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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, February 7, 2026

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.50/cwt +33.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,662/hd at 576 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $405.44/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 483 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $492.73/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 515 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 647 0
Feeder cattle 109 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 51, Bulls 11) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,904 +10.00
428 428 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,054 +0.94
452 value added 452 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,237
480 480 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,184 -50.00
507 507 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,560 +150.00
535 value added 535 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,461 -36.27
564 value added 564 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,594 +15.01
587 587 7 465.00 $465.00 $2,730 +42.51
625 value added 625 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 +6.57
695 695 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,572 +30.00
715 value added 715 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,610 +35.00
815 815 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,730
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,896 +10.00
587 value added 587 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,377 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 321 5 375.00–405.00 $398.75 $1,280 -31.25
381 381 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,591 -2.50
439 439 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,866 +30.00
478–484 482 10 407.50–417.50 $414.53 $1,998 +54.34
487 value added 487 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,753 -50.00
555–570 557 10 370.00–395.00 $392.44 $2,186 +38.44
620 value added 620 6 362.00 $362.00 $2,244 +12.00
667 667 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,301 +47.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 -39.87
438 438 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,719 -27.50
482 482 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,880 +16.00
510 510 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,810
625 625 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,078

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,918 +30.00
493 493 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,145 +95.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 +22.59
510 510 3 405.00–435.00 $425.00 $2,168
555 555 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,581 +84.00

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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.