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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, June 6, 2026

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.60/cwt -16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 567 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $441.00/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 491 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $371.56/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,531/hd at 681 lb · 16 head
Harrisonburg 4-weight heifers brought $452/cwt, running $7/cwt above the VA average ($445) but $3/cwt under Radiant, VA ($455). The class is down $33/cwt from its late-April peak of $462. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 633 456
Feeder cattle 321 633 456

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 165, Bulls 94) 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
345 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 —
421 421 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,189 -50.00
491 491 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,504 -9.52
536 value added 536 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,734 —
576 576 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,534 -4.50
660 660 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,541 -20.00
717 value added 717 10 396.00 $396.00 $2,839 —
720 720 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,714 +16.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,860 ±0.00
373 373 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,921 -85.00
410–433 425 6 510.00–535.00 $518.03 $2,202 -3.33
493 493 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,490 —
535 535 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,514 -30.52
553 553 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,599 +7.00
635 635 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,572 —
693 value added 693 3 409.00 $409.00 $2,834 —
790 790 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,510 —
327 327 13 515.00 $515.00 $1,684 +0.20
365–380 379 13 450.00–504.00 $500.00 $1,895 -27.00
419–445 421 11 400.00–477.50 $470.06 $1,979 -24.94
491 491 19 441.00 $441.00 $2,165 -3.83
555–570 567 21 362.50–370.00 $368.60 $2,090 -16.40
628 628 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,276 +6.50
760 760 2 351.00 $351.00 $2,668 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 8 510.00 $510.00 $1,642 ±0.00
376 376 9 495.00 $495.00 $1,861 -34.00
419 419 12 485.00 $485.00 $2,032 -15.00
496 496 12 453.00 $453.00 $2,247 +13.00
563–585 565 12 370.00–380.00 $370.86 $2,095 -5.39
581 value added 581 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,135 —
615 615 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,214 —
668 668 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,472 +5.00
689 value added 689 10 372.50 $372.50 $2,567 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,914 -10.00
557 557 2 374.00 $374.00 $2,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 580.00 $580.00 $1,624 —
331 331 11 555.00 $555.00 $1,837 -45.00
385 385 11 514.00 $514.00 $1,979 -81.00
412–437 422 10 490.00–525.00 $510.50 $2,154 -39.50
457 value added 457 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,194 —
493 493 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,292 -6.00
589 589 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,356 -15.40
616–645 633 7 385.00–388.00 $386.75 $2,448 +36.75
726 726 4 339.00 $339.00 $2,461 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 545.00 $545.00 $1,837 -50.00
350 350 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
433 433 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,078 -63.29
484 484 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,154 -20.00
590 590 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,154 -28.00
647 647 2 399.00 $399.00 $2,582 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,974 +7.00
572 572 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,259 —

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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.