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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 7, 2024

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.21/cwt -18.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 680 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.64/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 485 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $272.06/cwt -10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 562 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 298 875
Feeder cattle 692 298 875

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 304, Bulls 146) Value Added and Natural 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
335–345 340 2 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $867 —
355–375 368 3 235.00–290.00 $272.33 $1,002 -62.67
420–425 425 13 265.00–315.00 $311.20 $1,323 -8.80
470–492 491 38 280.00–290.00 $289.50 $1,421 +9.50
557–572 559 35 246.00–277.00 $272.50 $1,523 -10.18
582 value added 582 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,566 —
613 value added 613 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,588 —
667–686 670 18 224.00–240.00 $237.27 $1,590 -27.73
675–680 value added 678 17 250.00–256.00 $253.89 $1,721 —
692 692 17 248.00 $248.00 $1,716 —
710 710 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,640 +3.50
780 780 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,802 —
805 805 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,860 —
802–825 value added 807 5 212.50–226.00 $223.24 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,177 -35.00
480 480 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 ±0.00
551 551 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,474 —
602 value added 602 17 247.00 $247.00 $1,487 —
605–640 632 5 227.00–242.00 $235.09 $1,486 -27.41
705 705 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 value added 461 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,056 —
507–545 value added 526 18 239.00–244.00 $241.59 $1,271 —
662 value added 662 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,490 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–328 326 11 232.50–282.50 $273.66 $892 -29.34
360–382 381 18 233.00–282.00 $279.43 $1,065 -13.57
430–440 437 32 227.50–259.00 $257.12 $1,124 -22.88
480–485 485 47 236.00–253.00 $252.64 $1,225 +1.64
505 505 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,192 -24.00
539 value added 539 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,348 -11.00
570–577 576 21 229.00–242.00 $240.78 $1,387 -2.22
601 value added 601 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,412 -5.00
616 616 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,423 —
656 656 21 218.00 $218.00 $1,430 -16.00
765 765 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,255 —
810–840 833 4 183.00–188.00 $186.78 $1,556 -41.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 277.50 $277.50 $905 +17.50
380 380 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 -2.50
425 425 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 -38.00
475–491 490 11 237.00–253.00 $251.59 $1,233 -23.41
493 value added 493 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,228 —
519–530 value added 528 22 201.00–245.00 $235.16 $1,242 —
566–570 567 13 226.00–241.00 $237.52 $1,347 -9.10
637 637 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,395 —
733 733 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,393 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617–649 value added 628 29 220.00–229.00 $225.79 $1,418 —
702 value added 702 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,204 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 9 277.50 $277.50 $927 -15.00
380–391 385 7 239.00–288.00 $261.13 $1,005 -76.37
432–435 432 15 247.50–287.50 $284.82 $1,230 -28.91
455–490 482 34 247.50–290.00 $285.23 $1,375 —
517 517 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,236 -43.10
564 564 24 259.00 $259.00 $1,461 -1.20
662–684 678 7 214.00–229.00 $224.81 $1,524 -18.19
733 733 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 -30.00
379 379 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,038 -11.12
428 428 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,091 -65.00
455–486 484 14 255.00–284.00 $282.05 $1,365 —
602–630 622 7 225.00–242.00 $229.70 $1,429 +8.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,095 —

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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.