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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, December 7, 2024

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.64/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 575 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.03/cwt +37.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 490 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.32/cwt +35.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 663 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 670 530 653
Feeder cattle 670 530 653

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 318, Bulls 130) 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
350–381 373 4 345.00–350.00 $348.83 $1,301 —
434 434 5 342.00 $342.00 $1,484 +47.13
458 458 20 335.00 $335.00 $1,534 +20.00
473 value added 473 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,466 —
508–545 520 6 262.50–320.00 $300.86 $1,564 +5.80
523–536 value added 527 9 304.00–320.00 $314.58 $1,658 +13.58
572 572 21 297.00 $297.00 $1,699 +23.01
617 value added 617 11 282.50 $282.50 $1,743 —
647 647 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,779 —
657 657 17 287.00 $287.00 $1,886 +46.00
650–698 value added 671 14 267.50–280.00 $274.42 $1,841 +24.42
762 762 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,943 +22.00
831 value added 831 4 242.50 $242.50 $2,015 —
846 846 3 237.00 $237.00 $2,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 value added 587 6 296.00 $296.00 $1,738 —
631 value added 631 17 295.00 $295.00 $1,861 —
653 value added 653 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,894 —
766–790 value added 777 20 239.00–252.50 $246.32 $1,914 +6.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,206 +81.00
400–436 427 4 270.00–302.00 $294.51 $1,258 +9.51
455 455 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,263 +17.09
500 500 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,580 —
581 581 16 297.50 $297.50 $1,728 +45.50
625–645 635 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 —
727–730 728 6 212.50–245.00 $223.36 $1,626 -7.91
734 value added 734 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 292.50 $292.50 $901 +37.50
383–385 383 7 282.50–299.00 $296.63 $1,136 +45.63
405–428 427 23 265.00–290.00 $288.97 $1,234 +57.18
472 value added 472 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,274 —
489–494 492 38 260.00–270.00 $263.40 $1,296 +37.19
502 502 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,220 +37.08
550–575 574 44 218.00–244.00 $242.28 $1,391 +8.28
561–599 value added 577 36 248.00–255.00 $251.97 $1,454 +12.97
621 value added 621 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,484 +19.00
645 645 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,103 ±0.00
660 660 22 222.00 $222.00 $1,465 +10.00
700 700 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,463 —
717 value added 717 17 216.00 $216.00 $1,549 —
771 771 14 207.00 $207.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–327 324 8 222.50–299.00 $279.70 $906 +32.20
382–390 383 14 257.50–308.00 $304.32 $1,166 +80.12
432–440 433 7 267.50–290.00 $286.73 $1,242 +53.29
465–481 480 17 240.00–259.00 $257.92 $1,238 +34.34
545 545 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 -12.00
560–564 564 25 210.00–245.00 $243.61 $1,374 +24.61
650–656 654 12 217.00–221.00 $218.33 $1,428 +0.33
770 770 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 value added 444 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,221 —
564 value added 564 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,359 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–323 320 7 325.00–347.50 $344.48 $1,102 +29.48
350–383 380 12 325.00–343.00 $341.62 $1,298 +41.62
416 416 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,394 +54.21
480–491 490 18 280.00–315.00 $313.10 $1,534 +32.53
583–585 583 23 250.00–272.50 $270.54 $1,577 +23.04
666–680 668 9 233.00–234.00 $233.89 $1,562 +5.89
766 766 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,716 +32.00
827 value added 827 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,136 +72.50
365–397 386 3 280.00–325.00 $310.83 $1,200 +30.39
421–445 423 12 280.00–329.00 $324.70 $1,373 +42.20
485–495 493 4 290.00–300.00 $297.54 $1,467 +51.46
544 544 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,455 —
555–590 573 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,533 +32.50
665 665 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,589 +23.00

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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.