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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 1, 2024

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.28/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 578 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.35/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 513 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.47/cwt -9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 576 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 333 456
Feeder cattle 511 333 456

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 203, Bulls 148)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–377 360 6 357.50–365.00 $362.38 $1,305 +23.63
439 439 6 369.00 $369.00 $1,620 +19.00
495 495 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,505 -31.00
507–522 513 35 304.00–330.00 $324.35 $1,664 +4.35
550–584 576 34 309.00–320.00 $311.47 $1,794 -5.53
637 637 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,886 +12.18
755 755 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,933 —
1164 value added 1164 6 194.00 $194.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,186 +22.50
372–380 373 7 325.00–363.00 $357.47 $1,333 +17.47
434–435 434 7 320.00–353.00 $348.28 $1,512 —
497 497 10 324.00 $324.00 $1,610 —
525 525 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,465 +28.00
576 576 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,716 -12.00
651 651 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,888 —
739 739 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,848 —
927 value added 927 16 205.00 $205.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 value added 655 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,254 +6.50
426–435 427 10 275.00–302.50 $294.20 $1,256 +19.20
493 493 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,380 —
549 549 10 262.00 $262.00 $1,438 —
560–579 578 35 236.00–262.00 $261.28 $1,510 -2.29
600 600 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,716 —
666 666 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,658 +21.00
728 728 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,711 —
815 815 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 305.00 $305.00 $952 -2.50
381 381 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,162 +11.79
434–441 436 11 260.00–307.00 $294.03 $1,282 -10.97
486 486 20 281.00 $281.00 $1,366 +4.42
520 value added 520 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,362 —
567–581 579 13 255.00–259.00 $258.40 $1,496 +11.40
622 value added 622 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,599 —
646 646 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,217 -18.00
515–547 537 20 263.00–265.00 $263.57 $1,415 +4.57
662 662 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,216 —
357–370 361 11 315.00–354.00 $325.92 $1,177 -4.08
415–438 430 6 300.00–341.00 $327.82 $1,410 +10.02
490 490 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,504 -12.00
525 525 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,431 —
560–598 574 31 277.50–278.00 $277.80 $1,595 +2.80
636 636 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,813 —
655 655 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,818 +32.50
737 737 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,787 +13.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 345.00–375.00 $360.59 $1,147 —
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 +5.00
410–420 415 2 225.00–345.00 $285.72 $1,186 -43.28
450–498 493 10 315.00–325.00 $315.91 $1,557 -4.09
545 545 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,567 -2.50
580 580 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,668 +7.50
620 620 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,782 —
653–665 654 9 277.50–280.00 $277.78 $1,817 +17.78
800 800 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,418 —
665 665 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 14 352.00 $352.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 9 309.00 $309.00 $1,499 —
568 568 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,534 —

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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.