Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, February 2, 2024

890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.17/cwt ≈ $1,541/hd at 579 lb · 52 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.44/cwt +32.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 670 lb · 48 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $218.20/cwt ≈ $1,796/hd at 823 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	890	146	371
Feeder cattle	890	146	371

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 423, Bulls 164) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,271	—
465	465	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,046	-45.16
516	516	10	301.00	$301.00	$1,553	+41.00
566	566	17	255.00	$255.00	$1,443	—
564–599 value added	585	35	258.00–290.00	$271.60	$1,589	—
642	642	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,586	+22.51
665–687	674	18	240.00–255.00	$250.21	$1,686	—
708 value added	708	31	230.00	$230.00	$1,628	—
717	717	8	224.00	$224.00	$1,606	+36.50
768	768	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,597	—
807–842 value added	823	47	213.00–223.00	$218.20	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481–498 value added	491	29	295.00–303.00	$298.19	$1,464	—
588	588	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,558	+4.00
591 value added	591	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,625	—
753 value added	753	11	216.00	$216.00	$1,626	—
838 value added	838	9	198.00	$198.00	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	—
425 value added	425	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	—
435	435	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,262	+80.00
476	476	7	295.00	$295.00	$1,404	+30.00
500	500	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,475	+83.75
550–559	558	8	230.00–258.00	$254.55	$1,420	—
622	622	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,462	—
685 value added	685	8	234.00	$234.00	$1,603	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–338	334	6	217.50–240.00	$228.88	$764	+58.09
429–440	431	18	216.00–249.00	$243.50	$1,049	—
480–490	488	32	220.00–240.00	$236.93	$1,156	+31.93
491 value added	491	6	257.00	$257.00	$1,262	—
505–549	545	15	217.00–245.00	$239.76	$1,307	—
570–580	579	34	217.00–226.00	$225.22	$1,304	+43.53
616–641 value added	627	22	208.00–219.00	$213.89	$1,341	—
639	639	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,323	—
661–697	670	48	197.00–215.00	$209.44	$1,403	+32.44
711 value added	711	12	194.00	$194.00	$1,379	+3.00
765	765	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	255.00	$255.00	$824	+80.00
370–376	374	19	250.00–273.00	$265.82	$994	—
405–448	429	34	225.00–269.00	$263.14	$1,129	+50.14
485 value added	485	13	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	—
460–490	489	24	221.00–249.00	$247.90	$1,212	+34.90
535 value added	535	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,289	—
558	558	8	226.00	$226.00	$1,261	+50.80
560 value added	560	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,344	—
646	646	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,227	—
653 value added	653	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,306	—
733	733	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–446 value added	439	21	263.00–269.00	$265.81	$1,167	—
491	491	10	259.00	$259.00	$1,272	+40.00
596 value added	596	37	234.00	$234.00	$1,395	—
832 value added	832	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	247.50	$247.50	$1,030	—
519	519	14	223.00	$223.00	$1,157	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	305.00	$305.00	$982	+100.00
360–378	372	6	300.00–305.00	$303.39	$1,129	+75.89
425–426	426	11	245.00–295.00	$290.46	$1,237	+52.96
483	483	17	273.00	$273.00	$1,319	—
525–548	544	18	252.00–265.00	$254.09	$1,382	—
563–580	567	4	230.00–245.00	$241.17	$1,367	—
645	645	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,316	—
664	664	17	223.00	$223.00	$1,481	+35.00
737	737	12	194.00	$194.00	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–331	329	8	235.00–300.00	$292.22	$961	+104.72
378	378	7	295.00	$295.00	$1,115	+120.00
427	427	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,153	+45.00
473–486	478	20	243.00–262.50	$256.42	$1,226	+48.92
560–578	565	18	230.00–242.00	$238.59	$1,348	+3.59
652	652	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	—

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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.