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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 25

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

595 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 667▼ 32 vs year ago 627 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 288, Bulls 91)

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 $341.77/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −24.28 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$341.77

76 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs VA average

−49.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	342.58	1,942	64
Medium and Large 2	532	337.47	1,795	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $147 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 sale76 hd

341.77

—

VA average10 barns · 615 hd

342.33

−0.55

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−49.05

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−24.28

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

54 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 2	365	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,670	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,817	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	444.42/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,849	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,981	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	418.75/cwt	414.00–419.00	2,039	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,900	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	385.40/cwt	355.00–387.00	2,212	68
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	348.71/cwt	313.00–353.00	2,005	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,242	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	344.16/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,265	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,314	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	317.32/cwt	303.00–331.00	2,437	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,806	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	989	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,145	13
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,171	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,396	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,281	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,497	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	397.37/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,518	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,622	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	365.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,613	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	357.82/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,743	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	351.51/cwt	321.00–355.00	1,712	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,769	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,621	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	506	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,852	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	323.94/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,808	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	338.82/cwt	324.00–341.00	1,928	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	641	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,211	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,009	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,286	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,112	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,165	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,094	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,472	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	997	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,742	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	438.27/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,438	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,462	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	419.09/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,555	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	428.29/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,623	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	423.68/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,792	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,853	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,006	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,927	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,024	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,995	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	307.53/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,962	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,119	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,058	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 Oct 25, 2025

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

Receipts 595Last week 667Year ago 627

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 288, Bulls 91)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	366.00	366.00
3	700–750	705	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	382.50	382.50
21	350–400	382	370.00–400.00	397.37
13	400–450	428	379.00	379.00
35	450–500	487	321.00–355.00	351.51
2	500–550	505	321.00	321.00
6	550–600	558	317.00–331.00	323.94
10	650–700	660	328.00	328.00
6	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	835	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	395.00	395.00
23	400–450	441	350.00–370.00	365.66
41	450–500	487	330.00–360.00	357.82
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
55	550–600	569	324.00–341.00	338.82
5	600–650	644	312.00	312.00
13	650–700	658	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	641	345.00	345.00
7	650–700	657	348.00	348.00
11	950–1000	997	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
4	600–650	621	361.00	361.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	818	343.00	343.00
13	950–1000	989	318.00	318.00
8	1150–1200	1,171	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	457.50	457.50
3	400–450	413	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	482	411.00	411.00
9	550–600	575	313.00–353.00	348.71
5	650–700	663	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
13	400–450	416	442.50–445.00	444.42
38	450–500	487	414.00–419.00	418.75
6	500–550	522	364.00	364.00
68	550–600	574	355.00–387.00	385.40
26	650–700	658	330.00–346.00	344.16
2	750–800	768	303.00–331.00	317.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	432.50	432.50
4	350–400	371	355.00–440.00	419.09
4	400–450	423	412.50–427.50	423.68
10	450–500	491	390.00–395.00	392.48
2	550–600	585	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	638	301.00–314.00	307.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	425.00–440.00	438.27
5	350–400	379	377.50–440.00	428.29
3	400–450	426	435.00	435.00
11	450–500	480	418.00	418.00
21	550–600	559	362.00	362.00
12	600–650	644	329.00	329.00
4	700–750	722	285.00	285.00

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.