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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 26, 2024

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $257.02/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 569 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.01/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 560 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.01/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 494 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 627 568 517
Feeder cattle 627 568 517

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 241, Bulls 111) 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
310 310 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,008 —
380–386 385 6 295.00–300.00 $299.18 $1,152 -10.82
430 430 12 307.00 $307.00 $1,320 +34.74
455–494 492 37 228.00–284.00 $281.96 $1,387 -6.35
525–543 value added 534 6 239.00–261.00 $250.19 $1,336 +18.19
540–548 546 10 239.00–248.00 $245.33 $1,340 -31.34
565–575 566 60 255.00–268.00 $256.32 $1,451 -7.50
583–592 value added 589 10 260.00–264.00 $261.19 $1,538 —
655 655 23 237.00 $237.00 $1,552 —
693 value added 693 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,642 —
705–730 726 10 222.00–253.00 $247.88 $1,800 +21.88
933 value added 933 3 233.00 $233.00 $2,174 —
1174 value added 1174 17 196.00 $196.00 $2,301 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632–643 value added 635 20 229.00–259.00 $236.60 $1,502 —
666–691 value added 686 14 232.00–240.00 $233.67 $1,603 —
752–755 value added 753 9 241.00–246.00 $244.89 $1,844 —
900 value added 900 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 —
380–397 384 9 250.00–304.00 $291.59 $1,120 —
435 435 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,207 -0.50
540 value added 540 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,345 —
568 568 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,460 —
590 value added 590 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —
635 635 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,454 +1.00
690 690 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,615 -1.00
727 727 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 289.00 $289.00 $922 +19.00
365 365 16 269.00 $269.00 $982 +10.00
428–435 428 27 221.00–242.00 $241.21 $1,032 -13.97
480–495 494 63 211.00–235.00 $232.01 $1,146 +2.35
535 535 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,129 —
554–579 557 58 211.00–220.00 $219.03 $1,220 -2.22
577 value added 577 11 244.00 $244.00 $1,408 —
635–646 645 13 214.00–215.00 $214.92 $1,386 +3.92
685 685 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,466 +2.00
771 771 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,642 —
907 value added 907 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–335 328 6 235.00–275.00 $268.18 $880 +15.28
370–390 373 7 222.00–267.00 $260.28 $971 +5.28
400–445 423 2 232.00–235.00 $233.42 $987 -27.17
485–495 494 8 211.00–232.00 $229.42 $1,133 +5.55
567–575 573 9 223.00–242.00 $237.82 $1,363 +14.82
650 650 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 318 6 270.00–290.00 $286.80 $912 -7.82
377–382 378 8 265.00–299.00 $290.42 $1,098 -14.15
425–434 433 10 262.50–293.00 $290.01 $1,256 +14.12
486 486 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 +9.64
506 value added 506 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,209 —
562–570 568 8 245.00–248.00 $247.26 $1,404 +1.93
620 620 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,445 —
675–695 680 4 203.00–228.00 $221.61 $1,507 -3.39
742 742 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,447 -4.00
775 775 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,511 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 257.50 $257.50 $806 —
387 387 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,118 -1.00
425–435 433 6 257.00–279.00 $275.40 $1,192 ±0.00
470–495 474 10 249.00–264.00 $260.95 $1,237 -4.05
560–571 563 17 223.00–235.00 $231.42 $1,303 -1.65
630 630 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,081 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,024 —

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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.