Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2024-10-12

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

555 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 506▼ 237 vs year ago 792 · −29.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 272, Bulls 80)

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 $219.53/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −146.52 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$219.53

49 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

vs VA average

−33.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	577	229.67	1,324	12thin
Medium and Large 1	547	216.24	1,183	37

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale49 hd

219.53

—

VA average10 barns · 593 hd

228.48

−8.95

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−33.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−146.52

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

55 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	323	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	945	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	294.89/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,079	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	306.29/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,130	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	272.05/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,107	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,228	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	257.52/cwt	221.00–273.00	1,270	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	262.26/cwt	233.00–272.00	1,359	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,420	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	241.46/cwt	219.00–243.00	1,400	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,555	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	724	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,520	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,553	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	248.27/cwt	226.00–250.00	807	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	260.05/cwt	212.00–265.00	892	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	243.41/cwt	201.00–260.00	910	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	245.87/cwt	201.00–249.00	942	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	240.69/cwt	209.00–248.00	1,021	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	236.29/cwt	217.00–249.00	1,028	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,069	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	483	230.75/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,115	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	245.33/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,195	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	238.93/cwt	209.00–243.00	1,180	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	203.76/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,039	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	223.84/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,276	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,374	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,320	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,427	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,465	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,208	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	188.72/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,370	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,901	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,038	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,088	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	289.18/cwt	237.00–305.00	1,116	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	292.10/cwt	245.00–296.00	1,250	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,274	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,290	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	248.49/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,302	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,231	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,379	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	221.64/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,445	11

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 Oct 12, 2024

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

Receipts 555Last week 506Year ago 792

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 272, Bulls 80)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	317.50	317.50
7	350–400	369	297.50–312.50	306.29
13	400–450	419	293.00	293.00
35	450–500	493	221.00–273.00	257.52
29	500–550	518	233.00–272.00	262.26
32	550–600	580	219.00–243.00	241.46
6	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
8	650–700	682	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	736	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	292.50	292.50
4	350–400	366	285.00–305.00	294.89
16	400–450	407	266.00–289.00	272.05
1	550–600	595	226.00	226.00
5	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	815	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	351	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	724	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	325	226.00–250.00	248.27
15	350–400	383	201.00–249.00	245.87
13	400–450	435	217.00–249.00	236.29
14	450–500	487	223.00–247.00	245.33
1	500–550	530	218.00	218.00
7	550–600	584	226.00	226.00
5	650–700	669	219.00	219.00
3	700–750	726	182.00–192.00	188.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	212.00–265.00	260.05
13	350–400	374	201.00–260.00	243.41
37	400–450	424	209.00–248.00	240.69
56	450–500	494	209.00–243.00	238.93
14	500–550	510	201.00–213.00	203.76
23	550–600	570	201.00–226.00	223.84
12	650–700	667	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	700	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	212.50	212.50
8	450–500	483	224.00–235.00	230.75
4	550–600	575	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	860	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	675	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	718	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	300.00–302.00	301.35
6	400–450	441	289.00	289.00
12	450–500	498	259.00	259.00
8	550–600	577	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	308.00	308.00
6	350–400	386	237.00–305.00	289.18
13	400–450	428	245.00–296.00	292.10
15	500–550	524	237.00–256.00	248.49
2	550–600	557	221.00	221.00
11	650–700	652	202.00–226.00	221.64

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.