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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 15, 2025

1,059 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.24/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 766 lb · 96 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.14/cwt +30.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 510 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $335.54/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 568 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,059 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,394 +62.50
371 371 12 402.50 $402.50 $1,493 +42.50
431 431 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,681 +30.00
480 value added 480 9 397.50 $397.50 $1,908 +57.50
450–495 483 15 332.50–372.50 $359.38 $1,736 +9.38
522–548 value added 532 20 350.00–360.00 $354.12 $1,884 —
561 561 18 319.00 $319.00 $1,790 +1.00
571–580 value added 572 29 310.00–350.00 $345.80 $1,978 +27.80
618 value added 618 23 328.00 $328.00 $2,027 +29.00
659 659 7 284.00 $284.00 $1,872 +10.00
696 value added 696 17 295.00 $295.00 $2,053 —
735 735 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,940 —
752–786 value added 766 95 255.00–274.00 $269.51 $2,064 —
795 795 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,940 -19.00
833 value added 833 20 259.00 $259.00 $2,157 +11.00
900 value added 900 10 254.00 $254.00 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 402.50 $402.50 $1,493 +62.50
407 value added 407 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,380 —
400–420 410 2 345.00–387.50 $365.73 $1,499 +45.73
492 492 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,747 —
564 564 12 329.00 $329.00 $1,856 +28.62
565 value added 565 20 317.00 $317.00 $1,791 —
667 667 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,001 —
746 value added 746 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 value added 422 6 413.00 $413.00 $1,743 —
499 value added 499 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,896 —
1025 1025 15 228.00 $228.00 $2,337 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 357.50 $357.50 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 10 338.00 $338.00 $1,112 +1.00
374–395 375 31 301.00–325.00 $324.18 $1,216 -4.93
430 430 33 298.00 $298.00 $1,281 -25.00
455 455 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,183 -38.37
463 value added 463 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,394 -6.00
502 502 40 275.00 $275.00 $1,380 —
529 value added 529 16 293.00 $293.00 $1,550 —
569 569 42 268.00 $268.00 $1,525 ±0.00
643 643 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,678 —
686 value added 686 26 252.00 $252.00 $1,729 +2.83
695 695 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,633 -4.00
710–721 720 10 231.00–236.00 $235.51 $1,696 +13.03
793 793 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,895 —
835 835 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,879 —
868 868 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–337 334 7 306.00–339.00 $329.49 $1,100 -4.51
366 366 17 324.00 $324.00 $1,186 —
415–424 424 23 290.00–303.00 $302.45 $1,282 -15.55
470–472 472 21 270.00–283.00 $282.38 $1,333 -23.62
484 value added 484 8 318.00 $318.00 $1,539 —
545 545 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 —
560–581 565 35 262.50–288.00 $277.70 $1,569 +1.19
625–642 640 10 232.50–249.00 $247.39 $1,583 —
702 702 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,492 —
900 value added 900 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 value added 618 34 270.00 $270.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–442 432 22 295.00–320.00 $306.03 $1,322 +18.03
515 515 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 6 399.00 $399.00 $1,265 +9.00
356–375 369 37 399.00–413.00 $403.01 $1,487 +52.01
427–445 429 18 340.00–387.00 $382.04 $1,639 +41.27
475–486 486 37 291.00–333.00 $331.89 $1,613 +10.89
562–565 564 35 280.00–303.00 $301.46 $1,700 -5.73
624 624 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,641 —
661 661 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,686 +14.07
759 759 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,791 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,345 +32.50
361 361 8 389.00 $389.00 $1,404 +30.00
427–440 429 10 325.00–380.00 $370.34 $1,589 +36.56
478 478 6 307.00 $307.00 $1,467 -12.00
505 505 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,470 —
560–575 567 17 257.00–282.00 $276.69 $1,569 +7.69
600–641 619 15 229.00–259.00 $244.51 $1,514 +22.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
582 582 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,350 —

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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.