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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 2, 2025

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $397.72/cwt +47.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 481 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.76/cwt +13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 498 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 355 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 —
405 405 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,731 +117.50
475–481 480 4 317.50–419.00 $393.86 $1,891 +4.06
530 value added 530 7 426.00 $426.00 $2,258 —
554 554 12 378.00 $378.00 $2,094 —
625 625 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,150 +5.00
652 652 8 356.00 $356.00 $2,321 —
733 733 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,397 —
795 value added 795 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,528 —
990 value added 990 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,920 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 value added 573 21 386.00 $386.00 $2,212 —
688 value added 688 13 342.00 $342.00 $2,353 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 425.00–430.00 $427.48 $1,295 —
360–365 363 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,470 +12.50
437 value added 437 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,923 —
455 455 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,786 +22.50
532 532 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,982 +25.00
637 637 4 363.00 $363.00 $2,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 313 9 360.00–406.00 $401.11 $1,255 +20.11
379–390 380 16 392.50–415.00 $412.15 $1,566 +64.39
422–434 433 17 395.00–408.00 $406.51 $1,760 +54.94
495–499 498 23 350.00–375.00 $371.76 $1,851 +13.21
597 597 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,060 +3.55
670 670 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,110 +6.00
735 735 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,139 +9.00
912 value added 912 5 284.00 $284.00 $2,590 —
920–930 925 2 257.50–270.00 $263.78 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 339 4 320.00–340.00 $329.90 $1,118 -40.10
375 375 7 412.00 $412.00 $1,545 +78.00
420 420 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
477 477 23 372.00 $372.00 $1,774 +13.00
561 561 7 367.00 $367.00 $2,059 +16.00
602 value added 602 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 9 417.50 $417.50 $1,169 —
498 value added 498 15 380.00 $380.00 $1,892 —
687 value added 687 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,930 —
785 value added 785 3 292.00 $292.00 $2,292 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,415 +45.00
374–385 377 8 435.00–440.00 $438.72 $1,654 +63.07
422–435 423 9 418.00–425.00 $424.20 $1,794 +74.20
455–482 481 27 362.50–399.00 $397.72 $1,913 +47.72
530–545 538 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,775 +2.55
568 568 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,039 +45.14
662–695 665 12 280.00–320.00 $313.16 $2,083 +14.16
760–783 777 4 231.00–250.00 $245.36 $1,906 —
810 810 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,871 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 321 4 445.00–460.00 $456.21 $1,464 +53.21
425 425 7 419.00 $419.00 $1,781 +89.21
466 466 8 387.50 $387.50 $1,806 —
540 540 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,863 +37.31
560 560 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 +30.00

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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.