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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 20, 2025

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.48/cwt -27.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,274/hd at 584 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.42/cwt +18.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 509 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.00/cwt -31.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 564 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 720 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–325 320 3 430.00–495.00 $472.97 $1,514 —
370–390 386 10 407.50–470.00 $458.02 $1,768 -16.98
421–435 433 19 422.50–485.00 $473.43 $2,050 -31.57
487–491 490 12 417.00–435.00 $432.02 $2,117 -15.48
502 value added 502 7 436.00 $436.00 $2,189 -29.00
572–586 580 86 355.00–408.00 $382.56 $2,219 -31.07
595 value added 595 29 410.00 $410.00 $2,440 -11.00
606 606 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,151 —
612–641 value added 620 23 400.00–410.00 $405.62 $2,515 +31.02
658–675 659 30 341.00–365.00 $364.18 $2,400 -27.82
747 747 13 353.00 $353.00 $2,637 +13.68
856–891 value added 874 10 311.00–318.00 $314.57 $2,749 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676–682 value added 678 32 370.00–382.00 $373.40 $2,532 —
800 value added 800 23 333.00 $333.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 —
356 356 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,638 —
420 420 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 —
480 480 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,088 —
565 value added 565 5 411.00 $411.00 $2,322 +1.00
565–595 575 3 359.00–377.50 $371.12 $2,134 —
693 693 3 362.00 $362.00 $2,509 —
807 value added 807 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,394 -15.00
360–386 384 14 390.00–413.00 $411.46 $1,580 -8.54
405–433 430 33 372.50–398.00 $396.10 $1,703 -18.11
505–542 508 64 333.00–370.00 $366.39 $1,861 +18.92
522 value added 522 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,916 —
564 564 37 336.00 $336.00 $1,895 -29.00
631 value added 631 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,240 —
666 666 13 317.00 $317.00 $2,111 -34.00
752 752 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,376 —
871 value added 871 13 310.00 $310.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,407 —
381 381 9 413.00 $413.00 $1,574 +3.00
423–430 424 9 380.00–394.00 $392.42 $1,664 -4.42
480–495 494 14 337.50–360.00 $358.44 $1,771 —
522 value added 522 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,790 —
550–570 568 8 318.00–348.00 $344.37 $1,956 -14.28
608 value added 608 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,143 —
650–655 654 5 335.00–338.00 $337.40 $2,207 -18.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,044 —
704 value added 704 13 323.00 $323.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,442 —
570 570 2 343.00 $343.00 $1,955 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 9 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 +47.06
382–389 388 10 455.00–502.50 $493.14 $1,913 +14.87
420–436 435 11 445.00–485.00 $481.49 $2,094 +41.49
482–491 490 32 427.00–437.00 $435.77 $2,135 -13.36
502–505 503 6 360.00–370.00 $361.67 $1,819 —
560–580 578 20 370.00–371.00 $370.90 $2,144 -26.15
630 630 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 —
662–695 673 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,170 -20.53
760–790 785 6 313.00–318.00 $313.81 $2,463 +3.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,562 —
372 372 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,730 -15.00
420–425 423 2 435.00–460.00 $447.43 $1,893 +12.43
494 494 10 418.00 $418.00 $2,065 +11.85
540–545 544 6 340.00–362.00 $358.36 $1,949 —
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —
661 661 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,148 +2.69

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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.