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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 7

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

579 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 383▲ 579 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (130, Heifers 249, Bulls 200)

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 $371.04/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +4.99 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$371.04

82 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.81

vs VA average

−49.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	374.37	2,097	44
Medium and Large 1-2	569	370.00	2,105	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	366.89	2,029	20
Medium and Large 3	558	355.00	1,981	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $116 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 sale82 hd

371.04

—

VA average9 barns · 759 hd

388.85

−17.81

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−49.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

+4.99

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

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,729	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,013	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,227	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	495.16/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,426	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,574	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,652	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,665	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,813	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,757	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,554	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,708	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	402.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,736	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,491	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	368.96/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,679	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	774	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,825	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	802	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,767	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,806	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	507.19/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,603	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	477.11/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,627	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,851	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,988	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,852	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	448.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,176	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	429.92/cwt	360.00–435.00	2,098	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,049	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	366.73/cwt	310.00–370.00	2,035	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,981	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	372.13/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,099	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,231	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	351.23/cwt	332.50–356.00	2,301	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,248	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,328	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,267	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	272.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,249	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,729	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	587.53/cwt	490.00–610.00	1,915	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,984	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	552.66/cwt	485.00–560.00	2,061	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	562.89/cwt	440.00–580.00	2,190	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	479.07/cwt	405.00–495.00	2,050	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	477.30/cwt	447.50–487.50	2,062	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,998	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,254	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	374.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,829	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,234	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,229	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	372.15/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,114	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	326.65/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,074	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,295	6

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 Mar 7, 2026

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

Receipts 579Last week 383Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (130, Heifers 249, Bulls 200)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	330	610.00	610.00
5	350–400	384	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
9	450–500	495	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
11	550–600	567	470.00	470.00
8	650–700	662	409.00	409.00
2	700–750	722	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
6	500–550	510	520.00	520.00
6	600–650	601	425.00	425.00
13	650–700	680	390.00–410.00	402.41
14	700–750	726	367.50–370.00	368.96
11	750–800	774	365.00	365.00
5	800–850	802	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	905	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
11	450–500	490	445.00–500.00	495.16
3	550–600	586	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	637	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	593	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	326	490.00–610.00	587.53
10	350–400	373	485.00–560.00	552.66
15	400–450	432	447.50–487.50	477.30
2	450–500	488	350.00–400.00	374.87
28	500–550	502	445.00	445.00
26	550–600	568	325.00–380.00	372.15
12	600–650	635	325.00–345.00	326.65
6	650–700	670	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
5	600–650	618	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	454	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	553	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	605.00	605.00
8	350–400	389	440.00–580.00	562.89
10	400–450	428	405.00–495.00	479.07
13	450–500	477	472.50	472.50
15	500–550	537	415.00	415.00
8	600–650	640	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	500.00–515.00	507.19
17	350–400	374	495.00	495.00
8	400–450	437	455.00	455.00
30	450–500	485	410.00–450.00	448.67
3	500–550	506	405.00	405.00
41	550–600	564	337.50–375.00	372.13
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	655	332.50–356.00	351.23
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	762	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	825	260.00–285.00	272.65
2	850–900	862	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	440.00	440.00
10	650–700	671	335.00	335.00
6	750–800	757	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	450.00–490.00	477.11
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
13	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
15	450–500	488	360.00–435.00	429.92
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
19	550–600	555	310.00–370.00	366.73
2	600–650	642	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	441	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	558	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	620	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	569	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.