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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 7Feb 21Mar 7 →

Receipts

383 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 109▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 145, Bulls 77)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $516.60/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 17 of 16 comparable sales and sits +70.70 against this barn's trailing median of $445.89.

Average price

$516.60

67 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.40

vs VA average

+29.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	518.91	2,924	44
Medium and Large 2	566	512.18	2,901	23

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

516.60

—

VA average8 barns · 256 hd

482.20

+34.40

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+29.25

This barn, trailing median16 sales

445.89

+70.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $476.94, low $360.43, median $445.89 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

68 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	615.76/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,241	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	576.59/cwt	572.50–585.00	2,116	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	574.13/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,486	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,469	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	570.99/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,615	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	566.69/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,692	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	570.00/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,765	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	490	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,671	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,825	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	537.71/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,834	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	536.42/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,843	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	537	526.96/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,830	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	490.94/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,823	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,760	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	512.70/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,989	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	586	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,106	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,768	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,826	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,756	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,739	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,885	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	682	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,830	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,794	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,879	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,985	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,553	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	523.52/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,864	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	505.88/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,887	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,231	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,165	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,338	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	461.59/cwt	435.00–463.00	2,262	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,356	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,235	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,443	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	409.81/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,307	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,457	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,672	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	616	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,572	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	319.75/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,136	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	672	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,419	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,377	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,714	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	590.79/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,861	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	560.27/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,101	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	538.93/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,021	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	560.06/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,313	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,224	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	512.70/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,399	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	521.32/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,622	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	497.03/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,540	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,451	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	439.39/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,548	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	388.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,590	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,601	3

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Feb 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 383Last week 109Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 145, Bulls 77)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–580.00	538.93
2	400–450	413	550.00–570.00	560.06
7	500–550	511	465.00–515.00	497.03
7	550–600	557	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	550.00–605.00	590.79
2	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	560.27
5	400–450	436	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	468	505.00–520.00	512.70
13	500–550	503	480.00–525.00	521.32
11	550–600	580	430.00–445.00	439.39
1	600–650	645	380.00	380.00
15	650–700	667	385.00–390.00	388.32
3	700–750	743	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	458	570.00–575.00	570.99
12	500–550	527	525.00–555.00	537.71
26	550–600	583	485.00–515.00	512.70
8	600–650	628	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	671	430.00	430.00
6	700–750	745	375.00	375.00
3	750–800	778	370.00	370.00
8	800–850	835	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	610.00–640.00	615.76
5	400–450	433	570.00–580.00	574.13
6	450–500	475	560.00–570.00	566.69
3	500–550	530	510.00–550.00	536.42
3	550–600	575	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	615	450.00	450.00
8	650–700	660	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	650.00	650.00
3	350–400	367	572.50–585.00	576.59
2	400–450	437	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	485	565.00–575.00	570.00
1	500–550	500	565.00	565.00
11	550–600	575	470.00–495.00	490.94
2	650–700	660	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	545.00	545.00
5	500–550	537	515.00–545.00	526.96
6	550–600	586	530.00	530.00
4	650–700	682	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	454	515.00	515.00
12	500–550	546	447.50	447.50
15	550–600	584	457.50	457.50
6	750–800	781	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	356	490.00–530.00	523.52
2	400–450	425	520.00–530.00	525.00
20	450–500	490	435.00–463.00	461.59
3	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
10	550–600	578	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
11	650–700	679	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	778	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	840	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	373	480.00–520.00	505.88
6	400–450	433	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	496	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	563	390.00–415.00	409.81
3	650–700	668	305.00–327.50	319.75
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	616	417.50	417.50
2	650–700	672	360.00	360.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.