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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 17

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← May 3May 17Jun 7 →

Receipts

312 head

▼ 299 vs last sale 611▼ 21 vs year ago 333 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 150, Bulls 69)

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 $348.28/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −17.77 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$348.28

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.70

vs VA average

+8.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	354.57	1,844	25
Medium and Large 1	571	336.18	1,919	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about −$75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

348.28

—

VA average7 barns · 336 hd

329.57

+18.70

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+8.40

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−17.77

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,582	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,701	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,944	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,940	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,752	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	384.28/cwt	345.00–391.00	2,029	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,109	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,028	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	581	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,911	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	597	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,024	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,947	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	313.31/cwt	308.00–316.00	2,068	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	316.56/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,143	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,212	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,325	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,361	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	390.35/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,257	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,410	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,318	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	381.10/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,627	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,572	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,642	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,624	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,778	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,854	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	354.52/cwt	338.00–358.00	1,801	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,974	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,920	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	323.17/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,881	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	289.99/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,789	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,012	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	697	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,966	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,932	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,020	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	792	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,988	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,109	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	959	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,407	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,570	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,537	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,744	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	335.16/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,699	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	309.15/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,638	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,964	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,854	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,018	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,911	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,037	4

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 May 17, 2025

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

Receipts 312Last week 611Year ago 333

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 150, Bulls 69)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	490	396.00	396.00
7	500–550	528	345.00–391.00	384.28
19	550–600	576	352.00	352.00
3	650–700	660	308.00–316.00	313.31
1	900–950	935	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	597	339.00	339.00
7	650–700	677	316.00–318.00	316.56
3	700–750	735	301.00	301.00
7	750–800	770	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	403.00	403.00
2	450–500	490	357.50	357.50
3	550–600	561	376.00	376.00
1	600–650	630	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	407.50	407.50
6	550–600	581	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	651	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	370.00–397.50	390.35
9	350–400	357	395.00	395.00
17	400–450	438	359.00	359.00
11	450–500	498	357.00	357.00
8	550–600	582	317.00–324.00	323.17
10	650–700	657	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	276.00	276.00
1	900–950	905	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	553	357.00	357.00
12	650–700	697	282.00	282.00
5	750–800	792	251.00	251.00
5	950–1000	959	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	427	375.00–386.00	381.10
1	450–500	460	353.00	353.00
12	500–550	508	338.00–358.00	354.52
5	550–600	568	338.00	338.00
4	600–650	617	284.00–292.00	289.99
4	700–750	732	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	390	394.00	394.00
11	400–450	435	401.00	401.00
10	500–550	507	300.00–339.00	335.16
8	550–600	588	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	675	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	381	412.00	412.00
8	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	530	308.00–314.00	309.15
2	600–650	635	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	685	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	745	252.00	252.00
4	800–850	805	253.00	253.00

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.