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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 20

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Receipts

604 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 439▼ 29 vs year ago 633 · −4.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 267, Bulls 141)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned & 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 $230.40/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −135.65 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$230.40

69 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$0.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

vs VA average

−34.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	230.53	1,252	41
Medium and Large 1	549	230.27	1,264	22
Medium and Large 1-2	535	230.00	1,231	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.53/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd

230.40

—

VA average9 barns · 542 hd

241.49

−11.09

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−34.12

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−135.65

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

70 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	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	990	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	390	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,244	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,327	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	298.70/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,272	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,331	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	457	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,449	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,463	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,332	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	487	301.15/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,467	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	515	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,566	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,427	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,652	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	292.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,646	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	582	288.62/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,680	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,520	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,810	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,832	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,633	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	702	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,530	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	760	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,516	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,757	14
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,036	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,865	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	897	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	839	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	267.22/cwt	245.00–270.00	999	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	247.84/cwt	242.50–250.00	952	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,109	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	256.89/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,087	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	254.00/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,077	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	453	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,123	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,171	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	486	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,011	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	255.01/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,244	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	233.52/cwt	202.00–235.00	1,151	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,032	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	539	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,272	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	224.19/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,208	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	234.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,303	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,352	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,448	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	221.40/cwt	199.00–225.00	1,415	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,463	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,418	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,783	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,059	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	288.71/cwt	279.00–292.00	970	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	292.70/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,118	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	284.71/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,090	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,083	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,207	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	279.84/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,198	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	451	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,128	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	267.95/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,275	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	256.70/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,268	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,503	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,445	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,490	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,606	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	4

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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 604Last week 439Year ago 633

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 267, Bulls 141)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	426	273.00–305.00	298.70
3	450–500	478	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	515	277.00	277.00
16	550–600	563	280.00–300.00	292.29
10	650–700	658	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	420	316.00	316.00
7	500–550	549	301.00	301.00
14	650–700	676	271.00	271.00
14	750–800	781	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	702	218.00	218.00
4	1000–1050	1,036	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	319.00	319.00
4	450–500	457	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	515	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	487	295.00–306.00	301.15
20	550–600	582	250.00–295.00	288.62
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
17	750–800	760	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	445	299.00	299.00
3	450–500	481	277.00	277.00
6	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
3	600–650	618	246.00	246.00
2	650–700	692	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	656	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	257.50	257.50
7	350–400	384	242.50–250.00	247.84
11	400–450	424	235.00–256.00	254.00
22	450–500	493	202.00–235.00	233.52
3	500–550	511	202.00	202.00
19	550–600	555	230.00–235.00	234.73
14	600–650	639	199.00–225.00	221.40
10	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	775	183.00	183.00
2	850–900	895	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	453	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	208.00	208.00
17	500–550	539	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	389	285.00	285.00
15	450–500	463	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	275.00	275.00
9	350–400	374	245.00–270.00	267.22
8	400–450	423	235.00–260.00	256.89
15	450–500	488	225.00–257.00	255.01
19	500–550	539	223.00–230.00	224.19
5	550–600	573	236.00	236.00
9	600–650	638	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	849	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	279.00–292.00	288.71
8	350–400	382	277.00–295.00	292.70
16	400–450	422	286.00	286.00
13	450–500	494	255.00–257.00	256.70
9	550–600	569	254.00	254.00
4	600–650	645	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	320.00	320.00
9	350–400	383	266.00–290.00	284.71
16	400–450	428	262.50–281.00	279.84
14	450–500	476	250.00–271.00	267.95
16	550–600	563	267.00	267.00
4	650–700	658	244.00	244.00
4	750–800	765	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	384	282.00	282.00
4	450–500	451	250.00	250.00

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.