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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 15, 2025

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.83/cwt -26.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 478 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.42/cwt -23.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 573 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.31/cwt -9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 580 lb · 40 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 493

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474
383 383 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,695 +5.00
421–448 437 22 422.50–429.00 $426.44 $1,864 +13.44
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665
500–525 501 31 340.00–385.00 $383.48 $1,921 +17.10
568–581 580 40 353.00–360.00 $359.31 $2,084 -4.80
605 value added 605 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,972
637 637 2 324.00 $324.00 $2,064 -17.71
674 674 17 353.00 $353.00 $2,379 +11.81
705–725 721 5 311.00–324.00 $313.54 $2,261 -16.10
785 785 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,379
985 value added 985 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,561
1061 value added 1061 13 311.00 $311.00 $3,300
1210 value added 1210 3 268.00 $268.00 $3,243
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,824 +5.00
492 492 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,919 +10.00
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836
576 576 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,028 +19.00
665 665 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,321 +44.00
790 790 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,259
847 847 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,380 -17.46

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 373 12 300.00–355.00 $341.52 $1,274 -48.48
434–435 434 11 309.00–345.00 $341.72 $1,483 -17.40
467 value added 467 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,494
450–493 479 62 300.00–340.00 $330.94 $1,585 -25.76
569 value added 569 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,792 -25.00
573–595 574 32 287.50–310.00 $309.27 $1,775 -22.46
660 660 25 263.00 $263.00 $1,736 -40.00
800 value added 800 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,768 -66.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 331.00 $331.00 $1,225 -49.96
422 422 8 333.00 $333.00 $1,405 -31.00
510 510 13 270.00–322.00 $318.00 $1,622
586 586 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,752 -23.00
640–641 641 5 250.00–287.00 $279.61 $1,792
766 766 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,915
770 value added 770 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,894
830 830 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,809
874 874 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,914
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,693

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,381 +41.64
397 397 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,548 +4.33
424–425 424 7 330.00–407.50 $396.41 $1,681 +12.89
485–491 490 26 350.00–386.00 $381.89 $1,871 +10.89
593 593 17 355.00 $355.00 $2,105 +23.71
666–670 666 23 282.00–310.00 $308.78 $2,056 +8.46
717 717 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,900 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 372 4 350.00–430.00 $410.93 $1,529 +13.58
417 417 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,647 +24.00
548 548 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,863 -14.00
769 769 10 269.00 $269.00 $2,069

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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.