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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 21, 2024

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.71/cwt -22.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 488 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.87/cwt -15.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 572 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $270.96/cwt ≈ $1,382/hd at 510 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 692 619
Feeder cattle 532 692 619

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 161, Heifers 280, Bulls 91) 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
340 340 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,003 +39.93
380–392 388 3 280.00–285.00 $283.37 $1,099 +11.04
410–428 426 15 265.00–305.00 $300.83 $1,282 -10.37
502–545 510 39 245.00–275.00 $270.96 $1,382 —
558–571 562 33 266.00–272.50 $266.98 $1,500 -5.52
636–648 643 22 231.00–244.00 $236.26 $1,519 —
694 value added 694 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,596 -23.89
746 746 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,611 —
747 value added 747 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,718 —
850–851 851 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 —
365 365 2 240.00 $240.00 $876 —
420–427 426 11 280.00–305.00 $302.76 $1,290 +27.76
473 473 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,291 -7.00
543 543 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,434 —
672 672 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 249.00 $249.00 $847 -24.66
350–392 370 10 234.00–259.00 $252.19 $933 -27.24
410–425 424 35 222.00–249.00 $246.74 $1,046 -10.38
473 value added 473 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,135 —
463–497 490 56 213.00–232.00 $228.61 $1,120 -24.03
501–530 504 19 212.00–232.00 $229.79 $1,158 -6.21
530 value added 530 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,171 -29.00
570–572 571 51 224.00–228.00 $225.25 $1,286 -15.53
582 value added 582 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,280 —
640 640 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,363 -18.00
650 650 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,358 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 328 10 234.00–255.00 $252.92 $830 -24.58
380–388 387 10 220.00–254.00 $250.66 $970 -19.34
431 431 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,043 -8.00
485–488 488 11 225.00–231.00 $230.46 $1,125 -21.13
553 553 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,250 -11.52
610–635 629 6 216.00–224.00 $220.68 $1,388 +1.68
731 731 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,520 +18.00
853 853 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,278 —
674 value added 674 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 230.00 $230.00 $945 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,018 +17.50
390 390 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,121 +26.37
400–445 429 10 222.50–295.00 $281.56 $1,208 -3.26
493 493 9 262.50 $262.50 $1,294 -22.73
511–549 528 11 248.00–250.00 $248.94 $1,314 +9.94
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 -29.00
654 654 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,445 -3.81
737 737 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,526 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 275.00–280.00 $277.54 $888 +27.54
391 391 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,169 +25.00
436 436 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,232 +27.50
476 476 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,273 -14.55
600 600 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,326 -8.70
685–686 686 6 191.00–215.00 $195.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 245.00 $245.00 $931 —
519 519 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,085 +8.00

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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.