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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 15, 2024

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.96/cwt -19.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 576 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.22/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 566 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $306.91/cwt ≈ $1,734/hd at 565 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 511 682
Feeder cattle 386 511 682

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 178, Bulls 61) 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
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 -69.00
437 value added 437 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,453 —
491 491 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,463 -6.00
500 500 19 317.00 $317.00 $1,585 -7.35
557–581 value added 572 13 247.50–310.00 $286.58 $1,639 —
565–580 579 23 272.50–296.00 $295.00 $1,708 -16.47
645 645 8 267.50 $267.50 $1,725 -28.50
730 730 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,774 —
808 value added 808 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,955 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–570 value added 565 24 306.00–308.00 $306.91 $1,734 —
671–672 value added 672 19 272.00–281.00 $277.21 $1,863 -16.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 -35.00
428 428 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,391 -23.28
480 480 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,421 -28.00
570 value added 570 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,670 —
574 574 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,670 -7.00
670 670 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,625 -47.50
851 851 3 237.00 $237.00 $2,017 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 327 4 242.50–277.50 $268.27 $877 —
378 378 5 261.00 $261.00 $987 -56.50
423–435 424 12 233.00–262.00 $259.52 $1,100 -34.68
475–494 493 13 232.00–257.00 $255.15 $1,258 -24.85
500 500 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,160 —
566–570 566 31 237.00–261.00 $260.22 $1,473 -1.06
605 value added 605 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 —
616 616 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,669 -15.00
661 661 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,652 +1.00
715 715 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 265.00 $265.00 $890 -40.00
369 369 9 262.00 $262.00 $967 -43.00
423–426 425 10 241.00–260.00 $254.33 $1,081 -39.70
460–498 495 22 238.00–268.00 $265.46 $1,314 -15.54
537 537 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,278 —
563 563 14 259.50 $259.50 $1,461 +1.10
656 656 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,504 —
668 value added 668 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,683 —
811 value added 811 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,506 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,219 +4.41
375–393 389 4 285.00–330.00 $319.14 $1,241 -25.86
436 436 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,384 +31.78
480 480 12 301.00 $301.00 $1,445 -14.91
570–573 572 4 240.00–272.50 $264.41 $1,512 -23.09
678 678 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,641 -35.78
757 757 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–347 325 4 265.00–280.00 $271.98 $884 -85.52
400–413 412 9 295.00–300.00 $299.46 $1,234 -28.36
492 492 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,368 -29.00
572 572 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,373 -37.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,297 —

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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.