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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Jun 15

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jun 1Jun 15Jul 13 →

Receipts

386 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 511▼ 296 vs year ago 682 · −43.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 178, Bulls 61)

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 $260.82/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −105.23 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$260.82

64 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs VA average

−4.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	269.50	1,504	5thin
Medium and Large 3	564	267.00	1,506	11thin
Medium and Large 1	564	259.34	1,463	32
Medium and Large 2	560	256.81	1,438	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $66 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 sale64 hd

260.82

—

VA average9 barns · 533 hd

261.66

−0.84

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−4.55

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−105.23

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

51 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	437	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,453	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,421	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,463	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,585	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	306.91/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,734	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,670	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	286.58/cwt	247.50–310.00	1,639	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,670	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	295.00/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,708	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,725	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	277.21/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,863	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,774	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,955	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	851	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,017	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	268.27/cwt	242.50–277.50	877	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	890	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	967	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	987	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	259.52/cwt	233.00–262.00	1,100	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	254.33/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,081	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	255.15/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,258	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	265.46/cwt	238.00–268.00	1,314	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,278	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,504	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,461	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,506	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	260.22/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,473	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,669	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,627	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,653	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,683	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,687	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,736	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	271.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	884	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,219	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	319.14/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,241	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	299.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,234	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,384	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,445	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,368	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,297	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	264.41/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,512	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,373	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,641	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,499	2

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 Jun 15, 2024

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

Receipts 386Last week 511Year ago 682

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 178, Bulls 61)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	265.00	265.00
9	350–400	369	262.00	262.00
10	400–450	425	241.00–260.00	254.33
22	450–500	495	238.00–268.00	265.46
2	500–550	537	238.00	238.00
14	550–600	563	259.50	259.50
4	650–700	656	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	242.50–277.50	268.27
5	350–400	378	261.00	261.00
12	400–450	424	233.00–262.00	259.52
13	450–500	493	232.00–257.00	255.15
1	500–550	500	232.00	232.00
31	550–600	566	237.00–261.00	260.22
8	600–650	616	271.00	271.00
9	650–700	661	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	715	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	269.50	269.50
3	650–700	668	252.00	252.00
4	800–850	811	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	564	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	480	296.00	296.00
7	550–600	574	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	670	242.50	242.50
3	850–900	851	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	491	298.00	298.00
19	500–550	500	317.00	317.00
23	550–600	579	272.50–296.00	295.00
8	600–650	645	267.50	267.50
4	700–750	730	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	332.50	332.50
13	550–600	572	247.50–310.00	286.58
3	800–850	808	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	565	306.00–308.00	306.91
19	650–700	672	272.00–281.00	277.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	265.00–280.00	271.98
9	400–450	412	295.00–300.00	299.46
4	450–500	492	278.00	278.00
4	550–600	572	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	389	285.00–330.00	319.14
3	400–450	436	317.50	317.50
12	450–500	480	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	572	240.00–272.50	264.41
4	650–700	678	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	757	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	242.50	242.50

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.