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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 2

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 17Mar 2Mar 16 →

Receipts

808 head

▲ 476 vs last sale 332▲ 194 vs year ago 614 · +31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 411, Bulls 167)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.03/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −119.02 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$247.03

81 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs VA average

−21.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	255.00	1,349	35
Medium and Large 1	580	242.70	1,408	22
Medium and Large 2	567	239.58	1,357	16thin
Medium and Large 3	505	239.00	1,207	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale81 hd

247.03

—

VA average2 barns · 98 hd

246.61

+0.43

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−21.85

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−119.02

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

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.79, low $307.53, median $366.05 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

74 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	317.80/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,074	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,230	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,277	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,397	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	313.50/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,411	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,500	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	300.98/cwt	255.00–311.00	1,478	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	511	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,290	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	286.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,556	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,554	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	279.08/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,599	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	265.80/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,587	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	251.51/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,572	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	251.51/cwt	222.00–259.00	1,670	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	235.65/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,572	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,725	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,835	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,811	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,858	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	881	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,894	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Value Added	908	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,698	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	947	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,856	12
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,097	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,920	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	722	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	875	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	273.25/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,038	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	263.17/cwt	226.00–267.00	1,011	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,018	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	263.90/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,114	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,163	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	252.06/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,091	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	478	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,205	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	254.01/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,234	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	248.30/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,217	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	496	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,280	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,207	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,303	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,182	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	240.69/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,370	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	242.70/cwt	219.00–245.00	1,408	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,460	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,400	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,467	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,362	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,418	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	219.91/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,645	80
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,858	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	970	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	303.55/cwt	267.50–318.00	974	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	310.18/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,160	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	314.12/cwt	245.00–321.00	1,200	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,344	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	312.58/cwt	269.00–316.00	1,338	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	294.99/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,419	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	285.23/cwt	261.00–297.00	1,398	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,160	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,259	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	244.01/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,391	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,485	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	198.28/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,475	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 Mar 2, 2024

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

Receipts 808Last week 332Year ago 614

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 411, Bulls 167)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	429	271.00	271.00
25	500–550	507	257.00	257.00
10	550–600	584	250.00	250.00
15	650–700	669	212.00	212.00
80	700–750	748	215.00–222.00	219.91
7	850–900	864	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	258.00	258.00
8	600–650	625	224.00	224.00
28	650–700	658	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	236.00	236.00
11	350–400	384	226.00–267.00	263.17
10	400–450	433	225.00–255.00	252.06
34	450–500	490	225.00–249.00	248.30
22	550–600	580	219.00–245.00	242.70
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
20	650–700	655	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	404	252.00	252.00
8	500–550	505	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	270.00	270.00
16	350–400	380	247.00–275.00	273.25
17	400–450	422	230.00–269.00	263.90
25	450–500	486	229.00–255.00	254.01
1	500–550	530	223.00	223.00
15	550–600	569	223.00–242.00	240.69
5	650–700	658	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	252.00	252.00
6	650–700	655	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
9	600–650	625	229.00–258.00	251.51
3	750–800	798	227.00	227.00
19	800–850	833	223.00	223.00
12	900–950	947	196.00	196.00
2	1050–1100	1,097	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	280.00–327.50	317.80
7	350–400	388	329.00	329.00
14	400–450	442	316.00	316.00
20	450–500	484	310.00	310.00
9	500–550	543	285.00–300.00	286.60
33	550–600	573	273.00–283.00	279.08
10	650–700	664	222.00–259.00	251.51
5	700–750	737	234.00	234.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	305.00–322.00	313.50
8	550–600	551	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	705	239.00	239.00
8	750–800	771	238.00	238.00
3	850–900	881	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	327.00	327.00
5	400–450	417	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	491	255.00–311.00	300.98
10	550–600	597	255.00–267.00	265.80
1	600–650	635	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	667	229.00–239.00	235.65
2	700–750	730	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	511	252.50	252.50
3	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	908	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	315.00	315.00
11	350–400	382	245.00–321.00	314.12
14	400–450	428	269.00–316.00	312.58
23	450–500	481	287.50–299.00	294.99
2	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
18	550–600	570	227.00–245.00	244.01
10	650–700	654	227.00	227.00
8	700–750	744	193.00–200.00	198.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	267.50–318.00	303.55
13	350–400	374	289.00–320.00	310.18
16	400–450	424	317.00	317.00
12	450–500	490	261.00–297.00	285.23
2	500–550	547	212.00	212.00
9	550–600	567	222.00	222.00
7	600–650	645	202.00	202.00
5	650–700	688	180.00	180.00

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.