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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Jul 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jun 21Jul 19Aug 2 →

Receipts

301 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 315▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 149, 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 $348.72/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −17.33 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$348.72

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.71

vs VA average

+9.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	360.00	1,804	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	349.46	1,892	13thin
Medium and Large 1	572	341.29	1,951	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about −$148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd

348.72

—

VA average9 barns · 401 hd

335.01

+13.71

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+9.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−17.33

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

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,456	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	389.80/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,933	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	537	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,987	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,904	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,073	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,159	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,099	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,279	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,436	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,243	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,246	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,222	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	347.76/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,367	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,454	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	351.57/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,487	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,514	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	457	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,663	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,663	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,748	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	358.55/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,746	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,730	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,804	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,966	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	341.45/cwt	339.00–342.00	1,953	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,046	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,067	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,330	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	375.65/cwt	343.00–388.00	1,442	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,347	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,477	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	329.79/cwt	326.00–331.00	1,402	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,712	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,686	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	307.69/cwt	291.00–340.00	1,618	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	313.86/cwt	271.00–321.00	1,789	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,775	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,006	12
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,098	2

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 Jul 19, 2025

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

Receipts 301Last week 315Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 149, Bulls 93)

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	330	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	384	343.00–388.00	375.65
6	400–450	422	350.00	350.00
18	450–500	489	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	515	325.00–330.00	327.45
7	550–600	570	271.00–321.00	313.86
12	650–700	671	299.00	299.00
2	800–850	807	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	403.00	403.00
4	350–400	387	348.00	348.00
4	400–450	425	326.00–331.00	329.79
14	500–550	526	291.00–340.00	307.69
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	655	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	381.00	381.00
7	350–400	393	340.00–349.00	347.76
6	400–450	423	340.00–354.00	351.57
22	450–500	487	344.00–360.00	358.55
16	550–600	572	339.00–342.00	341.45
12	650–700	662	309.00	309.00
7	700–750	733	282.00	282.00
3	800–850	820	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	457	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	366	334.00	334.00
12	450–500	487	359.00	359.00
9	550–600	560	351.00	351.00
2	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	404	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	344.00	344.00
15	450–500	457	364.00	364.00
11	500–550	501	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	496	377.50–392.50	389.80
6	500–550	540	352.50	352.50
5	600–650	637	339.00	339.00
9	750–800	752	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	352.50	352.50
6	700–750	719	317.00	317.00
3	800–850	801	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	392.50	392.50
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	540	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	675	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	370.00	370.00

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.