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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 16, 2024

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.81/cwt +15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 568 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.21/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 481 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.99/cwt +22.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 584 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 751 581
Feeder cattle 530 751 581

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 262, Bulls 112) 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
340 340 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,047 -14.50
432–445 434 8 260.00–300.00 $294.87 $1,280 -15.36
486 486 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,531 +22.62
504–535 505 25 240.00–297.50 $295.06 $1,490 +34.06
523 value added 523 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,574 +17.92
583–590 584 31 237.00–278.00 $273.99 $1,600 +27.74
651 value added 651 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,628 +3.00
659 659 14 241.00 $241.00 $1,588 —
761 761 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,773 —
877 877 2 234.00 $234.00 $2,052 +21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
784 value added 784 19 240.00 $240.00 $1,882 —
855 value added 855 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 279.00 $279.00 $929 —
370 370 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 -15.00
440 440 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 ±0.00
465–495 485 3 240.00–270.00 $260.41 $1,263 -41.59
574 574 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,446 +2.00
665 665 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,589 —
705–730 718 2 230.00–232.50 $231.27 $1,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 255.00 $255.00 $816 -15.00
383 383 9 251.00 $251.00 $961 -14.94
433–435 433 15 201.00–234.00 $231.79 $1,004 -11.48
481–486 481 39 205.00–228.00 $226.21 $1,088 -6.84
525–540 533 2 200.00–212.00 $205.92 $1,098 —
565 value added 565 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,350 +12.00
570 570 30 234.00 $234.00 $1,334 +14.18
620 620 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,060 -41.86
645 value added 645 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 —
669 669 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,418 —
747 747 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,472 —
756 value added 756 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,822 —
818 818 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,350 -34.00
871 value added 871 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,472 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 247.50 $247.50 $780 -10.50
333 value added 333 3 240.00 $240.00 $799 —
355–377 374 7 200.00–228.00 $224.20 $839 -14.11
417–426 422 18 233.00–234.00 $233.44 $985 -6.56
473–495 488 20 203.00–230.00 $223.58 $1,091 -19.42
539 539 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,197 -11.00
562 562 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,231 -6.00
640 640 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,344 -19.00
660 660 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 16 237.00 $237.00 $1,147 +1.00
592 592 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,391 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 value added 544 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 +10.00
367 367 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,101 +8.44
402–437 426 9 252.50–290.00 $280.79 $1,196 -12.21
470–473 473 9 265.00–282.50 $280.57 $1,327 +11.90
490 value added 490 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 —
572 572 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,416 +10.50
600 600 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,395 +2.50
670 670 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,528 +4.00
769 769 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,476 -6.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 267.50 $267.50 $910 -20.50
355–392 388 10 260.00–282.50 $280.44 $1,088 +11.14
436 436 5 282.50 $282.50 $1,232 +5.24
475–491 485 5 240.00–250.00 $246.08 $1,193 —
554 554 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,302 —
665 665 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 —
456 456 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,147 —

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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.