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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 5, 2024

506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.13/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 571 lb · 63 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.92/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 432 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.00/cwt -12.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 562 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 506 532 659
Feeder cattle 506 532 659

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 211, Bulls 120) 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
390 390 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,190 +21.63
430 430 11 312.50 $312.50 $1,344 +11.67
502 502 21 265.00 $265.00 $1,330 -5.96
566 566 33 254.00 $254.00 $1,438 -12.98
552–588 value added 576 30 235.00–280.00 $264.78 $1,525 —
603 value added 603 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,492 —
639 639 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,527 +2.74
670 value added 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 +5.00
680 680 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,530 —
735 735 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,536 -7.00
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 —
855 value added 855 2 190.00–206.00 $198.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 380 4 245.00–265.00 $259.80 $987 +19.80
429 429 11 304.00 $304.00 $1,304 +1.24
494 494 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,321 -5.50
503 value added 503 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,308 —
552–560 value added 555 3 210.00–235.00 $218.41 $1,212 —
550–562 560 7 232.50–238.00 $237.23 $1,328 —
632 632 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701–733 value added 727 20 228.00–230.00 $229.61 $1,669 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 259.00 $259.00 $868 +10.00
375 375 17 269.00 $269.00 $1,009 +16.81
429–433 432 36 246.00–249.00 $247.92 $1,071 +1.18
487 487 28 237.00 $237.00 $1,154 +8.39
515 515 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,035 -28.79
562 562 35 212.00 $212.00 $1,191 -13.25
610–615 613 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,165 -23.00
651 651 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,361 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 267.00 $267.00 $975 +16.34
420 420 2 209.00 $209.00 $878 -33.00
490 490 24 233.00 $233.00 $1,142 +2.54
563 563 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,210 -11.00
622 622 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,375 +0.32
770 value added 770 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,471 —
802 802 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,340 —
681 value added 681 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,498 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,131 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 212.50 $212.50 $946 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–346 334 8 277.50–300.00 $291.25 $973 -3.75
372 372 8 297.50 $297.50 $1,107 +10.00
430–431 431 10 240.00–300.00 $294.01 $1,267 +12.45
484 484 25 264.00 $264.00 $1,278 +1.50
558 558 23 252.00 $252.00 $1,406 +22.00
659 659 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,489 +5.00
755 755 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 270.00 $270.00 $872 -7.54
372–385 375 5 230.00–280.00 $269.72 $1,011 -29.28
430 430 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 -7.50
472 472 2 203.00 $203.00 $958 -64.50
502–535 511 15 226.00–255.00 $246.90 $1,262 —
650 650 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —

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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.