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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 13, 2024

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.44/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 527 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.83/cwt -19.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 481 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.19/cwt -11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 567 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 845 893
Feeder cattle 439 845 893

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 173. Bulls 94) 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
337 337 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,112 +9.06
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 +45.00
436 436 12 306.00 $306.00 $1,334 -1.64
495–498 496 18 295.00–317.00 $313.31 $1,554 +11.73
536 536 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,619 -0.81
568–585 574 16 291.00–297.00 $294.71 $1,692 -4.29
630–647 645 10 246.00–269.00 $266.75 $1,721 -6.25
660 660 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,624 +1.00
725 value added 725 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,348 -72.00
750 value added 750 17 246.00 $246.00 $1,845 —
765 765 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,668 -13.00
925 value added 925 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,906 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 290.00 $290.00 $957 -26.61
370 370 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,077 -31.50
407–424 420 8 295.00–301.00 $299.55 $1,258 -2.02
463–489 477 11 270.00–305.00 $285.44 $1,362 +11.46
509 509 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,573 —
558 558 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,674 +15.00
608 value added 608 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,404 —
630–643 637 16 264.00–292.00 $279.15 $1,778 —
680 value added 680 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —
820 820 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,524 -1.00
651 value added 651 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,745 -6.71
831 value added 831 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 value added 278 7 289.00 $289.00 $803 —
321 321 3 273.00 $273.00 $876 -1.00
365–379 377 7 266.00–269.00 $268.59 $1,013 -2.90
405–421 419 10 234.00–261.00 $258.39 $1,083 -9.61
467 value added 467 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,228 —
485 485 23 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 -26.00
502–548 value added 527 31 244.00–252.00 $247.44 $1,304 -1.56
558 558 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,177 -14.00
605 605 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,204 —
676 value added 676 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 275.00 $275.00 $880 +3.00
361 361 4 270.00 $270.00 $975 -5.00
424 424 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,077 -8.25
475 475 1 201.00 $201.00 $955 -54.79
501–530 503 18 216.00–227.00 $226.36 $1,139 -27.64
558–577 567 27 217.00–232.00 $224.19 $1,271 -15.00
645 645 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 -17.00
655 value added 655 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —
750 750 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 -22.00
796 value added 796 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 value added 669 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,418 -26.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,182 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 3 305.00 $305.00 $979 +6.00
375 375 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,129 -13.00
423 423 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,269 +1.00
492 492 9 282.00 $282.00 $1,387 -16.00
568 568 26 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 -5.00
600–635 612 3 220.00–221.00 $220.65 $1,350 -17.35
661 661 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,560 —
720 720 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,447 +19.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,078 +37.50
365–390 378 2 295.00–320.00 $307.09 $1,161 -6.91
475–491 487 11 247.50–276.00 $268.41 $1,307 -26.59
541 541 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,339 —
565 565 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,514 -2.00
661 661 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,593 +4.00

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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.