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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 18, 2024

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.46/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 557 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.00/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 693 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.57/cwt +34.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 562 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 324 505
Feeder cattle 333 324 505

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 184, Bulls 59) 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
395 395 2 330.00–347.50 $338.75 $1,338 +1.25
435 435 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 +37.50
474 value added 474 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,540 +25.00
493 493 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,652 +52.50
515 515 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 +22.50
559 559 9 317.00 $317.00 $1,772 +26.00
564 value added 564 7 326.00 $326.00 $1,839 —
635–645 643 4 265.00–290.00 $283.82 $1,825 +31.32
718 value added 718 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,147 +32.50
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +11.00
375 value added 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 —
521 521 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,308 -23.85
552 value added 552 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,587 —
583 583 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,807 —
690 value added 690 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —
785 785 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–498 value added 491 8 260.00–325.00 $301.25 $1,479 -11.25
633 value added 633 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,905 —
862 862 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,194 +31.00
427 427 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,174 +1.71
505 505 19 265.00 $265.00 $1,338 —
555–562 562 20 236.00–265.00 $263.57 $1,481 +34.09
655 655 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,493 +39.50
762 value added 762 16 229.00 $229.00 $1,745 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–558 value added 557 29 210.00–260.00 $251.46 $1,401 +4.26
693 value added 693 24 242.00 $242.00 $1,677 -3.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,021 +55.00
375–385 382 3 269.00–305.00 $293.21 $1,120 +7.87
407 407 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,241 +69.78
470–485 473 6 260.00–280.00 $276.58 $1,308 +38.10
458–491 value added 482 14 269.00–270.00 $269.27 $1,298 —
557 557 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,376 —
568 value added 568 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,414 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,242 —
537 537 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,391 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,282 +10.00
426 426 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,402 +16.00
493 493 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,578 +21.00
530 530 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,537 +34.00
536 value added 536 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,554 —
570 570 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 +17.00
670 670 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 —
407–420 409 6 295.00–322.50 $317.80 $1,300 +4.76
473 473 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,509 +43.81
550 550 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 +15.56
671 671 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,644 —
723 723 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,180 —
500 500 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,475 —

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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.