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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 12, 2024

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.93/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 494 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.86/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 520 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.69/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 424 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 555 506 792
Feeder cattle 555 506 792

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 272, Bulls 80) 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
335 335 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,064 —
356–378 369 7 297.50–312.50 $306.29 $1,130 +1.29
419 419 13 293.00 $293.00 $1,228 -19.50
470–497 493 35 221.00–273.00 $257.52 $1,270 —
511–541 518 29 233.00–272.00 $262.26 $1,359 -2.74
528 value added 528 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,420 —
579–595 580 32 219.00–243.00 $241.46 $1,400 -12.54
600 600 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 —
682 682 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,555 +3.00
736 736 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,553 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 292.50 $292.50 $945 —
362–370 366 4 285.00–305.00 $294.89 $1,079 +35.09
368 value added 368 3 220.00 $220.00 $810 —
400–428 407 16 266.00–289.00 $272.05 $1,107 -31.95
430 value added 430 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 —
595 595 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,345 -11.23
603 603 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,387 +10.00
611 value added 611 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,466 —
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —
713–735 value added 724 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,520 —
815 815 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 270.00 $270.00 $948 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 343 10 212.00–265.00 $260.05 $892 +1.05
365–378 374 13 201.00–260.00 $243.41 $910 -25.59
406–445 424 37 209.00–248.00 $240.69 $1,021 -7.23
450–497 494 56 209.00–243.00 $238.93 $1,180 +1.93
500–548 510 14 201.00–213.00 $203.76 $1,039 +2.76
565–570 570 23 201.00–226.00 $223.84 $1,276 +11.84
667 667 12 214.00 $214.00 $1,427 +5.00
700 700 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,407 —
860 value added 860 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–327 325 13 226.00–250.00 $248.27 $807 —
375–384 383 15 201.00–249.00 $245.87 $942 -21.13
390 value added 390 4 212.50 $212.50 $829 —
426–449 435 13 217.00–249.00 $236.29 $1,028 +27.29
474–498 value added 483 8 224.00–235.00 $230.75 $1,115 —
475–488 487 14 223.00–247.00 $245.33 $1,195 +12.33
530 530 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,155 —
575 value added 575 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,374 —
584 584 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,320 +11.00
669 669 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,465 —
715–732 726 3 182.00–192.00 $188.72 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 value added 718 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,069 —
675 675 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 4 308.00 $308.00 $1,038 +16.75
380–388 386 6 237.00–305.00 $289.18 $1,116 -8.32
425–428 428 13 245.00–296.00 $292.10 $1,250 -1.91
507–545 524 15 237.00–256.00 $248.49 $1,302 —
557 557 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,231 -31.00
652 652 11 202.00–226.00 $221.64 $1,445 -4.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 361 3 300.00–302.00 $301.35 $1,088 +31.63
441 441 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,274 +14.00
498 498 12 259.00 $259.00 $1,290 +56.00
577 577 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,379 —

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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.