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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jan 18Feb 1Feb 15 →

Receipts

522 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 568▲ 522 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 219, Bulls 128)

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 $281.34/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −84.71 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$281.34

58 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$2.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs VA average

−23.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	282.90	1,576	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	282.00	1,481	11thin
Medium and Large 1	574	280.73	1,612	37

One grade step is worth $2.17/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale58 hd

281.34

—

VA average6 barns · 487 hd

268.95

+12.39

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−23.30

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−84.71

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

66 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,539	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,679	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,757	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,578	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,778	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,679	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	311.87/cwt	256.00–328.00	1,831	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	320.83/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,893	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	297.12/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,878	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,798	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	298.84/cwt	283.00–308.00	2,017	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,751	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	273.04/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,936	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,736	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,842	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	756	224.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,697	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,948	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	861	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,109	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	941	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,145	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,056	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	317.33/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,158	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	328.30/cwt	297.50–331.00	1,257	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	300.64/cwt	278.00–306.00	1,272	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	293.80/cwt	269.00–299.00	1,266	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,402	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	284.77/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,364	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,330	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,516	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	238.38/cwt	220.00–276.00	1,259	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,562	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,665	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,607	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	278.75/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,614	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,488	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,634	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	251.17/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,602	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,687	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	756	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,693	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	831	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,762	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	399.76/cwt	345.00–409.00	1,347	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	392.30/cwt	365.00–417.50	1,471	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,476	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,570	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	371.82/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,625	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,391	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,486	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,427	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,418	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	277.31/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,600	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,502	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,492	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,556	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	248.19/cwt	232.00–258.00	1,653	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,695	7

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 Feb 1, 2025

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

Receipts 522Last week 568Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 219, Bulls 128)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	578	288.00	288.00
17	600–650	631	259.00	259.00
3	800–850	831	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
12	350–400	383	297.50–331.00	328.30
5	400–450	423	278.00–306.00	300.64
18	450–500	480	277.00	277.00
7	500–550	548	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	578	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	625	238.00	238.00
6	650–700	654	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	313.00	313.00
14	450–500	497	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	344.00	344.00
9	350–400	365	307.50–320.00	317.33
8	400–450	431	269.00–299.00	293.80
26	450–500	479	275.00–287.00	284.77
3	500–550	528	220.00–276.00	238.38
13	550–600	579	252.00–281.00	278.75
12	600–650	638	237.00–256.00	251.17
2	700–750	720	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	756	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	424.00	424.00
2	400–450	435	404.00	404.00
10	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
28	550–600	587	256.00–328.00	311.87
19	600–650	632	285.00–310.00	297.12
4	650–700	692	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	745	233.00	233.00
2	750–800	752	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	547	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	424	396.00	396.00
10	500–550	504	313.00	313.00
4	550–600	577	291.00	291.00
4	650–700	671	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	705	178.00	178.00
1	800–850	805	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	590	307.00–329.00	320.83
11	650–700	675	283.00–308.00	298.84
23	700–750	709	270.00–275.00	273.04
3	850–900	861	245.00	245.00
4	900–950	941	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	756	220.00–240.00	224.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	381	387.50	387.50
8	400–450	433	362.50	362.50
9	450–500	497	299.00	299.00
3	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	552	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	651	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	554	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	330.00	330.00
10	550–600	589	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	345.00–409.00	399.76
2	350–400	375	365.00–417.50	392.30
9	400–450	437	332.50–382.50	371.82
3	450–500	488	285.00	285.00
8	500–550	506	282.00	282.00
19	550–600	577	265.00–278.00	277.31
8	650–700	666	232.00–258.00	248.19
7	750–800	750	226.00	226.00

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.