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Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Saturday, August 1, 2026

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $418.29/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 479 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $367.47/cwt +47.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 717 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.55/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 574 lb · 28 head
Harrisonburg, VA 7-weight steers sold at $363/cwt. VA 7-weight steers are down $33 from their late-June peak of $401/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 256 355
Feeder cattle 344 256 355

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 149, Bulls 97) 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 5 580.00 $580.00 $1,862 +90.00
385 385 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,829 —
401–445 408 12 450.00–462.50 $460.24 $1,878 +40.00
498 498 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,116 +6.75
530 530 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,040 —
602–605 603 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,171 —
650–660 655 6 352.50–360.00 $356.22 $2,333 —
702 value added 702 14 376.00 $376.00 $2,640 —
731 731 16 360.00 $360.00 $2,632 +40.00
751 value added 751 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,666 —
775 775 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 560.00 $560.00 $1,932 —
390 390 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,774 -20.00
420 420 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,890 +5.00
460 460 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 —
512 512 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,163 +27.50
610–645 628 2 355.00–365.00 $359.86 $2,260 —
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 -25.00
722 722 4 310.00–317.50 $313.75 $2,265 +3.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 400.00–430.00 $415.48 $1,288 —
374 374 13 417.50 $417.50 $1,561 —
425 425 8 422.50 $422.50 $1,796 +26.26
492 value added 492 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,870 +40.00
500–515 502 10 340.00–370.00 $366.92 $1,842 -15.08
574–575 574 28 342.50–356.00 $354.55 $2,035 -6.30
642 642 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,086 -17.00
657–660 658 20 340.00–343.00 $341.95 $2,250 —
667 value added 667 4 348.00 $348.00 $2,321 —
836 836 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,236 -37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
377 377 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,602 +30.00
405–424 421 7 385.00–424.00 $418.64 $1,762 +13.64
475–494 492 10 360.00–388.00 $385.30 $1,896 +20.30
515 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 —
565–572 571 7 340.00–347.50 $346.44 $1,978 -22.56
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 +20.00
760 760 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 —
840 value added 840 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 value added 572 11 369.00 $369.00 $2,111 —
662 value added 662 5 348.00 $348.00 $2,304 +16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–243 242 4 520.00–560.00 $550.09 $1,331 —
331–340 333 4 520.00–560.00 $549.80 $1,831 —
390 390 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,774 -20.00
400–425 420 5 432.50–450.00 $435.83 $1,830 -9.17
453–498 479 37 392.50–445.00 $418.29 $2,004 -6.71
562–588 574 23 377.50–382.50 $381.16 $2,188 +11.16
650 650 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,480 —
375–380 379 8 415.00–445.00 $440.05 $1,668 +10.05
585 585 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 —
655–675 662 3 335.00–340.00 $338.30 $2,240 —
772 772 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,393 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 —

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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.