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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 2, 2024

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.91/cwt ≈ $1,645/hd at 748 lb · 80 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.67/cwt ≈ $1,443/hd at 657 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.76/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 491 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 808 332 614
Feeder cattle 808 332 614

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 411, Bulls 167) 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
336–345 338 5 280.00–327.50 $317.80 $1,074 —
388 388 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,277 —
442 442 14 316.00 $316.00 $1,397 +1.00
484 484 20 310.00 $310.00 $1,500 —
497 value added 497 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,566 -2.33
520–546 543 9 285.00–300.00 $286.60 $1,556 -23.76
550–586 573 33 273.00–283.00 $279.08 $1,599 -10.49
624–630 value added 625 9 229.00–258.00 $251.51 $1,572 +30.51
662–672 664 10 222.00–259.00 $251.51 $1,670 —
737 737 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,725 +33.00
798 value added 798 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,811 —
833 value added 833 19 223.00 $223.00 $1,858 +23.00
860 860 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,677 —
947 value added 947 12 196.00 $196.00 $1,856 —
1097 value added 1097 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 327.00 $327.00 $1,230 —
417 417 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,251 +20.00
440 value added 440 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
455–497 491 7 255.00–311.00 $300.98 $1,478 —
511 value added 511 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,290 —
595–597 597 10 255.00–267.00 $265.80 $1,587 —
635 635 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,441 —
665–670 667 3 229.00–239.00 $235.65 $1,572 -7.35
680 value added 680 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —
730 730 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 —
908 value added 908 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 4 305.00–322.00 $313.50 $1,411 -5.50
551 value added 551 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,554 —
705 value added 705 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,685 +29.00
771 value added 771 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,835 —
881 value added 881 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 value added 429 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,163 -8.00
507 value added 507 25 257.00 $257.00 $1,303 +4.50
584 value added 584 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,460 +12.00
669 value added 669 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,418 +7.00
746–749 value added 748 80 215.00–222.00 $219.91 $1,645 —
864 value added 864 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 6 236.00 $236.00 $722 +6.00
383–395 384 11 226.00–267.00 $263.17 $1,011 +20.71
425–434 433 10 225.00–255.00 $252.06 $1,091 -14.94
485–490 490 34 225.00–249.00 $248.30 $1,217 +15.38
496 value added 496 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,280 —
565–582 580 22 219.00–245.00 $242.70 $1,408 +18.78
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 -4.00
625 value added 625 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,400 —
655 655 20 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 —
658 value added 658 28 223.00 $223.00 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 10 270.00 $270.00 $875 +28.95
380 380 16 247.00–275.00 $273.25 $1,038 -10.75
415–425 422 17 230.00–269.00 $263.90 $1,114 -1.10
478 value added 478 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,205 —
465–487 486 25 229.00–255.00 $254.01 $1,234 +6.01
530 530 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,182 —
567–590 569 15 223.00–242.00 $240.69 $1,370 +19.69
655 value added 655 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,238 —
658 658 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,018 -13.00
505 505 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,207 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 6 315.00 $315.00 $970 -5.00
380–382 382 11 245.00–321.00 $314.12 $1,200 +69.12
427–435 428 14 269.00–316.00 $312.58 $1,338 +26.22
480–482 481 23 287.50–299.00 $294.99 $1,419 +19.99
510 510 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 +45.00
565–570 570 18 227.00–245.00 $244.01 $1,391 +3.75
654 654 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,485 +1.00
725–749 744 8 193.00–200.00 $198.28 $1,475 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 321 10 267.50–318.00 $303.55 $974 —
369–385 374 13 289.00–320.00 $310.18 $1,160 +12.68
424 424 16 317.00 $317.00 $1,344 +34.50
481–495 490 12 261.00–297.00 $285.23 $1,398 +34.56
547 547 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,160 —
567 567 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,259 -8.00
645 645 7 202.00 $202.00 $1,303 +1.00
688 688 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,238 —

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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.