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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 1, 2025

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.82/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 670 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.99/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 568 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $307.19/cwt +27.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 568 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 872 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 +40.00
395 395 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 —
425 425 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,530 +35.00
475 value added 475 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 —
487 487 15 350.00 $350.00 $1,704 +15.00
510–530 523 3 288.00–290.00 $289.32 $1,513 —
554 554 12 318.00 $318.00 $1,762 +33.00
581 value added 581 12 318.00 $318.00 $1,848 +41.60
632–645 value added 640 25 299.00 $299.00 $1,914 +26.50
653 value added 653 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,913 —
655 655 10 274.00 $274.00 $1,795 —
731–747 value added 738 24 271.00–276.00 $273.53 $2,019 —
767 767 10 263.00 $263.00 $2,017 —
821 value added 821 16 248.00 $248.00 $2,036 +15.00
871 value added 871 5 234.00 $234.00 $2,038 —
872 872 10 251.00 $251.00 $2,189 —
998 value added 998 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,246 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,787 —
727 value added 727 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,839 ±0.00
908 value added 908 20 243.00 $243.00 $2,206 —
988 value added 988 7 216.00 $216.00 $2,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 +35.83
430 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 +95.00
504 504 15 329.00 $329.00 $1,658 +79.00
585–590 586 7 261.00–307.00 $300.38 $1,760 —
643 643 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 20 337.00 $337.00 $1,105 —
373–385 374 27 294.00–332.00 $329.11 $1,231 +69.11
428 428 23 323.00 $323.00 $1,382 —
450 value added 450 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,382 —
490 490 34 277.50–299.00 $298.37 $1,462 +37.73
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 —
566–570 value added 567 25 260.00–288.00 $282.37 $1,601 —
569 569 35 268.00 $268.00 $1,525 +7.10
642 value added 642 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,541 —
663–670 value added 669 36 244.00–250.00 $249.17 $1,667 —
671 671 40 239.00 $239.00 $1,604 +9.00
700–710 705 2 219.00–226.00 $222.48 $1,568 —
753 753 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,514 —
790 value added 790 19 224.00 $224.00 $1,770 —
915 value added 915 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,152 +71.50
430 430 17 318.00 $318.00 $1,367 +52.00
486 486 37 306.00 $306.00 $1,487 +37.00
500 500 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,445 +59.00
550–575 558 39 267.50–277.00 $276.51 $1,543 +30.51
665 665 3 205.00–210.00 $208.33 $1,385 -11.67
746 746 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,649 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 12 288.00 $288.00 $1,282 —
612 612 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 value added 680 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,275 +70.00
385 385 9 351.00 $351.00 $1,351 +61.00
429–445 430 13 315.00–343.00 $340.77 $1,465 +45.51
495 495 18 321.00 $321.00 $1,589 —
565–593 568 52 275.00–311.00 $307.19 $1,745 +27.19
660–685 662 25 231.00–242.00 $240.93 $1,595 +0.93
710 710 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,569 +1.00
766 766 14 226.00 $226.00 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,166 —
380 380 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,364 +56.50
428–430 428 14 318.00–335.00 $333.78 $1,429 +62.78
489 489 8 319.00 $319.00 $1,560 +26.67
569 569 22 269.00 $269.00 $1,531 -11.00
640 640 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,421 -30.50
662–665 662 11 222.00–225.00 $222.27 $1,471 —
730 730 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,218 —

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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.