462 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.69/cwt -28.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 568 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 361 371
Feeder cattle 146 361 371

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 60, Bulls 19) 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
457–498 462 23 265.00–271.00 $270.16 $1,248 +34.70
520 520 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,352 —
607–640 628 9 217.50–229.00 $224.49 $1,410 —
730–735 733 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,374 —
762 value added 762 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,600 +2.00
914 value added 914 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 210.00 $210.00 $888 -35.00
462 462 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,224 +15.00
510 510 2 200.00–222.50 $211.25 $1,077 +21.25
595 value added 595 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 311 7 170.00–175.00 $170.79 $531 —
371 371 4 180.00 $180.00 $668 —
493 493 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,011 +22.50
564–585 568 12 181.00–185.00 $181.69 $1,032 -28.31
653 653 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,156 -1.00
700 700 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,204 —
715 value added 715 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 175.00 $175.00 $544 +5.00
423 423 5 213.00 $213.00 $901 +1.00
493 493 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,050 -9.00
585–590 588 2 162.50–188.00 $175.20 $1,030 -27.77
655 655 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 -1.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,060 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 187.50 $187.50 $600 -12.50
360 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
438 438 3 225.00 $225.00 $986 -20.00
495 495 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,027 -12.50
552 552 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,297 +41.03
600 600 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 -10.00
395 395 2 227.50 $227.50 $899 +12.50
421 421 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,000 +0.39
695 695 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,307 +10.00

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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.