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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Dec 21

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Dec 7Dec 21Jan 4 →

Receipts

345 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 670▼ 16 vs year ago 361 · −4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 130, Bulls 121)

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 $237.80/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −128.25 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$237.80

40 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.17

vs VA average

−47.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	244.00	1,366	9thin
Medium and Large 2	553	239.17	1,323	6thin
Medium and Large 1	580	235.24	1,365	25

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $1 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 sale40 hd

237.80

—

VA average7 barns · 305 hd

249.97

−12.17

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−47.15

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−128.25

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

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	307	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,397	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,587	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	359.79/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,547	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,550	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,599	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,579	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,528	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,720	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,740	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,812	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,663	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,889	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,892	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	882	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,037	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	301	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	918	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	283.76/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,044	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,177	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	283.67/cwt	217.50–293.00	1,180	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,305	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	262.28/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,285	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,218	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,366	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	235.04/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,370	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,490	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,407	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,336	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	342.72/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,278	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	329.73/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,411	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,521	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	323.65/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,586	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,516	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.65/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,625	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	240.49/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,609	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,594	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	222.29/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,578	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	223.46/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,736	12

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 Dec 21, 2024

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

Receipts 345Last week 670Year ago 361

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 130, Bulls 121)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	373	310.00–375.00	342.72
2	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
16	450–500	490	302.50–325.00	323.65
17	550–600	575	267.50–286.00	282.65
11	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	231.00	231.00
12	750–800	777	216.00–225.00	223.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	367.00	367.00
10	400–450	428	305.00–342.50	329.73
9	450–500	483	315.00	315.00
9	550–600	572	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
8	650–700	669	239.00–245.00	240.49
3	700–750	710	216.00–235.00	222.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	330.00–390.00	359.79
5	550–600	566	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
9	550–600	578	297.50	297.50
9	600–650	642	271.00	271.00
7	650–700	666	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	720	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
18	700–750	738	256.00	256.00
6	750–800	760	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	882	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	477	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	573	265.00–270.00	266.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	301	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	376	313.00	313.00
2	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
14	450–500	497	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
4	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	260.00–295.00	283.76
12	400–450	416	217.50–293.00	283.67
30	450–500	490	259.00–270.00	262.28
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
24	550–600	583	229.00–239.00	235.04
6	650–700	658	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	765	201.00	201.00
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	282.50	282.50
9	550–600	560	244.00	244.00

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.