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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 25, 2025

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.40/cwt +20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 574 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.78/cwt -15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 568 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.82/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 487 lb · 41 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 593

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,713 -2.66
416–418 416 13 442.50–445.00 $444.42 $1,849 -0.79
460–489 487 38 414.00–419.00 $418.75 $2,039 -11.95
505 value added 505 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,970
522 522 6 364.00 $364.00 $1,900 -45.00
555–576 574 68 355.00–387.00 $385.40 $2,212 +20.01
621 value added 621 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,242
655–658 658 26 330.00–346.00 $344.16 $2,265 -8.84
710 value added 710 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,378
750–785 768 2 303.00–331.00 $317.32 $2,437 -12.68
818 value added 818 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,806
989 value added 989 13 318.00 $318.00 $3,145
1171 value added 1171 8 290.00 $290.00 $3,396
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 457.50 $457.50 $1,670
413 413 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,817 -2.68
482 482 7 411.00 $411.00 $1,981 -41.23
555–578 575 9 313.00–353.00 $348.71 $2,005 -21.29
663 663 5 349.00 $349.00 $2,314 -9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,497 -4.89
440–441 441 23 350.00–370.00 $365.66 $1,613 -14.13
483–487 487 41 330.00–360.00 $357.82 $1,743 +3.98
520 520 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,716 +5.00
558 value added 558 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,065 +1.00
568–576 569 55 324.00–341.00 $338.82 $1,928 -17.29
641 value added 641 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,211
635–646 644 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,009
657 value added 657 7 348.00 $348.00 $2,286
658 658 13 321.00 $321.00 $2,112 -17.54
997 value added 997 11 275.00 $275.00 $2,742
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,281 -18.76
352–385 382 21 370.00–400.00 $397.37 $1,518 +2.37
428 428 13 379.00 $379.00 $1,622 +4.00
450–495 487 35 321.00–355.00 $351.51 $1,712 +1.51
505 505 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,621
506 value added 506 4 366.00 $366.00 $1,852
553–563 558 6 317.00–331.00 $323.94 $1,808 -25.14
660 660 10 328.00 $328.00 $2,165
705 value added 705 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,094
770 770 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,233
835 835 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,472
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 7 358.00 $358.00 $1,769 +29.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–340 328 9 425.00–440.00 $438.27 $1,438 -16.73
355–385 379 5 377.50–440.00 $428.29 $1,623 -10.79
426 426 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,853 -10.00
480 480 11 418.00 $418.00 $2,006 +2.97
559 559 21 362.00 $362.00 $2,024 +21.00
644 644 12 329.00 $329.00 $2,119
722 722 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,058 -28.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 432.50 $432.50 $1,462 +5.09
365–373 371 4 355.00–440.00 $419.09 $1,555 -28.41
420–430 423 4 412.50–427.50 $423.68 $1,792 -11.32
486–495 491 10 390.00–395.00 $392.48 $1,927 -28.52
585 585 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,995 +9.29
635–640 638 2 301.00–314.00 $307.53 $1,962 -9.97

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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.