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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 11

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Mar 21Apr 11Apr 18 →

Receipts

876 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 719▲ 377 vs year ago 499 · +75.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 372, Heifers 344, Bulls 160)

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 $447.81/cwt on 71 head, down $14.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 16 comparable sales and sits +1.92 against this barn's trailing median of $445.89.

Average price

$447.81

▼ 14.95 vs prior sale

71 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$16.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.50

vs VA average

−43.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	461.67	2,520	12thin
Medium and Large 1	567	445.00	2,524	59

One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about −$4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

447.81

—

VA average10 barns · 622 hd

485.32

−37.50

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−43.02

This barn, trailing median16 sales

445.89

+1.92

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

67 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,022	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,025	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,262	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,262	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	551.94/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,307	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	555.67/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,423	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	466	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,656	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,494	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	496.40/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,417	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,571	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	438.50/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,464	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,679	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	455.92/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,626	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	438.15/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,664	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	427.89/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,696	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,703	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,709	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	413.44/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,795	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,727	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,892	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	364.49/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,828	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,812	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,861	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	904	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,929	41
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,009	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,077	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,554	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,705	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	492.84/cwt	450.00–507.50	1,848	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	508.48/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,973	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,050	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	456.30/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,948	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,987	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	478	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,199	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	438.09/cwt	410.00–439.00	2,120	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,142	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	398.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,126	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	538	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,098	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	369.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,093	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	361.15/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,066	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	584	380.22/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,220	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	350.88/cwt	325.00–352.00	2,312	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,370	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,399	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	862	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,543	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	609.06/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,949	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,983	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,117	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	586.20/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,286	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	409	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,290	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	555.29/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,404	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	530.05/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,311	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,292	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,364	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	433.38/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,431	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,437	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	402.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,592	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	384.95/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,525	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,512	8

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 Apr 11, 2026

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

Receipts 876Last week 719Year ago 499

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 372, Heifers 344, Bulls 160)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
18	750–800	763	335.00	335.00
6	850–900	862	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	495.00	495.00
6	350–400	388	475.00–515.00	508.48
31	400–450	427	405.00–460.00	456.30
31	450–500	484	410.00–439.00	438.09
40	550–600	566	360.00–370.00	369.75
10	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	760	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	478	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	538	390.00	390.00
15	550–600	584	367.50–385.00	380.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	679	349.00	349.00
8	700–750	716	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	507.50	507.50
8	350–400	375	450.00–507.50	492.84
21	400–450	427	480.00	480.00
27	450–500	488	439.00	439.00
8	500–550	533	390.00–400.00	398.79
28	550–600	572	350.00–362.00	361.15
24	650–700	659	325.00–352.00	350.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	525.00	525.00
22	550–600	576	447.50–475.00	455.92
12	600–650	630	425.00–430.00	427.89
24	650–700	676	410.00–417.50	413.44
6	700–750	732	372.50	372.50
74	750–800	776	345.00–369.00	364.49
28	800–850	819	340.00–345.00	343.34
41	900–950	904	324.00	324.00
8	1000–1050	1,009	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	570.00	570.00
5	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
5	550–600	553	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	390	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	418	550.00–555.00	551.94
3	450–500	486	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	570	470.00	470.00
7	600–650	608	427.50–440.00	438.15
1	700–750	700	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	630.00	630.00
13	350–400	377	600.00	600.00
7	400–450	436	530.00–560.00	555.67
41	450–500	487	475.00–497.50	496.40
37	550–600	562	430.00–439.00	438.50
2	600–650	645	420.00	420.00
3	750–800	756	382.50	382.50
2	850–900	867	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	636	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	550.00–630.00	609.06
5	350–400	378	560.00	560.00
16	400–450	433	555.00–560.00	555.29
14	450–500	485	472.50	472.50
2	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
28	550–600	561	400.00–436.00	433.38
9	650–700	656	365.00–387.50	384.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	610.00	610.00
15	350–400	390	530.00–590.00	586.20
3	400–450	436	500.00–545.00	530.05
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
12	500–550	503	470.00	470.00
18	550–600	568	429.00	429.00
10	600–650	644	400.00–415.00	402.43
8	700–750	723	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	560.00	560.00

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.