Harrisonburg, Virginia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Sat, Oct 10, 2026. 25 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Saturday.
Cattle receipts
526 head
Last reported: 464 (Oct 3, 2026) Year ago: 597
500-599 lb steers
$394.61/cwt
36 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$6.69 vs last week ▼ -$2.68 vs Oct 11, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$307.22/cwt
9 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$25.28 vs last week ▼ -$26.26 vs Oct 11, 2025
Reports
25 in 12 mo
Since Oct 18, 2025 Usual day: Saturday
Prices, Oct 10, 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
4
330312-347
468.94450.00-490.00
$1,548
1
395395
365.00365.00
$1,442
13
405405
450.00450.00
$1,822
22
489489-490
407.18399.00-408.00
$1,991
1
500500
381.00381.00
$1,905
35
571571
395.00395.00
$2,255
11
631617-648
339.33330.00-347.50
$2,141
Value Added
5
634612-648
344.72322.50-380.00
$2,186
15
668668
335.00335.00
$2,238
9
677677
354.00354.00
$2,397
Value Added
5
747747
301.00301.00
$2,248
4
781781
315.00315.00
$2,460
Value Added
2
840840
309.00309.00
$2,596
4
892892
295.00295.00
$2,631
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
565565
377.00377.00
$2,130
Value Added
10
731731
323.00323.00
$2,361
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
323315-340
458.45400.00-490.00
$1,481
4
402402
427.50427.50
$1,719
Value Added
7
425422-440
400.74400.00-405.00
$1,703
6
451451
415.00415.00
$1,872
Value Added
10
492492
390.00390.00
$1,919
5
581581
370.00370.00
$2,150
1
650650
300.00300.00
$1,950
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
13
317310-319
410.27350.00-422.50
$1,301
11
375375
387.50387.50
$1,453
10
422410-423
379.32373.00-380.00
$1,601
38
492492
361.00361.00
$1,776
6
520520
331.00331.00
$1,721
Value Added
3
525515-530
319.76316.00-327.50
$1,679
32
578570-578
325.75318.00-326.00
$1,883
4
627627
323.00323.00
$2,025
Value Added
3
641641
300.00300.00
$1,923
19
663663
308.00308.00
$2,042
1
735735
294.00294.00
$2,161
3
773773
280.00280.00
$2,164
2
840840
282.00282.00
$2,369
4
918918
271.00271.00
$2,488
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
16
603603
328.00328.00
$1,978
Value Added
6
795795
305.00305.00
$2,425
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
333333
395.00395.00
$1,315
11
385380-390
381.22378.00-385.00
$1,468
5
433415-438
354.36320.00-362.50
$1,534
23
490455-493
347.53325.00-349.00
$1,703
1
540540
320.00320.00
$1,728
9
560555-561
327.39322.50-328.00
$1,833
2
642642
301.00301.00
$1,932
2
650650
286.00286.00
$1,859
6
650650
326.00326.00
$2,119
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
461461
327.50327.50
$1,510
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
313313
465.00465.00
$1,455
9
377377
455.00455.00
$1,715
7
429429-430
426.41405.00-435.00
$1,829
15
494494
409.00409.00
$2,020
10
561552-566
367.80347.50-377.50
$2,063
9
663662-675
306.97291.00-309.00
$2,035
7
777770-795
274.89262.50-280.00
$2,136
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
345345
465.00465.00
$1,604
6
425410-428
416.96375.00-425.00
$1,772
6
481481
381.00381.00
$1,833
10
553553
347.50347.50
$1,922
1
605605
320.00320.00
$1,936
3
658658
250.00250.00
$1,645
Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
468468
300.00300.00
$1,404
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 25 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$394.61
$307.22
Sep 28, 2026
$387.92
$332.50
Sep 21, 2026
$367.41
$313.62
Sep 7, 2026
$395.57
$294.77
Aug 17, 2026
$395.00
$341.04
Jul 27, 2026
$385.00
$362.79
Jul 13, 2026
$440.00
$320.00
Jun 15, 2026
$477.40
$368.33
Jun 1, 2026
$471.11
$392.83
May 11, 2026
$447.77
$356.62
Apr 27, 2026
$454.30
$385.87
Apr 20, 2026
$452.54
$372.50
Apr 13, 2026
$460.38
$365.76
Apr 6, 2026
$445.00
$365.72
Mar 16, 2026
$456.98
$368.71
Mar 2, 2026
$483.06
$365.57
Feb 16, 2026
$518.91
$373.33
Feb 2, 2026
$475.80
$365.00
Jan 5, 2026
$446.78
$340.15
Dec 15, 2025
$426.27
$350.00
Dec 1, 2025
$405.83
$310.00
Nov 10, 2025
$369.86
$311.78
Oct 27, 2025
$368.83
$329.64
Oct 20, 2025
$383.75
$323.21
Oct 13, 2025
$366.18
$330.00
Price slide, Oct 10, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$448.15
$399.83
400-499 lb
$423.08-25.07
$364.82-35.01
500-599 lb
$394.61-28.47
$326.08-38.74
600-699 lb
$341.68-52.93
$309.38-16.70
700-799 lb
$307.22-34.46
$283.50-25.88
800-899 lb
$299.67-7.55
$282.00-1.50
900-999 lb
-
$271.00-11.00
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.