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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, March 7, 2026

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.13/cwt -72.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 564 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $445.00/cwt -76.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,262/hd at 508 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $448.67/cwt -31.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 485 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 383 0
Feeder cattle 579 383 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (130, Heifers 249, Bulls 200) 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
293 293 4 590.00 $590.00 $1,729 —
330 330 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,013 —
384 384 5 580.00 $580.00 $2,227 -35.76
425 425 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,168 -64.13
445 value added 445 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,247 —
495 495 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,574 -46.69
510 value added 510 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,652 -17.71
530 530 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,146 -131.42
567 567 11 470.00 $470.00 $2,665 -10.00
601 value added 601 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,554 -25.00
662 662 8 409.00 $409.00 $2,708 -8.50
671–686 value added 680 13 390.00–410.00 $402.41 $2,736 -27.59
722 722 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,491 —
703–743 value added 726 14 367.50–370.00 $368.96 $2,679 -6.04
774 value added 774 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,825 -5.00
802 value added 802 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,767 -12.50
905 value added 905 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 -115.00
475–492 490 11 445.00–500.00 $495.16 $2,426 -74.84
586 586 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,813 -10.94
637 637 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 value added 593 10 465.00 $465.00 $2,757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–329 316 16 500.00–515.00 $507.19 $1,603 —
374 374 17 495.00 $495.00 $1,851 -28.52
383 value added 383 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,685 —
437 437 8 455.00 $455.00 $1,988 -70.00
485 485 30 410.00–450.00 $448.67 $2,176 -12.92
506 506 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,049 -35.00
562–591 564 41 337.50–375.00 $372.13 $2,099 -52.87
615 615 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,876 -45.00
653–665 655 10 332.50–356.00 $351.23 $2,301 +1.23
671 value added 671 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,248 —
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 —
757 value added 757 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,328 -40.00
762 762 5 297.50 $297.50 $2,267 -2.50
815–835 825 2 260.00–285.00 $272.65 $2,249 -22.35
862 862 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,414 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 341 3 450.00–490.00 $477.11 $1,627 -12.89
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 -105.88
425 425 13 480.00 $480.00 $2,040 -20.00
487–495 488 15 360.00–435.00 $429.92 $2,098 -45.08
515 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 -80.00
554–575 555 19 310.00–370.00 $366.73 $2,035 -43.08
620 value added 620 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,124 -75.00
642 642 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 value added 569 15 370.00 $370.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,852 —
558 558 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,981 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 6 590.00 $590.00 $1,729 —
305–331 326 5 490.00–610.00 $587.53 $1,915 -3.26
365–374 373 10 485.00–560.00 $552.66 $2,061 -7.61
413–439 432 15 447.50–487.50 $477.30 $2,062 -32.70
485–490 488 2 350.00–400.00 $374.87 $1,829 -137.83
502 502 28 445.00 $445.00 $2,234 -76.32
538 value added 538 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,394 —
566–582 568 26 325.00–380.00 $372.15 $2,114 -67.24
618 value added 618 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,194 —
630–635 635 12 325.00–345.00 $326.65 $2,074 -53.35
670 670 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,295 -45.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 605.00 $605.00 $1,984 -5.00
380–390 389 8 440.00–580.00 $562.89 $2,190 +23.96
425–440 428 10 405.00–495.00 $479.07 $2,050 -80.99
477 477 13 472.50 $472.50 $2,254 —
537 537 15 415.00 $415.00 $2,229 -82.03
640 640 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,208 +70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 13 440.00 $440.00 $1,998 —
553 553 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,908 —

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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.