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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, October 11, 2025

591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 502 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.08/cwt +18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 564 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.48/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 581 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 591 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -20.00
371–375 373 7 425.00–445.00 $436.38 $1,628 -9.03
435–441 440 11 445.00–465.00 $461.40 $2,030 -30.54
480 480 6 411.00 $411.00 $1,973 -28.84
505 505 12 460.00 $460.00 $2,323 +97.88
572 value added 572 7 361.00 $361.00 $2,065 -8.47
580–585 583 33 347.50–394.00 $382.19 $2,228 +10.44
630 630 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,180 —
658–671 668 15 360.00–361.00 $360.26 $2,407 +25.53
730 value added 730 12 346.00 $346.00 $2,526 —
735 735 14 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 —
760–765 764 7 319.00 $319.00 $2,437 -1.62
812 value added 812 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,582 —
855 855 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,266 -39.00
945 945 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,580 —
1025 value added 1025 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,370 +25.00
395 395 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,521 -36.28
423 423 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,904 +10.00
471 471 5 447.50 $447.50 $2,108 +47.50
486 value added 486 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,211 —
586 586 4 384.00 $384.00 $2,250 +53.00
640 640 2 354.00 $354.00 $2,266 +40.00
676–681 value added 677 11 316.00–363.00 $350.11 $2,370 —
730 value added 730 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,307 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,284 +44.78
391 391 18 406.00 $406.00 $1,587 +11.52
410–430 429 15 329.00–368.00 $365.51 $1,568 +9.73
450–460 453 3 320.00–329.00 $325.96 $1,477 —
502 502 45 341.00 $341.00 $1,712 —
563–570 564 44 316.00–326.00 $325.08 $1,833 +18.08
650 value added 650 6 327.00 $327.00 $2,126 +18.00
655–661 661 18 314.00–318.00 $314.22 $2,077 +32.62
755 755 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,159 -10.37
801 801 4 256.00 $256.00 $2,051 —
1086 value added 1086 8 240.00 $240.00 $2,606 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,446 +13.02
435–437 436 10 339.00 $339.00 $1,478 -19.00
474 value added 474 10 349.00 $349.00 $1,654 —
476–491 478 19 325.00–338.00 $335.89 $1,606 +10.89
567–570 567 12 307.50–315.00 $314.37 $1,782 —
668 668 6 304.00 $304.00 $2,031 +23.00
722 722 5 294.00 $294.00 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 value added 587 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,919 —
736 value added 736 15 291.00 $291.00 $2,142 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,444 +15.54
360–382 380 10 435.00–487.50 $482.52 $1,834 +41.02
417 417 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,835 -3.82
497 497 23 430.00 $430.00 $2,137 +24.79
526 526 5 382.00 $382.00 $2,009 +11.00
563–592 565 34 335.00–356.00 $354.71 $2,004 +21.04
655–656 656 24 310.00–317.00 $316.42 $2,076 +20.71
762 762 20 296.00–300.00 $297.40 $2,266 +16.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 +39.00
389 389 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,770 +23.05
425–427 426 3 425.00–430.00 $426.66 $1,818 -7.34
492 492 15 420.00 $420.00 $2,066 +43.04
560–585 581 6 334.00–345.00 $335.77 $1,951 +27.56
641 641 5 298.00 $298.00 $1,910 —
884 884 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,087 —

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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.