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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 21, 2026

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $480.54/cwt +75.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 477 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $509.32/cwt +46.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,965/hd at 582 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.50/cwt +52.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 582 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 109 0
Feeder cattle 383 109 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 145, Bulls 77) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 364 5 610.00–640.00 $615.76 $2,241 +110.76
410–447 433 5 570.00–580.00 $574.13 $2,486 +94.13
455–459 value added 458 15 570.00–575.00 $570.99 $2,615 +75.99
472–476 475 6 560.00–570.00 $566.69 $2,692 +111.69
521–536 value added 527 12 525.00–555.00 $537.71 $2,834 +77.71
525–540 530 3 510.00–550.00 $536.42 $2,843 +31.42
575 575 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,760 +15.00
582–583 value added 583 26 485.00–515.00 $512.70 $2,989 +52.70
615 615 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,768 —
627–635 value added 628 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,826 +45.00
660 660 8 417.50 $417.50 $2,756 +47.50
671 value added 671 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,885 —
745 value added 745 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,794 +10.00
778 value added 778 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,879 —
835 value added 835 8 357.50 $357.50 $2,985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 650.00 $650.00 $2,080 —
360–370 367 3 572.50–585.00 $576.59 $2,116 +96.59
437 437 2 565.00 $565.00 $2,469 —
485 485 2 565.00–575.00 $570.00 $2,764 —
490 value added 490 6 545.00 $545.00 $2,670 —
500 500 1 565.00 $565.00 $2,825 —
535–538 value added 537 5 515.00–545.00 $526.96 $2,830 —
570–576 575 11 470.00–495.00 $490.94 $2,823 —
586 value added 586 6 530.00 $530.00 $3,106 +125.00
660 660 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,739 —
682 value added 682 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,830 —
785 785 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,473 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 356 12 490.00–530.00 $523.52 $1,864 +106.02
425 425 2 520.00–530.00 $525.00 $2,231 +100.00
454 value added 454 11 515.00 $515.00 $2,338 +155.00
490–495 490 20 435.00–463.00 $461.59 $2,262 +47.06
520 520 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,288 —
546 value added 546 12 447.50 $447.50 $2,443 —
578 578 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,456 +32.56
584 value added 584 15 457.50 $457.50 $2,672 —
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
679 679 11 350.00 $350.00 $2,376 +5.00
778 778 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,334 —
781 value added 781 6 347.50 $347.50 $2,714 —
840 840 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,478 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,553 —
362–395 373 3 480.00–520.00 $505.88 $1,887 +135.88
433 433 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,165 +107.50
496 496 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,356 +85.00
508 value added 508 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,235 —
530 530 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,385 +95.00
558–585 563 5 390.00–415.00 $409.81 $2,307 —
616 value added 616 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,572 —
657–690 668 3 305.00–327.50 $319.75 $2,136 —
672 value added 672 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,419 —
720 720 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–325 315 4 550.00–605.00 $590.79 $1,861 —
370–380 375 2 540.00–580.00 $560.27 $2,101 —
436 436 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,224 —
455–480 468 2 505.00–520.00 $512.70 $2,399 +62.70
500–535 503 13 480.00–525.00 $521.32 $2,622 +96.32
571–597 580 11 430.00–445.00 $439.39 $2,548 -25.61
645 645 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —
662–675 667 15 385.00–390.00 $388.32 $2,590 —
743 743 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 610.00 $610.00 $2,044 —
365–385 375 2 500.00–580.00 $538.93 $2,021 —
410–415 413 2 550.00–570.00 $560.06 $2,313 +125.06
505–520 511 7 465.00–515.00 $497.03 $2,540 —
557 557 7 440.00 $440.00 $2,451 —
625 625 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,362 —

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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.