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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 16, 2026

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.81/cwt ≈ $2,933/hd at 829 lb · 64 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.82/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,668/hd at 814 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.00/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 576 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 660 312
Feeder cattle 633 660 312

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 283, Bulls 137) 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
380 380 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,242 -10.00
427 427 11 570.00 $570.00 $2,434 +7.50
452–495 486 24 517.00–530.00 $519.52 $2,525 +12.25
528 528 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,508 -12.07
560–583 577 25 365.00–457.00 $444.50 $2,565 +6.42
638 value added 638 6 439.00 $439.00 $2,801 +47.19
677 677 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,742 +3.96
700–740 730 4 345.00–365.00 $360.21 $2,630 -14.38
797 value added 797 23 356.00 $356.00 $2,837 —
829–838 value added 829 64 350.00–354.00 $353.81 $2,933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,962 —
367 367 5 600.00 $600.00 $2,202 +15.00
433–445 435 6 455.00–535.00 $521.36 $2,268 +11.36
500–505 501 9 485.00–505.00 $500.52 $2,508 —
576 576 8 463.00 $463.00 $2,667 +22.49
715 715 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,663 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 5 511.00 $511.00 $2,754 —
550 value added 550 4 469.00 $469.00 $2,580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–325 319 7 490.00–525.00 $514.80 $1,642 -45.60
371 371 9 527.00 $527.00 $1,955 -9.14
432 432 12 495.00 $495.00 $2,138 -2.00
470–481 481 30 410.00–446.00 $444.83 $2,140 -9.26
576 576 33 385.00 $385.00 $2,218 -12.14
642 642 11 356.00 $356.00 $2,286 —
813–814 value added 814 34 327.00–328.00 $327.82 $2,668 -3.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 11 510.00 $510.00 $1,606 -65.00
390 390 6 529.00 $529.00 $2,063 -2.47
433 433 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,165 +5.00
452 value added 452 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,170 —
481 481 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,116 -15.47
502–540 value added 520 26 382.50–420.00 $402.01 $2,090 —
535 535 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,939 —
571–598 573 33 350.00–379.00 $376.25 $2,156 -2.80
653 653 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,383 —
658 value added 658 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,500 —
735 735 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,609 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 10 470.00 $470.00 $2,082 —
518 518 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,227 +65.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 value added 603 14 383.00 $383.00 $2,309 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,968 ±0.00
389 389 10 595.00 $595.00 $2,315 +10.07
422 422 7 550.00 $550.00 $2,321 -6.00
494 494 18 471.00 $471.00 $2,327 -11.50
545 value added 545 5 433.00 $433.00 $2,360 —
550–568 566 17 387.50–419.00 $415.40 $2,351 -17.60
620 620 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 -10.00
666 666 16 360.00 $360.00 $2,398 -6.50
668 value added 668 6 367.50 $367.50 $2,455 —
724 724 8 343.00 $343.00 $2,483 —
751 751 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,531 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 595.00 $595.00 $1,987 -5.00
420–430 421 14 460.00–557.50 $543.29 $2,287 -4.55
491 491 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,283 -20.03
540 540 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
580 580 6 393.00 $393.00 $2,279 -39.50
600 600 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 +15.00
655 655 5 338.00 $338.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 413.00 $413.00 $1,966 -42.00

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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.