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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 21, 2026

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.97/cwt -15.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,589/hd at 569 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.81/cwt -27.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 562 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.25/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,117/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 719 579 0
Feeder cattle 719 579 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 260, Bulls 184) 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
340 340 3 500.00–550.00 $533.33 $1,813 -76.67
380–389 386 10 530.00–550.00 $544.10 $2,100 -35.90
429 429 15 497.50 $497.50 $2,134 -12.50
455–491 486 30 475.00–510.00 $503.38 $2,446 -16.62
505–548 544 10 467.50–480.00 $468.66 $2,550 +63.66
550–580 561 32 435.00–460.00 $454.27 $2,548 -15.73
550–587 value added 579 26 390.00–465.00 $455.83 $2,639 —
631 value added 631 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,619 -10.00
665–680 666 15 385.00–400.00 $398.98 $2,657 -10.02
688–689 value added 688 17 390.00–395.00 $392.06 $2,697 -10.35
705–737 726 3 360.00–370.00 $366.76 $2,663 +21.76
729 value added 729 10 368.00 $368.00 $2,683 -0.96
750 value added 750 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,775 +5.00
807 value added 807 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,824 +5.00
855 value added 855 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,796 —
1023 value added 1023 17 315.00 $315.00 $3,222 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,831 —
395 395 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,172 —
432 432 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,030 +20.00
460–480 value added 477 6 490.00–505.00 $502.59 $2,397 —
500–507 504 4 405.00–515.00 $460.38 $2,320 —
513 value added 513 9 525.00 $525.00 $2,693 —
566–571 567 17 450.00–455.00 $453.52 $2,571 -26.48
682 682 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,626 —
753 753 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,692 —
855 value added 855 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,571 -22.19
370–378 378 16 430.00–487.50 $483.98 $1,829 -11.02
425–433 427 26 430.00–455.00 $449.54 $1,920 -5.46
456–488 476 34 439.00–454.00 $444.50 $2,116 -4.17
485 value added 485 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,134 —
552–570 561 35 305.00–355.00 $344.22 $1,931 -27.91
567 value added 567 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,984 —
655 655 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,211 -13.73
663 value added 663 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,287 +10.00
720 720 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,376 +15.00
865 865 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,552 +15.00
900 value added 900 7 267.50 $267.50 $2,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,480 -7.11
385–389 389 16 425.00–499.00 $494.42 $1,923 +94.42
431–435 431 17 450.00–464.00 $462.34 $1,993 -17.66
454 value added 454 6 459.00 $459.00 $2,084 —
460–490 487 20 427.50–450.00 $446.34 $2,174 +16.42
517 value added 517 17 398.00 $398.00 $2,058 —
532 532 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,809 -30.00
577 577 7 347.50 $347.50 $2,005 -19.23
636 636 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,940 -42.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,839 +20.00
537 537 14 355.00 $355.00 $1,906 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 560.00 $560.00 $1,898 -27.53
385–395 392 15 520.00–540.00 $534.77 $2,096 -17.89
425 425 13 497.50 $497.50 $2,114 +20.20
478–491 480 26 442.50–457.50 $455.73 $2,188 +80.86
550 550 13 437.50 $437.50 $2,406 +65.35
620 620 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,325 +48.35
654–695 671 19 330.00–375.00 $355.38 $2,385 +12.88
757 757 12 329.00 $329.00 $2,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 520.00 $520.00 $1,628 -85.00
355–370 368 7 510.00–550.00 $544.49 $2,004 -18.40
431 431 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,069 +0.93
475–476 476 17 457.50–469.00 $467.65 $2,226 -4.85
567 567 14 430.00 $430.00 $2,438 —
605 605 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,360 +45.00
660–695 689 10 347.50–357.50 $348.70 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,533 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,873 —
555 555 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,276 +65.00

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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.