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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 17, 2024

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $240.26/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 574 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.92/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 494 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $317.33/cwt +92.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 890 280
Feeder cattle 332 890 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 142, Bulls 91) 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
365 value added 365 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,122 —
432 432 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,361 +20.00
471–483 value added 476 16 300.00–328.00 $317.33 $1,510 —
506–549 533 8 310.00–311.00 $310.36 $1,654 +9.36
544 value added 544 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,360 —
564–597 571 9 265.00–297.00 $289.57 $1,653 +34.57
642 value added 642 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,419 —
645 645 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,651 +9.00
663 value added 663 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,790 —
720 720 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,447 -23.00
820 value added 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 -18.20
860 value added 860 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,493 +20.81
520 value added 520 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 —
620 value added 620 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,736 —
711 value added 711 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,493 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 -10.00
500–535 518 2 250.00–295.00 $273.26 $1,415 -21.74
665 665 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 3 230.00 $230.00 $738 +1.12
350–395 371 7 222.50–250.00 $242.46 $900 —
425 425 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,135 +23.50
485–495 494 16 201.00–235.00 $232.92 $1,151 -4.01
510 510 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,086 -26.76
555–581 569 14 215.00–229.00 $223.92 $1,274 -1.30
629 629 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,283 -3.00
753 value added 753 10 186.00 $186.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,244 +13.19
526 value added 526 10 252.50 $252.50 $1,328 —
578 value added 578 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,376 +4.00
665 value added 665 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 215.00–267.50 $241.05 $791 -13.95
365 365 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,037 +18.18
438 438 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,161 +1.86
481 481 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,193 +0.10
580 580 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,282 -5.00
641 641 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,202 -2.50
717 value added 717 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,255 —
736 736 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,332 +21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 261.00 $261.00 $916 —
434 434 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,150 +17.50
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 +15.00
355–360 358 2 245.00 $245.00 $877 -58.39
400–431 427 9 250.00–297.50 $286.36 $1,223 -4.10
497 497 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,367 +2.00
510 510 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 -19.09
571–587 574 19 220.00–243.00 $240.26 $1,379 -0.91
663 663 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,498 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,154 +2.50
426 426 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,203 +12.50
452–481 473 7 232.50–257.50 $250.67 $1,186 -5.75
581 581 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,336 -8.59
643 643 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,292 —
726 726 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,158 —
512 512 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,362 —

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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.