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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 27

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Receipts

501 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 604▲ 269 vs year ago 232 · +115.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 150, Heifers 249, Bulls 102)

Value Added and Natural 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 $245.25/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −120.80 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$245.25

98 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs VA average

−24.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	262.00	1,522	15thin
Medium and Large 2	575	250.39	1,440	23
Medium and Large 3	545	245.00	1,335	6thin
Medium and Large 1	558	238.44	1,331	54

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale98 hd

245.25

—

VA average8 barns · 492 hd

247.58

−2.33

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.94

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−120.80

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

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,061	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,244	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,269	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,462	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,399	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,508	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	513	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,552	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	292.04/cwt	259.00–300.00	1,688	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,606	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,606	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,764	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	696	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,837	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,749	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	812	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,835	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	857	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,963	9
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,185	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,555	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	276.84/cwt	222.00–285.00	922	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,055	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	267.97/cwt	256.00–276.00	994	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	280.10/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,171	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,146	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,176	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	251.01/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,207	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	249.22/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,224	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,171	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	240.11/cwt	202.00–248.00	1,285	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	237.29/cwt	202.00–249.00	1,362	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.39/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,440	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,522	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,758	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,209	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	298.21/cwt	265.00–301.00	1,154	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,288	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,354	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,327	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,328	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,470	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	237.58/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,359	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	234.46/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,470	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,533	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,566	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,469	1

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 27, 2024

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

Receipts 501Last week 604Year ago 232

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 150, Heifers 249, Bulls 102)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	371	256.00–276.00	267.97
20	400–450	431	266.00	266.00
33	450–500	491	236.00–251.00	249.22
22	500–550	535	202.00–248.00	240.11
32	550–600	574	202.00–249.00	237.29
6	600–650	643	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	840	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	581	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
9	750–800	785	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	222.00–285.00	276.84
13	350–400	369	286.00	286.00
12	400–450	418	240.00–284.00	280.10
16	450–500	481	237.00–253.00	251.01
23	550–600	575	244.00–251.00	250.39
6	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	726	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	545	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	378	329.00	329.00
4	400–450	443	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	498	281.00	281.00
20	500–550	501	301.00	301.00
26	550–600	578	259.00–300.00	292.04
3	600–650	640	251.00	251.00
15	650–700	663	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	732	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	812	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	366	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	434	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	486	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	513	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	620	259.00	259.00
9	650–700	696	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	454	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	857	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	379	319.00	319.00
8	400–450	428	301.00	301.00
11	450–500	487	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
13	550–600	572	257.00	257.00
11	600–650	645	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	720	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	233.00	233.00
2	500–550	542	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	322.50	322.50
13	350–400	387	265.00–301.00	298.21
5	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	488	272.00	272.00
12	550–600	572	233.00–238.00	237.58
5	600–650	627	228.00–236.00	234.46
1	700–750	700	219.00	219.00
3	750–800	775	202.00	202.00
1	800–850	805	182.50	182.50

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.