Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 12, 2025

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $324.05/cwt +18.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 685 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.26/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 574 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.59/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 483 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	499	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	415.00	$415.00	$1,316	—
369	369	11	433.00	$433.00	$1,598	+39.54
423	423	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,819	+30.00
498	498	19	368.00	$368.00	$1,833	—
533–549	543	17	351.00–359.00	$353.77	$1,921	—
557–595	562	14	310.00–344.00	$338.86	$1,904	-15.14
590 value added	590	6	333.00	$333.00	$1,965	-12.00
601–620 value added	602	17	330.00–347.00	$345.97	$2,083	+24.58
638	638	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,074	—
663–699 value added	685	30	313.00–334.00	$324.05	$2,220	—
700–708 value added	704	9	307.00–309.00	$307.89	$2,168	—
775	775	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,992	—
828 value added	828	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,236	—
850	850	1	259.00	$259.00	$2,202	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534 value added	534	15	347.00	$347.00	$1,853	+6.00
593 value added	593	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,874	—
610 value added	610	13	328.00	$328.00	$2,001	-9.00
1143 value added	1143	7	225.00	$225.00	$2,572	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,213	—
392 value added	392	9	395.00	$395.00	$1,548	—
485	485	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,698	-19.00
565–585	582	6	337.50–365.00	$360.55	$2,098	+18.81
645	645	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,000	—
765	765	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	9	369.00	$369.00	$1,207	+6.50
386	386	9	365.00	$365.00	$1,409	+3.00
425–434	433	17	337.50–347.00	$346.45	$1,500	+5.30
480–483	483	22	333.00–342.00	$341.59	$1,650	+14.31
522 value added	522	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,344	—
567 value added	567	9	309.00	$309.00	$1,752	+10.00
578	578	18	295.00–300.00	$298.89	$1,728	+8.10
640 value added	640	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,722	—
651	651	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,725	-1.00
765	765	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,760	—
775 value added	775	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,720	—
862–876	873	11	227.00	$227.00	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–397	383	9	337.00–359.00	$352.31	$1,349	-8.03
386 value added	386	6	373.00	$373.00	$1,440	—
425–440	429	4	328.00–346.00	$341.38	$1,465	-7.44
482	482	12	339.00	$339.00	$1,634	+15.18
507 value added	507	7	346.00	$346.00	$1,754	—
525	525	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	+41.00
566	566	14	307.00	$307.00	$1,738	+18.00
642	642	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,766	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 value added	430	5	349.00	$349.00	$1,501	—
577 value added	577	8	303.00	$303.00	$1,748	—
688 value added	688	8	271.00	$271.00	$1,864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	11	328.00	$328.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474 value added	474	8	339.00	$339.00	$1,607	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	331	4	380.00–410.00	$392.11	$1,298	+9.36
378	378	5	411.00	$411.00	$1,554	+25.66
415–440	425	4	335.00–340.00	$338.71	$1,440	-63.06
477–497	491	20	340.00–352.00	$349.62	$1,717	-11.95
555–585	581	15	290.00–301.00	$299.56	$1,740	-21.11
660–666	665	10	232.00–292.00	$286.05	$1,902	+6.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,178	-5.33
361–395	368	11	387.00–413.00	$405.53	$1,492	-4.47
410–420	415	2	398.00–415.00	$406.40	$1,687	+5.37
483	483	9	365.00	$365.00	$1,763	+15.00
587	587	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,820	-24.64
651	651	3	296.00	$296.00	$1,927	+6.73
755	755	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,706	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,272	—

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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.