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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 17, 2025

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $349.29/cwt -18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 580 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.18/cwt -9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 679 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $358.71/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 508 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 312 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,582 +6.21
420 420 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 -25.00
490 490 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,940 +0.89
526–540 528 7 345.00–391.00 $384.28 $2,029 —
576 576 19 352.00 $352.00 $2,028 -16.00
597 value added 597 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,024 —
657–665 660 3 308.00–316.00 $313.31 $2,068 —
665–682 value added 677 7 316.00–318.00 $316.56 $2,143 —
735 value added 735 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,212 -24.00
770 value added 770 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,325 —
935 935 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 403.00 $403.00 $1,701 +13.00
477 value added 477 5 407.50 $407.50 $1,944 —
490 490 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,752 -32.52
561 561 3 376.00 $376.00 $2,109 +6.00
581 value added 581 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,911 —
630 630 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,947 -29.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 value added 740 10 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 322 4 370.00–397.50 $390.35 $1,257 +1.89
357 357 9 395.00 $395.00 $1,410 +9.00
438 438 17 359.00 $359.00 $1,572 -21.42
498 498 11 357.00 $357.00 $1,778 -2.15
553 value added 553 5 357.00 $357.00 $1,974 +15.14
550–587 582 8 317.00–324.00 $323.17 $1,881 —
657 657 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,971 ±0.00
697 value added 697 12 282.00 $282.00 $1,966 —
700 700 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,932 —
792 value added 792 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,988 —
905 905 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,109 —
959 value added 959 5 251.00 $251.00 $2,407 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,318 -21.74
412–439 427 13 375.00–386.00 $381.10 $1,627 -1.89
460 460 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,624 -7.00
504–530 508 12 338.00–358.00 $354.52 $1,801 -9.48
508 value added 508 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,854 —
568 568 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,920 -10.29
616–620 617 4 284.00–292.00 $289.99 $1,789 -35.01
732 732 4 276.00 $276.00 $2,020 +26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 value added 651 8 309.00 $309.00 $2,012 +11.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,642 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 -30.00
390 390 2 394.00 $394.00 $1,537 -29.90
435 435 11 401.00 $401.00 $1,744 -5.23
500–508 507 10 300.00–339.00 $335.16 $1,699 +6.16
588 588 8 334.00 $334.00 $1,964 —
600 600 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,710 —
675 675 2 299.00 $299.00 $2,018 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 ±0.00
381 381 5 412.00 $412.00 $1,570 —
438 438 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,708 -21.09
488 488 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,659 +67.50
510–535 530 5 308.00–314.00 $309.15 $1,638 -30.99
625–645 635 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,854 +11.00
685 685 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,911 —
745 745 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,877 —
805 805 4 253.00 $253.00 $2,037 —

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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.