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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 22, 2026

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 488 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $407.26/cwt -11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,028/hd at 498 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.26/cwt +35.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 622 lb · 24 head
Harrisonburg 4-weight heifers sold at $377/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $9/cwt above the VA average ($368). VA 4-weight heifers are down $59 from their mid-July peak of $420/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 344 0
Feeder cattle 355 344 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 150, Bulls 85) 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
335 335 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,139 -240.00
428–429 428 11 455.00–465.00 $460.45 $1,971 +0.21
460–491 486 13 395.00–429.00 $424.05 $2,061 -0.95
492 value added 492 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,152 —
572 572 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,259 —
602–643 value added 621 17 392.50–405.00 $398.91 $2,477 —
669 669 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,475 +13.78
700 700 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,328 -27.50
750–755 value added 751 17 327.50–344.00 $342.05 $2,569 -12.95
805 805 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,334 —
806 value added 806 4 308.00 $308.00 $2,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,627 -40.00
445 445 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 -35.00
490–498 496 5 400.00–425.00 $420.06 $2,083 —
552–595 566 3 375.00–400.00 $391.24 $2,214 —
672 672 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,218 -10.00
745 745 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,403 +8.75
884 value added 884 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,564 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 value added 716 17 347.00 $347.00 $2,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 412.50 $412.50 $1,568 -5.00
427 427 8 387.50 $387.50 $1,655 -35.00
488 488 26 380.00 $380.00 $1,854 —
516 value added 516 10 388.00 $388.00 $2,002 —
523 523 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,857 -11.92
552–560 553 15 335.00–360.00 $358.31 $1,981 +3.76
601–619 value added 611 13 360.00–364.00 $362.18 $2,213 —
635 635 11 358.00 $358.00 $2,273 +33.00
650–654 653 6 327.50–339.00 $337.09 $2,201 -4.86
712 value added 712 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,065 —
758 value added 758 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,245 -15.00
375–386 382 5 357.50–385.00 $368.31 $1,407 -56.69
420 420 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,606 -36.14
455–487 484 13 350.00–378.00 $373.96 $1,810 -11.34
551 551 7 372.00 $372.00 $2,050 +25.56
641 641 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,292 —
740 740 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,405 -144.80
372 372 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,581 -30.00
405–435 427 5 370.00–432.50 $409.93 $1,750 -25.90
487–499 498 25 375.00–410.00 $407.26 $2,028 -11.03
520 520 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,924 —
578–590 580 14 350.00–392.50 $386.32 $2,241 +5.16
656 656 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,214 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 350.00–405.00 $386.67 $1,392 -53.38
435 435 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 —
472 472 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,888 —
535 535 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 —
568 568 14 392.50 $392.50 $2,229 +32.50
673 673 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,086 -28.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 —

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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.