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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, November 1, 2025

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.21/cwt -16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 568 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.54/cwt -9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 570 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.70/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 483 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 598 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 437.50 $437.50 $1,588 -7.50
434 434 17 413.00 $413.00 $1,792 -31.42
473–492 490 33 368.00–386.00 $384.42 $1,884 -34.33
508–515 509 11 337.00–373.00 $366.38 $1,865 +2.38
554–576 value added 560 22 370.00–383.00 $380.57 $2,131 —
571–595 572 49 351.00–365.00 $364.11 $2,083 -21.29
637–640 637 14 340.00–342.00 $341.71 $2,177 —
658–680 659 22 341.00–345.00 $341.19 $2,248 -2.97
678 value added 678 12 338.00 $338.00 $2,292 —
707–713 710 16 327.00–333.00 $329.64 $2,340 —
804 value added 804 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,533 -28.00
919 value added 919 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,803 —
1168 value added 1168 8 246.00 $246.00 $2,873 -44.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 428.00 $428.00 $1,648 -29.50
412 412 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,700 -27.50
477 477 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,813 -31.00
565 565 10 333.00 $333.00 $1,881 -15.71
675 675 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 -44.00
717–725 720 3 301.00–310.00 $306.98 $2,210 —
815–840 828 2 296.00–301.00 $298.46 $2,471 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 value added 863 6 312.00 $312.00 $2,693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 387.50 $387.50 $1,306 —
385 385 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,502 -5.00
428–432 431 13 322.50–370.00 $359.12 $1,548 -6.54
480–485 483 46 343.00–358.00 $356.70 $1,723 -1.12
539 value added 539 15 340.00 $340.00 $1,833 —
540 540 12 329.00 $329.00 $1,777 -1.00
554 value added 554 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,884 -30.00
573–578 574 50 324.00–333.00 $331.73 $1,904 -7.09
647 647 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,045 +4.00
657–670 662 23 302.00–304.00 $303.00 $2,006 -18.00
723 723 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,967 —
808 value added 808 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,319 —
837 837 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,092 —
875 875 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–383 372 15 352.50–394.00 $380.96 $1,417 -16.41
422 422 10 364.00 $364.00 $1,536 -15.00
470 470 6 353.00 $353.00 $1,659 +1.49
485 value added 485 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,576 —
556 556 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,790 -1.94
665 665 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,922 -39.00
741 741 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 value added 585 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,477 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 328 3 345.00–401.00 $383.36 $1,257 -54.91
372–380 377 5 360.00–425.00 $385.67 $1,454 -42.62
420–445 429 18 340.00–389.00 $383.52 $1,645 -51.48
499 499 11 371.00 $371.00 $1,851 -47.00
557–575 570 21 312.50–336.00 $331.29 $1,888 -30.71
680–685 681 9 291.00–303.00 $300.32 $2,045 —
727 727 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,788 -39.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 4 340.00–398.00 $383.18 $1,295 -49.32
365–380 375 3 371.00–410.00 $397.35 $1,490 -21.74
425 425 6 371.00 $371.00 $1,577 -52.68
515 515 5 354.00 $354.00 $1,823 —
554 554 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,723 -30.00
670 670 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,836 —

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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.