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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, April 11, 2026

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.19/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,831/hd at 775 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.00/cwt -9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 567 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $498.35/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,423/hd at 486 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 719 499
Feeder cattle 876 719 499

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 372, Heifers 344, Bulls 160) 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
321 321 7 630.00 $630.00 $2,022 +96.67
377 377 13 600.00 $600.00 $2,262 +55.90
435–440 436 7 530.00–560.00 $555.67 $2,423 +58.17
475 value added 475 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,494 —
487 487 41 475.00–497.50 $496.40 $2,417 -6.98
561–582 562 37 430.00–439.00 $438.50 $2,464 -15.77
554–586 value added 576 22 447.50–475.00 $455.92 $2,626 +0.09
625–638 value added 630 12 425.00–430.00 $427.89 $2,696 +12.89
645 645 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,709 —
665–678 value added 676 24 410.00–417.50 $413.44 $2,795 +21.38
732 value added 732 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,727 +4.50
756 756 3 382.50 $382.50 $2,892 —
771–777 value added 776 74 345.00–369.00 $364.49 $2,828 -5.51
807–843 value added 819 28 340.00–345.00 $343.34 $2,812 -6.66
867 867 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,861 —
904 value added 904 41 324.00 $324.00 $2,929 —
1009 value added 1009 8 305.00 $305.00 $3,077 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,025 +50.00
390 390 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,262 +30.00
405–426 418 5 550.00–555.00 $551.94 $2,307 +81.94
466 value added 466 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,656 +67.41
486 486 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,333 —
529 value added 529 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,407 -70.00
553 value added 553 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,571 —
570 570 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,679 +16.48
604–630 608 7 427.50–440.00 $438.15 $2,664 —
700 700 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 value added 636 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 7 495.00 $495.00 $1,554 +10.00
380–390 388 6 475.00–515.00 $508.48 $1,973 +24.50
417–435 427 31 405.00–460.00 $456.30 $1,948 +6.76
470–484 484 31 410.00–439.00 $438.09 $2,120 -6.41
488 value added 488 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,172 +5.00
565–566 566 40 360.00–370.00 $369.75 $2,093 +25.53
665 665 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +2.50
760 760 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,546 —
763 value added 763 18 335.00 $335.00 $2,556 —
862 value added 862 6 295.00 $295.00 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 507.50 $507.50 $1,705 +37.50
372–382 375 8 450.00–507.50 $492.84 $1,848 -1.58
427 427 21 480.00 $480.00 $2,050 +17.66
478 value added 478 11 460.00 $460.00 $2,199 +1.00
488 488 27 439.00 $439.00 $2,142 -7.34
515–535 533 8 390.00–400.00 $398.79 $2,126 +58.79
538 value added 538 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,098 -8.00
567–572 572 28 350.00–362.00 $361.15 $2,066 +13.65
579–598 value added 584 15 367.50–385.00 $380.22 $2,220 —
655–659 659 24 325.00–352.00 $350.88 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 value added 679 17 349.00 $349.00 $2,370 —
716 value added 716 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,399 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,987 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 320 8 550.00–630.00 $609.06 $1,949 +49.06
365–381 378 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,117 +25.23
400–435 433 16 555.00–560.00 $555.29 $2,404 +57.79
485 485 14 472.50 $472.50 $2,292 +16.77
500 500 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,275 —
560–572 561 28 400.00–436.00 $433.38 $2,431 -4.12
654–670 656 9 365.00–387.50 $384.95 $2,525 +29.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 610.00 $610.00 $1,982 +90.00
370–391 390 15 530.00–590.00 $586.20 $2,286 +41.71
435–437 436 3 500.00–545.00 $530.05 $2,311 +50.05
460 460 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 +2.35
502–515 503 12 470.00 $470.00 $2,364 —
568 568 18 429.00 $429.00 $2,437 -1.00
620–648 644 10 400.00–415.00 $402.43 $2,592 —
723 723 8 347.50 $347.50 $2,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,290 —

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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.