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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 20, 2024

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.77/cwt -17.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 539 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.72/cwt +36.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 481 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,081/hd at 460 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 439 633
Feeder cattle 604 439 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 267, Bulls 141) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 262.50 $262.50 $990 -28.50
445 445 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,331 -0.55
481 481 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,332 -8.44
483–490 value added 487 18 295.00–306.00 $301.15 $1,467 —
550 550 6 281.00 $281.00 $1,546 -19.00
550–595 value added 582 20 250.00–295.00 $288.62 $1,680 —
610 value added 610 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 +54.00
618 618 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,520 -33.15
692 692 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,633 —
738 value added 738 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,550 —
760 value added 760 17 199.50 $199.50 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
390 390 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 -45.00
390 390 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,244 -1.00
420–428 426 5 273.00–305.00 $298.70 $1,272 -7.30
457 457 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,449 —
478 478 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,463 -7.31
515 515 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,566 +2.00
515 515 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,427 -25.00
554–579 563 16 280.00–300.00 $292.29 $1,646 -2.42
658 658 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,810 +29.00
702 value added 702 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,530 +32.00
730 730 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,825 —
1036 value added 1036 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,865 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 value added 420 17 316.00 $316.00 $1,327 —
549 value added 549 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,652 —
676 value added 676 14 271.00 $271.00 $1,832 +3.00
781 value added 781 14 225.00 $225.00 $1,757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 257.50 $257.50 $839 -17.50
383–387 384 7 242.50–250.00 $247.84 $952 -22.16
422–445 424 11 235.00–256.00 $254.00 $1,077 ±0.00
453 453 9 248.00 $248.00 $1,123 +47.00
485–493 493 22 202.00–235.00 $233.52 $1,151 +32.52
511 511 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,032 -24.36
554–565 555 19 230.00–235.00 $234.73 $1,303 +10.54
620–642 639 14 199.00–225.00 $221.40 $1,415 +11.40
655 655 10 216.00 $216.00 $1,415 —
656 value added 656 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,463 +3.00
775 775 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,418 -12.00
895 895 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 275.00 $275.00 $896 +2.00
374–375 374 9 245.00–270.00 $267.22 $999 -1.37
420–423 423 8 235.00–260.00 $256.89 $1,087 -1.50
486 value added 486 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,011 -55.00
455–490 488 15 225.00–257.00 $255.01 $1,244 +25.01
530–541 539 19 223.00–230.00 $224.19 $1,208 —
539 value added 539 17 236.00 $236.00 $1,272 -11.44
573 573 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,352 +25.00
638 638 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,448 +28.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 value added 460 28 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 —
535 535 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 —
849 value added 849 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 15 285.00 $285.00 $1,109 —
463 463 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,171 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,059 ±0.00
380–384 383 9 266.00–290.00 $284.71 $1,090 -22.38
428–430 428 16 262.50–281.00 $279.84 $1,198 —
470–487 476 14 250.00–271.00 $267.95 $1,275 -0.46
563 563 16 267.00 $267.00 $1,503 -1.00
658 658 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,606 +3.00
765 765 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 336 4 279.00–292.00 $288.71 $970 -16.29
381–390 382 8 277.00–295.00 $292.70 $1,118 -8.30
422 422 16 286.00 $286.00 $1,207 -14.00
480–497 494 13 255.00–257.00 $256.70 $1,268 -25.30
569 569 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,445 +4.00
645 645 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,490 +10.35
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 10 282.00 $282.00 $1,083 —
451 451 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,128 —

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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.