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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 2

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16 →

Receipts

355 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 301▼ 160 vs year ago 515 · −31.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 163, Bulls 98)

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 $353.32/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −12.73 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$353.32

17 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.87

vs VA average

+5.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	367.00	2,059	7thin
Medium and Large 1	597	345.00	2,060	9thin
Medium and Large 3	500	332.50	1,663	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $396 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 sale17 hd

353.32

—

VA average7 barns · 230 hd

336.45

+16.87

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+5.82

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−12.73

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

52 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,295	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	437	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,923	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,786	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	393.86/cwt	317.50–419.00	1,891	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,258	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,982	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,094	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,212	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,150	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,312	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,321	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,353	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,397	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,528	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	990	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,921	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,169	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	401.11/cwt	360.00–406.00	1,255	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,118	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,545	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	412.15/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,566	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	406.51/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,760	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,774	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,892	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	371.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,851	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,059	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,060	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	602	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,821	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,930	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,139	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,292	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	912	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,590	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	263.78/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,440	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,415	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	456.21/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,464	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	438.72/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,654	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	424.20/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,794	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,781	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,806	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	397.72/cwt	362.50–399.00	1,913	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,039	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	313.16/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,083	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	245.36/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,906	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,871	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 Aug 2, 2025

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

Receipts 355Last week 301Year ago 515

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 163, Bulls 98)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	280	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	360.00–406.00	401.11
16	350–400	380	392.50–415.00	412.15
17	400–450	433	395.00–408.00	406.51
23	450–500	498	350.00–375.00	371.76
9	550–600	597	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	735	291.00	291.00
2	900–950	925	257.50–270.00	263.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	912	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	320.00–340.00	329.90
7	350–400	375	412.00	412.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
23	450–500	477	372.00	372.00
7	550–600	561	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	498	380.00	380.00
5	650–700	687	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	785	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	573	386.00	386.00
13	650–700	688	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
4	450–500	480	317.50–419.00	393.86
12	550–600	554	378.00	378.00
1	600–650	625	344.00	344.00
8	650–700	652	356.00	356.00
5	700–750	733	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	426.00	426.00
3	750–800	795	318.00	318.00
3	950–1000	990	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	425.00–430.00	427.48
2	350–400	363	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	455	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	532	372.50	372.50
4	600–650	637	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
8	350–400	377	435.00–440.00	438.72
9	400–450	423	418.00–425.00	424.20
27	450–500	481	362.50–399.00	397.72
2	500–550	538	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	568	359.00	359.00
12	650–700	665	280.00–320.00	313.16
4	750–800	777	231.00–250.00	245.36
1	800–850	810	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	445.00–460.00	456.21
7	400–450	425	419.00	419.00
8	450–500	466	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00

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.