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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 18, 2025

568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.87/cwt +19.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 581 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $326.78/cwt +29.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 569 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.00/cwt +24.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 677 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 568 459 146
Feeder cattle 568 459 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 235, Bulls 114) 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
377 377 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,357 —
435 435 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,479 -10.00
461–495 475 22 300.00–340.00 $338.10 $1,606 +53.10
520 value added 520 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,669 +34.97
563–570 value added 568 36 328.00–330.00 $328.55 $1,866 +25.73
571 571 11 321.00 $321.00 $1,833 +32.00
612 value added 612 16 313.00 $313.00 $1,916 +41.00
646 646 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,835 —
677 value added 677 25 293.00 $293.00 $1,984 +23.00
718 718 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,939 +14.00
716–745 value added 732 13 269.00–272.00 $270.36 $1,979 —
780–790 785 2 245.00–259.00 $251.96 $1,978 —
1014 value added 1014 6 199.00 $199.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,180 —
395 395 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 -30.00
428 428 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,477 +5.00
475 475 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 -15.00
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 -15.73
566 566 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,709 —
618–645 623 10 280.00–308.00 $302.21 $1,883 —
662 value added 662 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,940 —
727 value added 727 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666–681 value added 679 18 240.00–291.00 $282.66 $1,919 —
763 value added 763 8 267.00 $267.00 $2,037 —
868 value added 868 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 290.00 $290.00 $960 +56.00
387 387 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,161 +15.00
425–431 430 12 251.00–289.00 $284.37 $1,223 +0.28
480–499 497 18 229.00–265.00 $261.14 $1,298 -4.41
504 value added 504 24 279.00 $279.00 $1,406 —
561–580 564 19 227.00–258.00 $251.67 $1,419 +16.25
556–598 value added 587 51 255.00–270.00 $260.18 $1,527 +7.18
630–637 637 14 210.00–220.00 $219.29 $1,397 —
685 value added 685 15 241.00 $241.00 $1,651 —
760 760 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,642 +4.00
772 value added 772 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,698 —
860 value added 860 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,815 +25.00
1002 value added 1002 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 287.00 $287.00 $936 —
374 374 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,096 +22.03
400–420 418 12 286.00–297.00 $286.88 $1,199 -0.12
483–492 484 13 246.00–264.00 $261.19 $1,264 -4.81
500 500 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,295 —
573–580 573 16 241.00–250.00 $249.43 $1,429 +14.38
680 680 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,394 —
725 725 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 value added 594 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,329 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–383 379 15 340.00–360.00 $345.51 $1,309 -5.49
431 431 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,422 +8.00
481–490 487 11 311.00–323.00 $318.69 $1,552 +9.34
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
566–580 568 16 240.00–270.00 $266.17 $1,512 +20.05
643 643 15 241.00 $241.00 $1,550 —
680 680 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,605 +4.43
765–785 769 15 208.00–216.00 $214.37 $1,649 +5.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 —
365 365 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,077 -34.00
431–445 434 5 310.00–330.00 $325.90 $1,414 +16.23
490 490 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,377 -7.74
560 560 8 247.00 $247.00 $1,383 +10.29
665 665 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,476 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,364 —

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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.