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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 2Aug 16Sep 6 →

Receipts

264 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 355▼ 34 vs year ago 298 · −11.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 91, Bulls 98)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $373.26/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −18.29 against this barn's trailing median of $391.56.

Average price

$373.26

33 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$49.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs VA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	382.41	2,175	25
Medium and Large 2	561	365.00	2,048	3thin
Medium and Large 3	523	332.50	1,739	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.91/cwt here — about $436 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 sale33 hd

373.26

—

VA average6 barns · 191 hd

362.10

+11.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

391.56

−18.29

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

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.11, low $327.19, median $391.56 across 18 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,447	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,654	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,838	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,894	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,050	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,294	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	622	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,084	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,393	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,464	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,581	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	336.19/cwt	316.00–349.00	2,555	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,691	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	379.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,211	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,560	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,451	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,715	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,767	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	331.33/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,617	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,736	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,042	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,071	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,109	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,244	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,186	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	301.43/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,297	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,776	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	444.47/cwt	439.00–446.00	1,898	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	404.93/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,964	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	392.14/cwt	372.50–402.50	2,023	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,739	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,048	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	381.08/cwt	379.00–384.00	2,195	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,054	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,240	5

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 16, 2025

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

Receipts 264Last week 355Year ago 298

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 91, Bulls 98)

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	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
14	400–450	427	439.00–446.00	444.47
21	450–500	485	402.50–407.50	404.93
3	500–550	516	372.50–402.50	392.14
22	550–600	576	379.00–384.00	381.08
1	600–650	635	312.50	312.50
8	650–700	668	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	277.50	277.50
5	750–800	793	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	561	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	523	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	440.00	440.00
4	700–750	707	365.00	365.00
13	750–800	760	316.00–349.00	336.19
4	800–850	801	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
10	500–550	503	407.50	407.50
16	550–600	575	399.00	399.00
4	650–700	661	362.00	362.00
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	376	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	430	427.50	427.50
4	450–500	475	397.50–400.00	398.77
1	700–750	700	352.00	352.00
1	750–800	780	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	664	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	416.00	416.00
7	400–450	437	392.50	392.50
12	450–500	484	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
12	550–600	580	352.00	352.00
6	650–700	694	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	762	295.00–303.00	301.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	370.00–390.00	379.64
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	421	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	488	315.00–347.50	331.33
3	550–600	585	354.00	354.00
3	650–700	653	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	523	332.00	332.00

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.