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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 12

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

499 head

▼ 385 vs last sale 884▲ 60 vs year ago 439 · +13.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Hiefers 207, Bulls 93)

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 $307.54/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −58.51 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$307.54

59 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs VA average

−9.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	320.23	1,746	22
Medium and Large 1-2	577	303.00	1,748	8thin
Medium and Large 1	571	299.17	1,707	29

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $39 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 sale59 hd

307.54

—

VA average10 barns · 448 hd

304.94

+2.60

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−9.01

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−58.51

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

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,316	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,598	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,819	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,833	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,853	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	353.77/cwt	351.00–359.00	1,921	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	338.86/cwt	310.00–344.00	1,904	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	360.55/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,098	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,965	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,874	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	345.97/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,083	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,001	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,074	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	324.05/cwt	313.00–334.00	2,220	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	704	307.89/cwt	307.00–309.00	2,168	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,992	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,236	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,202	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,143	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,572	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,207	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	352.31/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,349	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	386	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,440	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,409	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	341.38/cwt	328.00–346.00	1,465	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,501	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	346.45/cwt	337.50–347.00	1,500	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,440	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	474	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,607	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,634	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	341.59/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,650	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	507	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,754	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,344	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,738	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,752	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,748	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	298.89/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,728	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,722	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,766	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,864	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,982	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	392.11/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,298	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	405.53/cwt	387.00–413.00	1,492	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,554	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	406.40/cwt	398.00–415.00	1,687	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	338.71/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,440	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,272	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	349.62/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,717	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	299.56/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,740	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,820	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,927	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	286.05/cwt	232.00–292.00	1,902	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	1

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 Apr 12, 2025

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

Receipts 499Last week 884Year ago 439

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Hiefers 207, Bulls 93)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	369.00	369.00
9	350–400	386	365.00	365.00
17	400–450	433	337.50–347.00	346.45
22	450–500	483	333.00–342.00	341.59
18	550–600	578	295.00–300.00	298.89
5	650–700	651	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
11	850–900	873	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	337.00–359.00	352.31
4	400–450	429	328.00–346.00	341.38
12	450–500	482	339.00	339.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
14	550–600	566	307.00	307.00
7	600–650	642	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	349.00	349.00
8	550–600	577	303.00	303.00
8	650–700	688	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	373.00	373.00
7	500–550	507	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	257.50	257.50
9	550–600	567	309.00	309.00
1	600–650	640	269.00	269.00
2	750–800	775	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	534	347.00	347.00
3	550–600	593	316.00	316.00
13	600–650	610	328.00	328.00
7	1100–1150	1,143	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	333.00	333.00
17	600–650	602	330.00–347.00	345.97
30	650–700	685	313.00–334.00	324.05
9	700–750	704	307.00–309.00	307.89
3	800–850	828	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	415.00	415.00
11	350–400	369	433.00	433.00
3	400–450	423	430.00	430.00
19	450–500	498	368.00	368.00
17	500–550	543	351.00–359.00	353.77
14	550–600	562	310.00–344.00	338.86
5	600–650	638	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	775	257.00	257.00
1	850–900	850	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	582	337.50–365.00	360.55
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
11	350–400	368	387.00–413.00	405.53
2	400–450	415	398.00–415.00	406.40
9	450–500	483	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	587	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	651	296.00	296.00
1	750–800	755	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	380.00–410.00	392.11
5	350–400	378	411.00	411.00
4	400–450	425	335.00–340.00	338.71
20	450–500	491	340.00–352.00	349.62
15	550–600	581	290.00–301.00	299.56
10	650–700	665	232.00–292.00	286.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	270.00	270.00

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.