Harrisonburg, Virginia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Thu, Oct 8, 2026. 14 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Thursday.
Receipts
206 head
Last reported: 405 (Sep 10, 2026) Year ago: 631
500-599 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1-2, this sale
700-799 lb steers
$330.00/cwt
12 head, M&L 1-2 ▼ -$2.50 vs Sep 10, 2026 no change vs Oct 9, 2025
Reports
14 in 12 mo
Since Oct 23, 2025 Usual day: Thursday
Prices, Oct 8, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
320320
445.00445.00
$1,424
7
456456
450.00450.00
$2,052
3
472470-475
453.32450.00-455.00
$2,140
Value Added
7
519519
427.50427.50
$2,219
14
576576
384.00380.00-388.00
$2,212
3
628628
355.00355.00
$2,229
4
690690
365.00365.00
$2,518
Value Added
5
841841
295.00295.00
$2,481
Value Added
2
885885
270.00270.00
$2,390
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
685685
345.00345.00
$2,363
12
745745
330.00330.00
$2,458
Value Added
6
802802
305.00305.00
$2,446
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
346346
460.00460.00
$1,592
1
535535
330.00330.00
$1,766
Value Added
1
585585
380.00380.00
$2,223
Value Added
1
750750
255.00255.00
$1,912
1
1,0351035
262.50262.50
$2,717
Value Added
Feeder steers, Small 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
315315
360.00360.00
$1,134
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
400400
375.00375.00
$1,500
7
519500-533
342.06340.00-345.00
$1,775
1
815815
258.00258.00
$2,103
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
513513
350.00350.00
$1,796
7
541541
325.00325.00
$1,758
Value Added
12
605605
320.00320.00
$1,936
Value Added
3
658658
290.00290.00
$1,908
Value Added
11
718718
285.00285.00
$2,046
4
780780
262.50262.50
$2,048
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
365365
357.50350.00-365.00
$1,305
2
435435
345.00345.00
$1,501
Feeder heifers, Small 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
455455
290.00290.00
$1,320
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
475470-480
374.74350.00-400.00
$1,780
2
638630-645
305.65250.00-360.00
$1,950
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
548548
352.50352.50
$1,932
1
600600
300.00300.00
$1,800
Feeder dairy steers, Large 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
18
920920
230.00230.00
$2,116
16
1,0421042
243.00243.00
$2,532
23
1,2121212
229.50229.50
$2,782
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 14 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
-
$330.00
Sep 7, 2026
$382.81
$332.50
Aug 10, 2026
$396.84
$338.09
Jul 6, 2026
$469.68
$362.85
Jun 8, 2026
$483.00
$389.97
May 11, 2026
$485.00
$386.00
Apr 6, 2026
$481.46
$371.38
Mar 30, 2026
$510.15
$400.99
Mar 9, 2026
$497.22
$377.17
Feb 9, 2026
$475.00
$362.77
Jan 5, 2026
$425.35
-
Dec 8, 2025
$422.17
-
Nov 10, 2025
$385.17
$320.29
Oct 20, 2025
$423.18
-
Price slide, Oct 8, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
500-599 lb
-
$338.33
600-699 lb
$345.00
$314.00-24.33
700-799 lb
$330.00-15.00
$279.00-35.00
800-899 lb
$305.00-25.00
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.