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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 15

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Mar 1Mar 15Apr 5 →

Receipts

1,059 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 872▲ 323 vs year ago 736 · +43.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 379. Heifers 431, Bulls 249)

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 $276.78/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −89.27 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$276.78

141 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs VA average

−38.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	515	301.00	1,550	7thin
Medium and Large 2	564	277.07	1,564	36
Medium and Large 1	535	274.94	1,471	98

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale141 hd

276.78

—

VA average10 barns · 929 hd

286.08

−9.30

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−38.18

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−89.27

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

73 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,394	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,493	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,493	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	407	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,380	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	365.73/cwt	345.00–387.50	1,499	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,743	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	451	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,612	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,908	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	359.38/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,736	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,747	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,896	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	354.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,884	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,790	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,856	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,791	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	345.80/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,978	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,027	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,872	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	696	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,053	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,940	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	746	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,671	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	269.51/cwt	255.00–274.00	2,064	95
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,940	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,157	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,286	10
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,337	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,112	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	329.49/cwt	306.00–339.00	1,100	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,186	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	324.18/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,216	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	302.45/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,282	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,281	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	306.03/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,322	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,394	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	282.38/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,333	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	484	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,539	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,550	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	277.70/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,569	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,525	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	247.39/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,583	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,678	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,729	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,492	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	235.51/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,696	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,895	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,892	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Value Added	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,265	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,345	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,404	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	403.01/cwt	399.00–413.00	1,487	37
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	382.04/cwt	340.00–387.00	1,639	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	370.34/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,589	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,467	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	331.89/cwt	291.00–333.00	1,613	37
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	301.46/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,700	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	276.69/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,569	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,350	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	244.51/cwt	229.00–259.00	1,514	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,641	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,686	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,791	9

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 Mar 15, 2025

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

Receipts 1,059Last week 872Year ago 736

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 379. Heifers 431, Bulls 249)

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
4	450–500	463	301.00	301.00
16	500–550	529	293.00	293.00
26	650–700	686	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	484	318.00	318.00
5	900–950	900	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	295.00–320.00	306.03
7	500–550	515	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	329	338.00	338.00
31	350–400	375	301.00–325.00	324.18
33	400–450	430	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
40	500–550	502	275.00	275.00
42	550–600	569	268.00	268.00
9	600–650	643	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
10	700–750	720	231.00–236.00	235.51
11	750–800	793	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
4	850–900	868	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	618	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	306.00–339.00	329.49
17	350–400	366	324.00	324.00
23	400–450	424	290.00–303.00	302.45
21	450–500	472	270.00–283.00	282.38
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
35	550–600	565	262.50–288.00	277.70
10	600–650	640	232.50–249.00	247.39
2	700–750	702	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,025	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	422.50	422.50
12	350–400	371	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	431	390.00	390.00
15	450–500	483	332.50–372.50	359.38
18	550–600	561	319.00	319.00
7	650–700	659	284.00	284.00
3	700–750	735	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	795	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	402.50	402.50
2	400–450	410	345.00–387.50	365.73
5	450–500	492	355.00	355.00
12	550–600	564	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	667	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	413.00	413.00
5	450–500	499	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	339.00	339.00
20	550–600	565	317.00	317.00
4	700–750	746	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	397.50	397.50
20	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	354.12
29	550–600	572	310.00–350.00	345.80
23	600–650	618	328.00	328.00
17	650–700	696	295.00	295.00
95	750–800	766	255.00–274.00	269.51
20	800–850	833	259.00	259.00
10	900–950	900	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	399.00	399.00
37	350–400	369	399.00–413.00	403.01
18	400–450	429	340.00–387.00	382.04
37	450–500	486	291.00–333.00	331.89
35	550–600	564	280.00–303.00	301.46
10	600–650	624	263.00	263.00
16	650–700	661	255.00	255.00
9	750–800	759	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	361	389.00	389.00
10	400–450	429	325.00–380.00	370.34
6	450–500	478	307.00	307.00
1	500–550	505	291.00	291.00
17	550–600	567	257.00–282.00	276.69
15	600–650	619	229.00–259.00	244.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
8	550–600	582	232.00	232.00

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.