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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.37/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,210/hd at 572 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $435.22/cwt -13.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 586 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $455.36/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 488 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 660 682 611
Feeder cattle 660 682 611

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 280, Bulls 192) 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
377 377 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,262 +19.95
435 435 12 562.50 $562.50 $2,447 +15.00
492 492 22 490.00–509.00 $507.27 $2,496 +6.93
533 value added 533 6 515.00 $515.00 $2,745 +54.78
505–545 543 18 470.00–488.00 $487.07 $2,645 —
566–578 value added 569 11 360.00–450.00 $425.08 $2,419 —
565–595 591 39 425.00–440.00 $438.08 $2,589 -10.78
623–630 value added 626 5 350.00–420.00 $391.81 $2,453 +21.81
635–640 640 10 329.50–424.00 $414.62 $2,654 —
670–685 672 7 392.50–402.50 $401.04 $2,695 +30.31
672 value added 672 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,621 —
705–720 716 5 350.00–382.50 $374.59 $2,682 -0.41
743 value added 743 11 391.00 $391.00 $2,905 —
855 value added 855 5 352.50 $352.50 $3,014 —
880 880 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,970 —
905 905 1 337.50 $337.50 $3,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 15 361.00 $361.00 $2,646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,147 —
425 425 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,168 -40.00
460 460 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,208 —
550–594 588 7 437.50–460.00 $440.51 $2,590 -11.99
676 676 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,704 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 334 10 470.00–570.00 $560.40 $1,872 +10.40
365–378 377 12 515.00–538.00 $536.14 $2,021 +17.28
423 423 19 497.00 $497.00 $2,102 +18.28
465–481 480 16 440.00–455.00 $454.09 $2,180 +27.23
550–567 564 43 350.00–400.00 $397.14 $2,240 +14.64
590 value added 590 19 362.00 $362.00 $2,136 —
650 650 11 359.00 $359.00 $2,334 +12.00
663 value added 663 3 359.00 $359.00 $2,380 —
701 value added 701 18 345.00 $345.00 $2,418 +13.00
726 726 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,396 +5.00
808 value added 808 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,674 —
853 853 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,340 —
333 333 8 575.00 $575.00 $1,915 +41.94
385 385 17 505.00–535.00 $531.47 $2,046 +41.47
426 426 14 495.00 $495.00 $2,109 +6.14
455–491 487 19 454.00–469.00 $455.47 $2,218 +3.13
490 value added 490 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,230 —
561–598 578 17 377.00–381.00 $379.05 $2,191 +3.40
645 645 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,303 +5.00
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 value added 572 10 373.00 $373.00 $2,134 -11.00
635 635 6 363.00 $363.00 $2,305 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,883 -29.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 600.00 $600.00 $2,010 -20.00
366–370 368 5 570.00–595.00 $584.93 $2,153 +9.93
427 427 24 556.00 $556.00 $2,374 +40.58
486 486 21 482.50 $482.50 $2,345 +32.50
547 547 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,297 +20.00
562 562 23 433.00 $433.00 $2,433 +13.00
640 640 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,304 +35.00
660 660 20 357.50–367.50 $366.50 $2,419 +4.00
755 755 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,548 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 6 630.00 $630.00 $1,871 —
323 323 9 600.00 $600.00 $1,938 ±0.00
376 376 7 602.50 $602.50 $2,265 +32.50
400–423 420 7 547.50–550.00 $547.84 $2,301 +147.84
472–478 477 14 470.00–487.50 $485.03 $2,314 +26.59
558 558 11 432.50 $432.50 $2,413 +37.50
578 value added 578 8 427.00 $427.00 $2,468 —
626 626 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,316 +20.00
753–770 754 12 325.00–342.00 $340.55 $2,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 502.50 $502.50 $2,211 —
486 486 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,211 —

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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.