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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, September 6, 2025

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $417.08/cwt +18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,419/hd at 580 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.70/cwt +18.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 487 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.26/cwt +15.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 577 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 450 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,781 +25.00
430 430 7 505.00 $505.00 $2,172 +55.00
465–480 476 4 447.50 $447.50 $2,130 —
500 value added 500 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,325 —
505 505 17 480.00 $480.00 $2,424 +72.50
562–575 574 25 397.50–415.00 $413.63 $2,374 +14.63
587 value added 587 22 421.00 $421.00 $2,471 —
630–640 value added 639 7 360.00–377.00 $374.60 $2,394 —
650 value added 650 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,568 —
651 651 12 392.00 $392.00 $2,552 +30.00
721 value added 721 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,668 +5.00
740–745 742 3 334.00–342.00 $339.32 $2,518 —
839 value added 839 11 377.00 $377.00 $3,163 —
1010 value added 1010 3 335.00 $335.00 $3,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,168 —
515–530 523 2 380.00–390.00 $384.93 $2,013 —
569 value added 569 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,333 —
631 631 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,287 —
780 value added 780 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,597 —
922 value added 922 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 value added 708 10 383.00 $383.00 $2,712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,337 —
372 372 13 420.00 $420.00 $1,562 +4.00
400–430 422 15 380.00–422.50 $414.21 $1,748 +21.71
487–490 487 44 366.00–385.00 $383.70 $1,869 +18.70
515–545 535 3 340.00–351.00 $347.47 $1,859 +7.47
576 576 26 365.00 $365.00 $2,102 +13.00
584 value added 584 5 379.00 $379.00 $2,213 +29.00
630 630 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 —
664 664 10 351.00 $351.00 $2,331 +36.00
667 value added 667 9 375.00 $375.00 $2,501 +37.00
726–730 727 5 327.50–335.00 $333.49 $2,424 —
825 825 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,496 —
910 910 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,591 +10.00
423–440 425 9 372.50–400.00 $396.84 $1,687 +26.84
502 502 7 369.00 $369.00 $1,852 —
557–590 564 9 357.50–359.00 $358.65 $2,023 +4.65
656–690 663 5 342.50–360.00 $356.36 $2,363 +33.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 value added 423 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 +28.00
597 597 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,119 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 326 8 365.00–500.00 $452.94 $1,477 —
380–395 382 10 420.00–485.00 $478.27 $1,827 +33.27
402–433 422 9 390.00–470.00 $440.00 $1,857 -4.47
490–499 498 17 435.00–450.00 $449.13 $2,237 +44.20
566–575 567 20 397.00–397.50 $397.05 $2,251 +15.97
651–653 652 10 315.00–355.00 $343.03 $2,237 +23.03
770 770 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 +70.00
420 420 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 +15.00
455–477 473 5 390.00–410.00 $406.15 $1,921 +56.15
567 567 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,027 -7.50
665–685 675 2 310.00–335.00 $322.31 $2,176 —

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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.