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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 16, 2025

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $381.08/cwt +22.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 576 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $404.93/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 485 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.26/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 580 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 264 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 +25.00
435 435 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 +22.50
464 value added 464 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,042 —
503 503 10 407.50 $407.50 $2,050 —
575 575 16 399.00 $399.00 $2,294 +21.00
661 661 4 362.00 $362.00 $2,393 +6.00
707 value added 707 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,581 —
756–767 value added 760 13 316.00–349.00 $336.19 $2,555 +18.19
801 value added 801 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,691 —
815 815 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,447 +27.52
376 376 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,654 +35.00
430 430 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,838 —
465–482 475 4 397.50–400.00 $398.77 $1,894 +6.27
622 value added 622 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,084 —
700 700 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,464 —
780 780 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 416.00 $416.00 $1,560 +3.85
437 437 7 392.50 $392.50 $1,715 -14.01
484 484 12 365.00 $365.00 $1,767 -6.76
510 510 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 —
580 value added 580 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 —
580 580 12 352.00 $352.00 $2,042 +7.00
664 value added 664 6 338.00 $338.00 $2,244 —
694 694 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,186 ±0.00
750–765 762 5 295.00–303.00 $301.43 $2,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–330 319 4 370.00–390.00 $379.64 $1,211 +49.74
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 -12.00
421 421 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,558 -30.00
485–490 488 2 315.00–347.50 $331.33 $1,617 -40.67
585 585 3 354.00 $354.00 $2,071 -13.00
653 653 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,451 —
523 523 4 332.00 $332.00 $1,736 -0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,224 —
390 390 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,736 +6.28
425–436 427 14 439.00–446.00 $444.47 $1,898 +20.27
476–494 485 21 402.50–407.50 $404.93 $1,964 +7.21
507–535 516 3 372.50–402.50 $392.14 $2,023 +62.14
570–585 576 22 379.00–384.00 $381.08 $2,195 +22.08
635 635 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,984 —
668 668 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,138 +6.84
740 740 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,054 —
793 793 5 282.50 $282.50 $2,240 +37.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,501 -21.21
355–365 360 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 —
445 445 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 +1.00
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 -37.50
561 561 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,048 +50.00
625 625 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,776 —
523 523 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,739 —

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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.