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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Receipts

568 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 555▲ 107 vs year ago 461 · +23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 254, Bulls 147)

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 $222.27/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −143.78 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$222.27

73 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs VA average

−35.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	223.00	1,249	9thin
Medium and Large 1	565	222.17	1,255	64

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale73 hd

222.27

—

VA average9 barns · 680 hd

225.67

−3.39

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−35.54

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−143.78

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

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,159	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	272.26/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,201	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,086	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	288.31/cwt	239.00–302.00	1,384	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	276.67/cwt	210.00–279.00	1,444	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,211	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,330	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	263.82/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,504	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	242.52/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,496	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	618	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,471	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,571	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,640	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,654	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	733	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,341	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,839	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Value Added	955	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,557	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	845	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	252.90/cwt	211.00–257.00	824	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	964	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,002	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	401	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	902	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	260.59/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,110	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	234.91/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,010	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	255.18/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,100	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	223.87/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,081	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	229.66/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,125	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	496	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,032	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	221.25/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,259	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,298	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,434	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,435	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,512	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,540	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,532	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	294.62/cwt	250.00–306.00	999	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	304.57/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,151	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,096	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	275.89/cwt	239.00–285.00	1,164	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	275.40/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,170	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,083	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	265.36/cwt	226.00–267.00	1,287	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,309	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	240.35/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,312	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	557	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,086	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	233.07/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,335	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	245.33/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,416	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,453	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	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 Oct 19, 2024

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

Receipts 568Last week 555Year ago 461

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 254, Bulls 147)

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
11	300–350	326	211.00–257.00	252.90
4	350–400	378	255.00	255.00
18	400–450	426	249.00–262.00	260.59
16	450–500	483	223.00–224.00	223.87
9	550–600	560	223.00	223.00
3	650–700	658	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	270.00	270.00
11	350–400	387	259.00	259.00
14	400–450	431	231.00–259.00	255.18
52	450–500	490	212.00–230.00	229.66
60	550–600	569	211.00–222.00	221.25
1	600–650	635	211.00	211.00
11	650–700	677	212.00	212.00
2	700–750	727	208.00	208.00
4	900–950	901	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	225.00	225.00
6	450–500	496	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	220.00–265.00	234.91
4	500–550	506	236.00	236.00
7	750–800	751	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	615	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	236.00	236.00
7	500–550	522	232.00	232.00
2	550–600	552	241.00	241.00
9	600–650	617	237.00–247.00	242.52
4	700–750	716	229.00	229.00
8	850–900	880	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	441	249.00–280.00	272.26
31	450–500	480	239.00–302.00	288.31
30	500–550	522	210.00–279.00	276.67
27	550–600	570	262.00–267.00	263.82
19	600–650	649	242.00	242.00
4	700–750	732	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	618	238.00	238.00
4	700–750	733	183.00	183.00
1	950–1000	955	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	625	228.00	228.00
3	650–700	668	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	250.00–306.00	294.62
17	350–400	378	292.50–308.00	304.57
15	400–450	422	239.00–285.00	275.89
27	450–500	485	226.00–267.00	265.36
9	500–550	546	235.00–241.00	240.35
16	550–600	577	235.00–246.00	245.33
14	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	730	199.00	199.00
5	750–800	762	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	290.00	290.00
10	400–450	425	271.00–286.00	275.40
5	450–500	494	265.00	265.00
7	550–600	573	215.00–236.00	233.07
2	650–700	650	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	226.00	226.00
2	550–600	557	195.00	195.00

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.