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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 19, 2024

568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.25/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 569 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.66/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 490 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.22/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 522 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 568 555 461
Feeder cattle 568 555 461

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 254, 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
370 370 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 +3.71
440–441 441 4 249.00–280.00 $272.26 $1,201 -20.74
460 value added 460 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,086 —
450–498 480 31 239.00–302.00 $288.31 $1,384 +30.79
522 value added 522 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,211 -37.00
522–530 522 30 210.00–279.00 $276.67 $1,444 +14.41
552 value added 552 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,330 —
561–576 570 27 262.00–267.00 $263.82 $1,504 +22.36
613–623 value added 617 9 237.00–247.00 $242.52 $1,496 —
649 649 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,571 —
716 value added 716 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,640 —
732 732 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,654 +15.00
880 value added 880 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,159 +5.95
618 value added 618 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,471 -2.00
625 625 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,425 -2.00
668 668 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,570 +5.00
733 value added 733 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,341 -27.00
955 value added 955 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 270.00 $270.00 $845 +9.95
387 387 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,002 +15.59
427–431 value added 430 6 220.00–265.00 $234.91 $1,010 —
412–434 431 14 231.00–259.00 $255.18 $1,100 +14.49
485–490 490 52 212.00–230.00 $229.66 $1,125 -9.27
506 value added 506 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,194 —
568–578 569 60 211.00–222.00 $221.25 $1,259 -2.59
635 635 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,340 —
677 677 11 212.00 $212.00 $1,435 -2.00
727 727 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,512 +7.00
751 value added 751 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,540 —
901 901 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 326 11 211.00–257.00 $252.90 $824 +4.63
378 378 4 255.00 $255.00 $964 +9.13
415–427 426 18 249.00–262.00 $260.59 $1,110 +24.30
482–495 483 16 223.00–224.00 $223.87 $1,081 -21.46
560 560 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,249 -3.00
658 658 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,434 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 4 225.00 $225.00 $902 —
496 496 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,032 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 value added 615 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 339 5 250.00–306.00 $294.62 $999 -13.38
355–385 378 17 292.50–308.00 $304.57 $1,151 +15.39
418–423 422 15 239.00–285.00 $275.89 $1,164 -16.21
465–490 485 27 226.00–267.00 $265.36 $1,287 —
530–548 546 9 235.00–241.00 $240.35 $1,312 -8.14
565–578 577 16 235.00–246.00 $245.33 $1,416 +24.33
655 655 14 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 +3.36
730 730 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,453 —
762 762 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,096 -11.35
415–429 425 10 271.00–286.00 $275.40 $1,170 -13.60
494 494 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,309 +6.00
560–575 573 7 215.00–236.00 $233.07 $1,335 -5.93
650 650 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,083 —
557 557 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,086 —

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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.