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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 20, 2026

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.33/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 483 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.96/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,059/hd at 569 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.46/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,631/hd at 584 lb · 20 head
Harrisonburg, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $441/cwt, which is $6/cwt above the VA average ($435) but $8/cwt under Rustburg, VA ($449). VA 4-weight heifers are down $21 from their mid-May peak of $457. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 321 315
Feeder cattle 398 321 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 163, 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
425 425 12 532.50 $532.50 $2,263 +12.50
464–494 485 16 513.00–537.50 $520.33 $2,524 +10.33
503 value added 503 5 517.50 $517.50 $2,603 +7.50
507 507 9 515.00 $515.00 $2,611 —
570–582 581 14 445.00–458.00 $457.09 $2,656 +17.09
591 value added 591 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,571 —
635 635 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,635 —
666–674 672 10 415.00–425.00 $417.97 $2,809 +32.97
732 732 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,818 +8.00
776 value added 776 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,794 —
860 860 1 355.00 $355.00 $3,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,006 +20.00
407–438 417 9 500.00–536.00 $523.41 $2,183 +5.38
496 496 10 522.00 $522.00 $2,589 +17.00
513 513 5 522.50 $522.50 $2,680 +52.50
578 578 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,514 -35.00
660 660 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,268 —
520 value added 520 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,652 —
582 value added 582 12 450.00 $450.00 $2,619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 -35.00
367 367 2 453.00 $453.00 $1,663 -47.00
430 430 10 462.50 $462.50 $1,989 -7.56
458 value added 458 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,107 —
495 495 20 420.00 $420.00 $2,079 -21.00
550 value added 550 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,131 —
565–578 575 15 350.00–367.50 $353.44 $2,032 -15.16
630 630 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,236 -7.50
659 659 7 368.00 $368.00 $2,425 —
670 value added 670 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,362 —
720–723 722 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 460.00 $460.00 $1,541 -50.00
355–385 376 8 380.00–450.00 $438.54 $1,649 -56.46
415 415 10 467.50 $467.50 $1,940 -17.50
425 value added 425 4 457.50 $457.50 $1,944 —
486 486 14 418.00 $418.00 $2,031 -35.00
510–535 527 3 340.00–392.50 $356.95 $1,881 —
571 571 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,170 +9.14
675 675 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,312 -27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 10 429.00 $429.00 $1,888 -31.00
457 457 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,851 —
546 546 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 value added 664 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,808 -20.00
352–395 368 15 485.00–520.00 $510.27 $1,878 -3.73
432 432 13 505.00 $505.00 $2,182 -5.50
493 493 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,465 +35.00
567 567 15 437.50 $437.50 $2,481 +37.50
642 642 12 402.50 $402.50 $2,584 +15.75
753 753 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 555.00 $555.00 $1,676 +10.00
377 377 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,904 +35.00
432 432 6 507.50 $507.50 $2,192 +27.50
522 522 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,506 —
565 565 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,204 +25.00
630 630 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 -4.00
680 680 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,652 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,023 +15.00

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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.