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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, July 19, 2025

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.55/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 487 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $350.00/cwt -38.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 489 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.29/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 572 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 301 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 -108.52
490–497 496 11 377.50–392.50 $389.80 $1,933 -10.20
540 540 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,904 -23.70
588 value added 588 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,073 —
637 637 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,159 +1.50
719 value added 719 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,279 -4.00
752 752 9 324.00 $324.00 $2,436 —
801 value added 801 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,243 -15.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,456 -27.50
435 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -50.00
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 -10.00
537 value added 537 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,987 —
540 540 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,876 —
675 675 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,099 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 4 381.00 $381.00 $1,246 —
380–395 393 7 340.00–349.00 $347.76 $1,367 —
419–440 423 6 340.00–354.00 $351.57 $1,487 -21.03
485–487 487 22 344.00–360.00 $358.55 $1,746 +4.93
570 value added 570 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —
561–575 572 16 339.00–342.00 $341.45 $1,953 +8.45
662 662 12 309.00 $309.00 $2,046 +16.00
733 733 7 282.00 $282.00 $2,067 —
800–830 820 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,132 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,454 —
440 value added 440 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,514 —
457 value added 457 15 364.00 $364.00 $1,663 —
501 value added 501 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,269 —
366 366 4 334.00 $334.00 $1,222 -36.87
487 487 12 359.00 $359.00 $1,748 +12.91
500 value added 500 4 346.00 $346.00 $1,730 —
560 560 9 351.00 $351.00 $1,966 +22.00
675 675 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,856 -28.27
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 value added 457 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -27.50
375–392 384 11 343.00–388.00 $375.65 $1,442 -29.34
422 422 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,477 -48.30
489 489 18 350.00 $350.00 $1,712 -38.99
505–525 515 2 325.00–330.00 $327.45 $1,686 +42.45
570 570 7 271.00–321.00 $313.86 $1,789 -29.07
671 671 12 299.00 $299.00 $2,006 -16.78
807 807 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 403.00 $403.00 $1,330 +20.50
387 387 4 348.00 $348.00 $1,347 -44.50
410–430 425 4 326.00–331.00 $329.79 $1,402 -50.21
502–540 526 14 291.00–340.00 $307.69 $1,618 +7.69
555 555 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 -35.00
655 655 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,775 —

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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.