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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 7

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 17Sep 7Sep 21 →

Receipts

692 head

▲ 394 vs last sale 298▼ 183 vs year ago 875 · −20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 304, Bulls 146)

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 $239.57/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −126.48 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$239.57

76 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs VA average

−1.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	243.71	1,368	33
Medium and Large 3	506	238.00	1,204	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	236.04	1,280	35

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale76 hd

239.57

—

VA average8 barns · 385 hd

230.79

+8.79

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−1.12

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−126.48

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	867	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	272.33/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,002	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	311.20/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,323	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,177	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	461	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,056	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	289.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,421	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	526	241.59/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,271	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,474	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	272.50/cwt	246.00–277.00	1,523	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	571	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,490	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,566	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	602	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,487	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,588	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	235.09/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,486	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Value Added	662	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,509	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	237.27/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,590	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	253.89/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,721	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	692	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,716	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,802	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,860	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	223.24/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,802	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	905	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	273.66/cwt	232.50–282.50	892	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	279.43/cwt	233.00–282.00	1,065	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	257.12/cwt	227.50–259.00	1,124	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	252.64/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,225	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	251.59/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,233	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	493	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,228	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	506	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,204	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	528	235.16/cwt	201.00–245.00	1,242	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,348	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	237.52/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,347	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	240.78/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,387	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,412	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	616	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,423	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	225.79/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,418	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,395	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,430	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,460	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,393	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,255	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	186.78/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,556	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	927	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,038	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	261.13/cwt	239.00–288.00	1,005	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	284.82/cwt	247.50–287.50	1,230	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	285.23/cwt	247.50–290.00	1,375	34
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	282.05/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,365	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,236	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,461	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	229.70/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,429	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	224.81/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,524	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,576	5

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 Sep 7, 2024

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

Receipts 692Last week 298Year ago 875

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 304, Bulls 146)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	277.50	277.50
4	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
11	450–500	490	237.00–253.00	251.59
13	550–600	567	226.00–241.00	237.52
6	600–650	637	219.00	219.00
7	700–750	733	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	249.00	249.00
22	500–550	528	201.00–245.00	235.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	539	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	601	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	232.50–282.50	273.66
18	350–400	381	233.00–282.00	279.43
32	400–450	437	227.50–259.00	257.12
47	450–500	485	236.00–253.00	252.64
1	500–550	505	236.00	236.00
21	550–600	576	229.00–242.00	240.78
21	650–700	656	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	765	164.00	164.00
4	800–850	833	183.00–188.00	186.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	628	220.00–229.00	225.79
9	700–750	702	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	616	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	250.00–260.00	255.07
3	350–400	368	235.00–290.00	272.33
13	400–450	425	265.00–315.00	311.20
38	450–500	491	280.00–290.00	289.50
35	550–600	559	246.00–277.00	272.50
18	650–700	670	224.00–240.00	237.27
3	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	780	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	805	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	551	267.50	267.50
5	600–650	632	227.00–242.00	235.09
1	700–750	705	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	269.00	269.00
8	600–650	613	259.00	259.00
17	650–700	678	250.00–256.00	253.89
5	800–850	807	212.50–226.00	223.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	692	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	229.00	229.00
18	500–550	526	239.00–244.00	241.59
2	650–700	662	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	602	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	571	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	277.50	277.50
7	350–400	385	239.00–288.00	261.13
15	400–450	432	247.50–287.50	284.82
34	450–500	482	247.50–290.00	285.23
2	500–550	517	239.00	239.00
24	550–600	564	259.00	259.00
7	650–700	678	214.00–229.00	224.81
5	700–750	733	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	379	274.00	274.00
12	400–450	428	255.00	255.00
14	450–500	484	255.00–284.00	282.05
7	600–650	622	225.00–242.00	229.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	201.00	201.00

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.