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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 3, 2025

611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.15/cwt +14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 487 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.00/cwt +19.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 568 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $322.43/cwt ≈ $2,017/hd at 626 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 611 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 369 10 392.50–430.00 $423.79 $1,564 -13.71
436 436 21 420.00 $420.00 $1,831 -6.00
470–490 489 26 372.00–396.00 $395.11 $1,932 +4.80
535 value added 535 4 364.00 $364.00 $1,947 +26.00
568 568 34 368.00 $368.00 $2,090 +19.79
622–625 value added 624 28 316.00–324.00 $322.58 $2,013 —
641 641 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,058 —
713 value added 713 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,317 +33.00
719 719 11 311.00 $311.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 421.00 $421.00 $1,356 —
380–395 386 7 390.00–433.00 $406.80 $1,570 -12.46
420 420 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 —
480–481 481 6 330.00–402.00 $390.02 $1,876 +16.02
578 578 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,139 +31.25
642 642 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,170 —
672 value added 672 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,137 +67.00
740 740 2 303.00 $303.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822 value added 822 7 288.00 $288.00 $2,367 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–317 315 10 350.00–392.50 $388.46 $1,224 +1.11
369 369 10 386.00 $386.00 $1,424 -1.18
423–435 433 16 360.00–385.00 $380.42 $1,647 -1.20
487–495 487 36 330.00–360.00 $359.15 $1,749 +14.15
545 value added 545 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,848 —
547 547 17 328.00 $328.00 $1,794 —
556–590 value added 564 13 310.00–352.00 $341.86 $1,928 —
600 600 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,806 —
651 651 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,953 +31.00
752 752 8 284.00 $284.00 $2,136 —
880 value added 880 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,256 +32.50
382–390 383 11 340.00–386.00 $381.74 $1,462 -8.26
424–425 424 13 350.00–389.00 $382.99 $1,624 +3.99
488 488 16 360.00 $360.00 $1,757 +16.00
527 527 7 364.00 $364.00 $1,918 —
550–567 566 17 320.00–350.00 $348.29 $1,971 +9.29
601 601 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,953 —
623 value added 623 6 322.00 $322.00 $2,006 —
653 653 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,031 +23.00
715 715 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657–696 value added 664 21 245.00–310.00 $297.03 $1,972 +21.03
755–758 value added 757 19 274.00–285.00 $279.80 $2,118 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,700 +32.50
491 491 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,743 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,475 -15.00
350–380 378 17 370.00–427.00 $423.90 $1,602 -5.10
402–431 427 13 384.00–410.00 $406.23 $1,735 -12.77
477–491 489 13 329.00–375.00 $368.09 $1,800 +1.54
500 500 1 329.00 $329.00 $1,645 +12.21
550–551 551 12 280.00–336.00 $331.34 $1,826 +7.20
652 652 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,917 -2.00
746 746 10 269.00 $269.00 $2,007 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 -29.83
428–430 428 14 347.50–416.00 $411.09 $1,759 -3.53
465 465 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,267 -102.50
501–505 502 20 305.00–349.00 $340.14 $1,708 +49.92
578 578 16 302.00 $302.00 $1,746 +7.85
635 635 9 281.00 $281.00 $1,784 —
785 785 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,352 —

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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.