Cattle Market Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report
Harrisonburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Saturdays
Sale of Saturday, September 12, 2026508 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (153)
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers
$348.08/cwt
-31.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 482 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$394.32/cwt
-0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 571 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls
$354.41/cwt
-31.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 574 lb · 31 head
Harrisonburg 4-weight heifers sold at $358/cwt, above the state average — $9/cwt above the VA average ($349) and $13/cwt under Moneta, VA ($371). The class was down $2 from the week before, still $63 under the early-August peak of $412.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 508 | 355 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 508 | 355 | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174
- → Feeder heifers: Heifers 218
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380–395 | 386 | 5 | 405.00 | $405.00 | $1,563 | — |
| 425 | 425 | 2 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $1,828 | -30.45 |
| 488 | 488 | 21 | 428.00 | $428.00 | $2,089 | +3.95 |
| 500–521 | 518 | 9 | 370.00–412.50 | $403.25 | $2,089 | — |
| 560–577 | 565 | 37 | 332.50–407.00 | $395.79 | $2,236 | +0.79 |
| 560–599 | 582 | 18 | 385.00–396.00 | $391.29 | $2,277 | — |
| 615–635 | 625 | 2 | 327.50–332.50 | $330.04 | $2,063 | — |
| 665–685 | 668 | 13 | 320.00–331.00 | $329.26 | $2,199 | -40.74 |
| 668 | 668 | 7 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $2,221 | — |
| 722–729 | 727 | 8 | 275.00–307.50 | $299.43 | $2,177 | -33.07 |
| 760 | 760 | 1 | 257.50 | $257.50 | $1,957 | -84.55 |
| 840 | 840 | 1 | 290.00 | $290.00 | $2,436 | ±0.00 |
| 930 | 930 | 1 | 255.00 | $255.00 | $2,372 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | 365 | 1 | 420.00 | $420.00 | $1,533 | +5.00 |
| 445 | 445 | 3 | 435.00 | $435.00 | $1,936 | +20.00 |
| 470 | 470 | 2 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $1,645 | -70.06 |
| 516 | 516 | 3 | 370.00 | $370.00 | $1,909 | — |
| 539 | 539 | 5 | 365.00 | $365.00 | $1,967 | — |
| 595 | 595 | 10 | 382.50 | $382.50 | $2,276 | -8.74 |
| 620 | 620 | 4 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $1,984 | — |
| 705 | 705 | 4 | 319.00 | $319.00 | $2,249 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731 | 731 | 17 | 319.00 | $319.00 | $2,332 | -28.00 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 280 | 1 | 425.00 | $425.00 | $1,190 | — |
| 300 | 300 | 5 | 460.00 | $460.00 | $1,380 | — |
| 362–395 | 366 | 8 | 380.00–432.50 | $425.42 | $1,557 | +12.92 |
| 428 | 428 | 16 | 390.00 | $390.00 | $1,669 | +2.50 |
| 450–485 | 482 | 52 | 315.00–352.00 | $347.09 | $1,673 | -32.91 |
| 482 | 482 | 4 | 361.00 | $361.00 | $1,740 | — |
| 508 | 508 | 3 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $1,689 | -22.50 |
| 563 | 563 | 12 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $1,970 | — |
| 571 | 571 | 14 | 335.00 | $335.00 | $1,913 | -23.31 |
| 655–667 | 666 | 14 | 311.00–318.00 | $317.01 | $2,111 | -20.08 |
| 804 | 804 | 6 | 283.00 | $283.00 | $2,275 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | 335 | 1 | 305.00 | $305.00 | $1,022 | -70.00 |
| 370 | 370 | 2 | 385.00 | $385.00 | $1,424 | +16.69 |
| 434 | 434 | 6 | 383.00 | $383.00 | $1,662 | +0.50 |
| 438 | 438 | 2 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $1,533 | — |
| 493 | 493 | 9 | 347.00 | $347.00 | $1,711 | -26.96 |
| 520–530 | 525 | 2 | 326.00–328.00 | $326.99 | $1,717 | — |
| 577 | 577 | 21 | 341.00 | $341.00 | $1,968 | -31.00 |
| 605–640 | 628 | 6 | 312.00–330.00 | $325.11 | $2,042 | -32.39 |
| 665 | 665 | 5 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $2,128 | — |
| 742 | 742 | 2 | 275.00 | $275.00 | $2,040 | ±0.00 |
| 745 | 745 | 3 | 267.50 | $267.50 | $1,993 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 594 | 594 | 15 | 354.00 | $354.00 | $2,103 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | 522 | 9 | 346.00 | $346.00 | $1,806 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | 265 | 3 | 495.00 | $495.00 | $1,312 | — |
| 305–330 | 326 | 7 | 400.00–460.00 | $451.99 | $1,473 | +46.99 |
| 375–389 | 387 | 7 | 350.00–450.00 | $436.16 | $1,688 | +11.16 |
| 428 | 428 | 3 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $1,840 | +20.07 |
| 460–486 | 485 | 21 | 350.00–400.00 | $397.74 | $1,929 | -9.52 |
| 515 | 515 | 1 | 372.50 | $372.50 | $1,918 | +2.50 |
| 573–590 | 574 | 31 | 332.00–356.00 | $354.41 | $2,034 | -31.91 |
| 686 | 686 | 16 | 319.00 | $319.00 | $2,188 | -18.50 |
| 775 | 775 | 2 | 292.50 | $292.50 | $2,267 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 309 | 5 | 470.00 | $470.00 | $1,452 | — |
| 365 | 365 | 2 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $1,570 | +43.33 |
| 440 | 440 | 1 | 425.00 | $425.00 | $1,870 | +40.00 |
| 481 | 481 | 5 | 350.00 | $350.00 | $1,684 | -50.00 |
| 569 | 569 | 6 | 331.00 | $331.00 | $1,883 | -61.50 |
| 670 | 670 | 2 | 255.00 | $255.00 | $1,708 | -55.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513 | 513 | 4 | 299.00 | $299.00 | $1,534 | — |
Price trend
550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
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.
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