Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 2, 2024

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.05/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 479 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.08/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 570 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $290.36/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 486 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	751	627	587
Feeder cattle	751	627	587

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 327, Bulls 200) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,038	-2.50
365–390	386	6	260.00–315.00	$306.33	$1,182	+7.15
407–428	425	13	300.00–312.00	$310.23	$1,318	+3.23
452 value added	452	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,116	—
485–489	488	43	268.00–300.00	$292.38	$1,427	+10.42
520	520	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,357	+15.67
532–545 value added	541	6	273.00–288.00	$283.08	$1,531	+32.89
560 value added	560	8	256.00–279.00	$273.25	$1,530	+12.06
570–590	572	33	242.00–247.00	$246.25	$1,409	-10.07
605–649	647	29	231.00–245.00	$234.91	$1,520	—
661 value added	661	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,633	+10.00
740	740	10	221.00	$221.00	$1,635	-26.88
880	880	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,874	—
938 value added	938	14	211.00	$211.00	$1,979	-22.00
970 value added	970	1	211.00	$211.00	$2,047	—
1068	1068	10	206.00	$206.00	$2,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	315.00	$315.00	$819	—
397	397	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,211	+13.41
435–440	437	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,245	+7.50
487	487	7	302.00	$302.00	$1,471	—
579	579	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,448	-7.00
646	646	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,454	-4.00
800	800	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711 value added	711	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,714	—
817 value added	817	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,871	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	7	270.00	$270.00	$888	-19.00
370–376	375	10	238.00–269.00	$265.94	$997	-3.06
410–434	433	30	221.00–244.00	$243.27	$1,053	+2.06
452 value added	452	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,053	—
469–483	480	68	221.00–234.00	$233.05	$1,119	+1.04
545 value added	545	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	—
565 value added	565	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,283	-17.00
569–570	570	54	218.00–220.00	$219.82	$1,253	+0.79
635–649	648	29	211.00–213.00	$212.86	$1,379	-2.06
668 value added	668	9	222.00	$222.00	$1,483	—
766–795	770	8	200.00–205.00	$204.35	$1,573	-8.65
800	800	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,592	—
881 value added	881	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,639	—
1020	1020	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	258.00	$258.00	$864	-10.18
360–380	367	3	237.00–239.00	$238.31	$875	-21.97
430	430	10	240.00	$240.00	$1,032	+6.58
486	486	15	243.00	$243.00	$1,181	+13.58
520	520	22	233.00	$233.00	$1,212	—
581	581	13	225.00	$225.00	$1,307	-12.82
630	630	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,443	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	231.00	$231.00	$970	—
481	481	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,135	—
560	560	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	10	305.00	$305.00	$985	+18.20
370–384	382	8	252.00–297.00	$291.56	$1,114	+1.14
428	428	11	293.00	$293.00	$1,254	+2.99
485–497	496	24	265.00–269.00	$268.67	$1,333	-6.33
502–547	535	10	238.00–239.00	$238.81	$1,278	—
575–585	575	23	237.00	$237.00	$1,363	-10.26
635	635	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,460	-3.00
651	651	8	224.00	$224.00	$1,458	+2.39
751–755	751	12	188.00–199.00	$198.08	$1,488	+3.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	7	288.00	$288.00	$896	+30.50
350–393	382	4	240.00–278.00	$269.30	$1,029	-19.70
405–436	432	17	239.00–282.00	$277.26	$1,198	+1.86
506–520	507	10	238.00–268.00	$264.93	$1,343	—
590	590	18	236.00	$236.00	$1,392	+4.58
633	633	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,412	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	23	239.00	$239.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,148	—
627	627	5	198.00	$198.00	$1,241	—

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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.