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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

333 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 324▼ 172 vs year ago 505 · −34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 184, Bulls 59)

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 $257.64/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −108.41 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$257.64

86 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

vs VA average

−12.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	264.27	1,412	39
Medium and Large 3	537	259.00	1,391	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	251.46	1,401	29
Medium and Large 2	566	248.60	1,407	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $5 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 sale86 hd

257.64

—

VA average8 barns · 451 hd

248.94

+8.69

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−12.36

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−108.41

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

52 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	338.75/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,338	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,541	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	301.25/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,479	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,652	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,308	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	552	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,587	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,772	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,839	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,807	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,905	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	283.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,825	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,831	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,991	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,021	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	293.21/cwt	269.00–305.00	1,120	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,194	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,241	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,242	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,174	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	276.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,308	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	269.27/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,298	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,391	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	251.46/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,401	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,376	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	263.57/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,481	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	568	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,414	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,677	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,745	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,282	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,180	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	317.80/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,300	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,402	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,509	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,554	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,656	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 May 18, 2024

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

Receipts 333Last week 324Year ago 505

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 184, Bulls 59)

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	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	409	295.00–322.50	317.80
3	450–500	473	319.00	319.00
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	723	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	426	329.00	329.00
4	450–500	493	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	670	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	500	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	552	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	690	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	330.00–347.50	338.75
4	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
10	450–500	493	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
9	550–600	559	317.00	317.00
4	600–650	643	265.00–290.00	283.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	325.00	325.00
7	550–600	564	326.00	326.00
3	700–750	718	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	862	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	260.00–325.00	301.25
10	600–650	633	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	521	251.00	251.00
3	550–600	583	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	785	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	311.00	311.00
9	400–450	427	275.00	275.00
19	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
20	550–600	562	236.00–265.00	263.57
6	650–700	655	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	762	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	557	210.00–260.00	251.46
24	650–700	693	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	382	269.00–305.00	293.21
5	400–450	407	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	276.58
2	550–600	557	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	303.00	303.00
8	500–550	537	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	482	269.00–270.00	269.27
8	550–600	568	249.00	249.00

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.