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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 21, 2024

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.28/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 490 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.04/cwt -11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 583 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.68/cwt ≈ $1,877/hd at 737 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 670 361
Feeder cattle 345 670 361

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 130, Bulls 121) 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
455–476 472 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,628 +10.00
542 value added 542 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,599 -19.58
578 578 9 297.50 $297.50 $1,720 +0.50
620 value added 620 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 -12.50
642 642 9 271.00 $271.00 $1,740 -4.00
666 666 7 272.00 $272.00 $1,812 -15.00
720 720 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,663 —
738 value added 738 18 256.00 $256.00 $1,889 —
760 value added 760 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,892 —
882 value added 882 2 231.00 $231.00 $2,037 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–433 value added 430 12 330.00–390.00 $359.79 $1,547 —
566 value added 566 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,579 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 value added 307 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,397 —
407 407 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,587 +95.49
477 477 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,550 +47.50
572–575 573 3 265.00–270.00 $266.67 $1,528 -30.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 368 3 260.00–295.00 $283.76 $1,044 -12.87
410–440 416 12 217.50–293.00 $283.67 $1,180 -5.30
486–491 490 30 259.00–270.00 $262.28 $1,285 -1.12
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 -3.00
580–584 583 24 229.00–239.00 $235.04 $1,370 -7.24
645 value added 645 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,490 -8.00
658 658 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,441 -3.00
765 765 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,538 -6.00
915 915 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 5 305.00 $305.00 $918 +25.30
376 376 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,177 +8.68
430 430 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 -16.73
497 497 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,218 -12.92
510 510 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,262 +37.50
575 575 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 -8.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 value added 462 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,305 —
560 value added 560 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,296 +60.52
370–375 373 2 310.00–375.00 $342.72 $1,278 +1.10
420 420 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,460 +12.50
470–491 490 16 302.50–325.00 $323.65 $1,586 +10.55
572–592 575 17 267.50–286.00 $282.65 $1,625 +12.11
640 640 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 —
690 690 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,594 -2.89
773–795 777 12 216.00–225.00 $223.46 $1,736 -0.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 367.00 $367.00 $1,336 +56.17
400–441 428 10 305.00–342.50 $329.73 $1,411 +5.03
476–491 483 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,521 +17.46
572 572 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,516 -2.50
630 630 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 —
665–670 669 8 239.00–245.00 $240.49 $1,609 +1.49
705–712 710 3 216.00–235.00 $222.29 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 13 422.50 $422.50 $1,407 —

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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.