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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 1, 2025

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.49/cwt -11.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 588 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.46/cwt +26.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 578 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $269.62/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 581 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 568 0
Feeder cattle 522 568 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 219, Bulls 128) 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
363 363 5 424.00 $424.00 $1,539 +64.00
435 435 2 404.00 $404.00 $1,757 +64.00
480 480 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 +21.90
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 —
565–596 587 28 256.00–328.00 $311.87 $1,831 -9.13
587–595 value added 590 19 307.00–329.00 $320.83 $1,893 -7.72
615–647 632 19 285.00–310.00 $297.12 $1,878 +13.12
672–680 value added 675 11 283.00–308.00 $298.84 $2,017 +5.84
692 692 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,751 —
708–710 value added 709 23 270.00–275.00 $273.04 $1,936 +2.68
745 745 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,736 -37.00
752 752 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,842 -6.96
861 value added 861 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,109 —
941 value added 941 4 228.00 $228.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +80.00
424 424 6 396.00 $396.00 $1,679 +51.00
504 504 10 313.00 $313.00 $1,578 +33.00
577 577 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,679 -11.00
671 671 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,798 —
705 705 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,255 —
755–760 value added 756 9 220.00–240.00 $224.47 $1,697 —
805 805 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 344.00 $344.00 $1,056 +54.00
350–369 365 9 307.50–320.00 $317.33 $1,158 +17.33
420–433 431 8 269.00–299.00 $293.80 $1,266 +9.43
466–482 479 26 275.00–287.00 $284.77 $1,364 +23.63
520–532 528 3 220.00–276.00 $238.38 $1,259 —
578 value added 578 21 288.00 $288.00 $1,665 +27.82
579–585 579 13 252.00–281.00 $278.75 $1,614 +27.08
631 value added 631 17 259.00 $259.00 $1,634 —
634–648 638 12 237.00–256.00 $251.17 $1,602 +31.88
720 720 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,555 —
831 value added 831 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 +38.00
370–384 383 12 297.50–331.00 $328.30 $1,257 +35.30
405–428 423 5 278.00–306.00 $300.64 $1,272 +13.76
478–488 480 18 277.00 $277.00 $1,330 +15.81
548 548 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,562 —
572–590 578 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,607 +28.57
620–630 625 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,488 —
654 654 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,687 +53.00
756 value added 756 9 224.00 $224.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 value added 448 8 313.00 $313.00 $1,402 —
497 value added 497 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,516 —
525 525 11 282.00 $282.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–340 337 7 345.00–409.00 $399.76 $1,347 —
360–390 375 2 365.00–417.50 $392.30 $1,471 +46.79
420–442 437 9 332.50–382.50 $371.82 $1,625 +41.82
480–492 488 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,391 -33.69
488 value added 488 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,610 —
506 506 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,427 -18.00
577–580 577 19 265.00–278.00 $277.31 $1,600 +11.14
589 value added 589 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,502 —
663–670 666 8 232.00–258.00 $248.19 $1,653 +12.19
750 750 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,695 +11.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,259 +52.50
381 381 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,476 +92.50
433 433 8 362.50 $362.50 $1,570 +36.60
497 497 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,486 +18.00
500–515 505 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 —
552 552 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 +13.00
651 651 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,556 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 value added 643 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,492 —

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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.