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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 13, 2024

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.06/cwt -20.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 567 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $297.41/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 564 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.00/cwt -21.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 479 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 386 472
Feeder cattle 639 386 472

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 292, Bulls 147) 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
400–436 423 14 300.00–302.50 $300.84 $1,273 +0.84
482 482 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,422 -3.00
558–566 562 36 297.00–301.00 $298.76 $1,679 +3.76
571 value added 571 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,673 +6.42
614–634 625 13 288.00–294.00 $291.28 $1,820 +23.78
640 value added 640 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,840 —
719 value added 719 16 263.00 $263.00 $1,891 —
722 722 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,986 +32.00
845 845 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,037 —
420 420 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,113 -60.00
465–492 490 11 255.00–282.00 $279.67 $1,370 -16.33
514 value added 514 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,408 —
570–585 575 17 240.00–298.00 $289.45 $1,664 -1.55
614–629 value added 625 19 257.50–291.00 $282.34 $1,765 —
662–667 665 13 277.00–282.50 $278.68 $1,853 +36.18
760 760 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,763 —
823 value added 823 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 12 265.00 $265.00 $896 -3.27
380–384 384 14 225.00–274.00 $270.53 $1,039 +9.53
428 428 13 222.00–256.00 $248.15 $1,062 -11.37
483–493 490 26 218.00–240.00 $234.10 $1,147 -21.05
554 value added 554 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,468 —
557–572 568 80 224.00–249.00 $237.57 $1,349 -22.65
605 605 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,355 -47.00
661–673 663 22 207.00–230.00 $225.76 $1,497 -24.24
761 761 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 225.00–265.00 $244.40 $819 -20.60
355–395 375 2 221.00–232.00 $226.79 $850 -35.21
425–426 426 10 223.00–253.00 $250.01 $1,065 -4.32
456–492 479 30 244.00 $244.00 $1,169 -21.46
540 value added 540 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,388 —
588 588 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,364 -27.50
660–678 674 5 224.00–230.00 $225.17 $1,518 -22.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 6 230.00 $230.00 $994 —
534 534 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,308 —
698 698 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 value added 455 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —
643 value added 643 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 4 247.50–297.50 $285.08 $975 -79.92
385 385 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,107 -31.64
412–434 429 16 236.00–266.00 $257.15 $1,103 -60.35
480–490 488 21 228.00–267.00 $260.09 $1,269 -40.91
535 535 3 242.00–247.00 $243.67 $1,304 —
554–569 562 22 249.00–257.00 $252.95 $1,422 -11.46
645 645 19 268.00 $268.00 $1,729 —
655–675 665 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,536 -11.00
767 767 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,542 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 280.00 $280.00 $876 +8.02
365–385 370 5 240.00–280.00 $268.36 $993 —
418 418 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,170 -19.46
490–496 495 12 240.00–259.00 $255.87 $1,267 -22.13
545 545 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,232 —
550–559 558 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,362 +4.00
700 700 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,139 —
511 511 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,170 -13.50
586 586 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,289 —

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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.