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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, January 10, 2026

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.39/cwt ≈ $2,424/hd at 615 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $428.63/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 569 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.55/cwt +24.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 566 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 647 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,656 —
375 375 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,856 —
425–430 426 6 425.00–490.00 $479.06 $2,041 +4.06
482 482 6 505.00 $505.00 $2,434 +46.72
504–541 value added 516 18 480.00–505.00 $496.27 $2,561 —
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 -92.50
551–552 value added 552 12 435.00–465.00 $444.99 $2,456 —
573–577 576 32 420.00–430.00 $422.49 $2,434 +3.29
600–610 value added 609 55 365.00–402.00 $398.43 $2,426 —
636–640 638 13 372.50–385.00 $377.29 $2,407 —
675 675 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 -25.00
660–685 value added 676 34 373.00–385.00 $378.05 $2,556 +4.05
705 value added 705 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,326 —
778 value added 778 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,661 -8.00
835 value added 835 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 3 465.00–500.00 $487.74 $1,600 —
371 371 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,744 -15.00
430 430 7 497.50 $497.50 $2,139 +72.50
490 490 8 497.50 $497.50 $2,438 +40.00
552 552 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,208 —
586 value added 586 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,285 —
607 value added 607 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,155 -9.80
672 672 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658–665 value added 660 25 340.00–387.00 $373.74 $2,467 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 —
392 392 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,646 +30.00
427 value added 427 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,751 —
435 435 12 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 -10.00
463 value added 463 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,898 —
470–477 477 24 320.00–373.00 $360.19 $1,718 -8.10
509 value added 509 7 397.00 $397.00 $2,021 —
555 value added 555 13 379.00 $379.00 $2,103 —
571 571 25 354.00 $354.00 $2,021 +16.00
617 value added 617 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,160 —
645 645 23 328.00 $328.00 $2,116 -2.00
690 690 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,053 —
699 value added 699 25 332.00 $332.00 $2,321 —
704 value added 704 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,330 +13.00
759 759 16 282.00 $282.00 $2,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,177 -45.00
360–385 364 7 325.00–425.00 $409.87 $1,492 -19.13
411 411 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,726 +11.00
482 482 27 374.00 $374.00 $1,803 +5.31
565–582 580 10 325.00–339.00 $337.64 $1,958 —
650 650 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,048 -2.00
810 810 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,268 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,763 —
524 524 10 373.00 $373.00 $1,955 —
676 value added 676 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,204 —
912 value added 912 16 250.00 $250.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,824 +80.00
420–425 424 10 440.00–470.00 $461.07 $1,955 +24.28
481–483 483 19 360.00–440.00 $427.41 $2,064 +9.91
577 577 18 381.00 $381.00 $2,198 +3.50
646 646 12 357.00 $357.00 $2,306 +20.00
725 725 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,084 -30.50
750–780 753 12 280.00–307.50 $305.12 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 +150.00
373–385 376 4 465.00–475.00 $472.44 $1,776 -7.56
420–435 425 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 -34.19
462 462 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,571 —
500 500 16 410.00 $410.00 $2,050 +30.30
575–593 589 5 327.50–355.00 $349.63 $2,059 -10.37
663 663 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,287 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 —

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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.