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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 26, 2025

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $392.22/cwt +24.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 481 lb · 75 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $274.88/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 825 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.00/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,715/hd at 497 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 678 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,512 +35.00
372 372 5 437.50 $437.50 $1,628 +4.50
418 418 9 426.00 $426.00 $1,781 -4.00
478 value added 478 5 419.00 $419.00 $2,003 —
450–495 481 70 357.00–413.00 $390.31 $1,877 +22.31
531–542 533 14 329.00–365.00 $359.77 $1,918 +6.00
533 value added 533 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,802 —
555–585 569 31 330.00–351.00 $348.21 $1,981 +9.35
665 665 8 326.00 $326.00 $2,168 —
667 value added 667 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,261 +14.95
742 value added 742 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,167 —
805 805 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,153 —
825 value added 825 61 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–395 381 4 410.00–422.50 $419.26 $1,597 —
485 485 7 374.00 $374.00 $1,814 +24.00
515 515 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 —
578–590 580 5 326.00–342.00 $338.75 $1,965 -21.80
593 value added 593 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,809 —
676 value added 676 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,697 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 value added 576 17 347.00 $347.00 $1,999 +31.00
630 value added 630 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,136 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 342 7 350.00–393.00 $387.35 $1,325 +18.35
371–395 373 14 365.00–389.00 $387.18 $1,444 +22.18
428–435 433 33 380.00–386.00 $381.62 $1,652 +35.17
497 497 36 345.00 $345.00 $1,715 +3.41
501 501 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,578 —
552–584 564 30 310.00–329.00 $322.09 $1,817 +23.20
655 655 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,762 +4.00
663 value added 663 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,807 —
786 value added 786 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,004 +33.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,083 —
350 350 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 +37.69
427 427 17 379.00 $379.00 $1,618 +37.62
493 493 30 344.00 $344.00 $1,696 +5.00
554 554 11 339.00 $339.00 $1,878 +32.00
661 661 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,904 —
765 765 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,920 —
800 800 3 230.00–244.00 $239.33 $1,915 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 value added 582 12 336.00 $336.00 $1,956 +33.00
682 value added 682 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,882 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,559 +32.00
557 557 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 334 4 415.00–435.00 $429.83 $1,436 +37.72
361 361 5 436.00 $436.00 $1,574 +25.00
430–447 433 13 365.00–424.00 $414.62 $1,795 +75.91
492 492 24 375.00 $375.00 $1,845 +25.38
510–545 528 2 253.00–330.00 $290.22 $1,532 —
550–569 565 14 253.00–305.00 $294.15 $1,662 -5.41
668 668 8 283.00 $283.00 $1,890 -3.05
710 710 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,513 +65.00
389 389 6 429.00 $429.00 $1,669 +23.47
424 424 16 419.00 $419.00 $1,777 +12.60
487 487 11 360.00–368.00 $366.55 $1,785 +1.55
500–535 516 7 287.50–347.50 $316.79 $1,635 —
555–563 561 10 315.00–328.00 $324.14 $1,818 +14.14
672 672 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,989 ±0.00
721 721 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,551 —

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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.