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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 18, 2025

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.39/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 581 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.84/cwt +27.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 495 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.00/cwt -13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 578 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 667 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 435.00–460.00 $447.66 $1,723 +11.28
430–442 436 4 430.00–460.00 $445.21 $1,941 -16.19
493–495 493 27 409.00–433.00 $430.70 $2,123 +19.70
525 525 1 409.00 $409.00 $2,147 -51.00
562–582 581 54 349.00–366.00 $365.39 $2,123 -16.80
662 value added 662 4 354.00 $354.00 $2,343 —
675 675 30 353.00 $353.00 $2,383 -7.26
768 768 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,534 +11.00
860 860 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,752 +55.00
903 value added 903 7 314.00 $314.00 $2,835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 +15.00
400–420 410 2 435.00–450.00 $442.68 $1,815 -7.32
467–476 471 12 445.00–457.50 $452.23 $2,130 +4.73
505–533 value added 526 4 325.00–390.00 $374.40 $1,969 —
586 586 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,168 -14.00
605 value added 605 5 364.00 $364.00 $2,202 —
635 635 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,153 -15.00
655 655 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,345 —
674 value added 674 5 358.00 $358.00 $2,413 +7.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791–796 value added 793 25 348.00–351.00 $349.92 $2,775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–322 322 7 408.00–420.00 $418.29 $1,347 +23.29
365–380 374 16 371.00–404.00 $399.89 $1,496 -6.11
405–435 430 17 355.00–390.00 $379.79 $1,633 +14.28
490–495 495 44 325.00–354.50 $353.84 $1,752 —
515 515 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,674 -16.00
578–590 578 31 330.00–357.00 $356.11 $2,058 +31.03
586 value added 586 8 369.00 $369.00 $2,162 —
656–663 662 33 307.00–347.00 $338.54 $2,241 +24.32
746 value added 746 7 306.00 $306.00 $2,283 —
823 823 4 264.00 $264.00 $2,173 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 326 4 372.00–410.00 $401.26 $1,308 —
384 384 15 395.00 $395.00 $1,517 ±0.00
420 420 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 +36.00
485 485 27 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 +14.11
570–577 576 7 301.00–357.00 $349.08 $2,011 +34.71
639 value added 639 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,211 —
635–648 645 10 323.00–338.00 $335.05 $2,161 —
748 748 4 296.00 $296.00 $2,214 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 16 383.00 $383.00 $1,746 —
731 value added 731 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,237 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,513 —
560 560 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 8 455.00 $455.00 $1,502 +5.00
368–375 373 12 421.00–445.00 $439.08 $1,638 -43.44
431 431 7 445.00 $445.00 $1,918 +5.00
460–495 485 35 413.00–418.00 $415.03 $2,013 -14.97
534–545 536 7 341.00–355.00 $352.96 $1,892 -29.04
578–580 578 40 341.00 $341.00 $1,971 -13.71
668 668 16 333.00 $333.00 $2,224 +16.58
700–743 739 10 310.00–314.00 $313.62 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–346 343 5 425.00–437.50 $427.41 $1,466 -12.59
378 378 3 447.50 $447.50 $1,692 -7.50
416 416 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,810 +8.34
483 483 7 421.00 $421.00 $2,033 +1.00
555–568 567 15 327.50–332.00 $331.71 $1,881 -4.06
635 635 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,016 +19.50
654 654 6 309.00 $309.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,643 —

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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.