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.
Cattle 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.