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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 2

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 25May 2May 16 →

Receipts

660 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 682▲ 49 vs year ago 611 · +8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 280, Bulls 192)

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 $382.12/cwt on 96 head, down $2.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +16.07 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$382.12

▼ 2.53 vs prior sale

96 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

vs VA average

−41.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	386.37	2,210	62
Medium and Large 2	578	379.05	2,191	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	373.00	2,134	10thin
Medium and Large 3	516	365.00	1,883	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $327 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 sale96 hd

382.12

—

VA average8 barns · 469 hd

395.52

−13.40

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−41.95

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

+16.07

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

66 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,147	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,262	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,447	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	507.27/cwt	490.00–509.00	2,496	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,745	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	487.07/cwt	470.00–488.00	2,645	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	425.08/cwt	360.00–450.00	2,419	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	440.51/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,590	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	438.08/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,589	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	391.81/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,453	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	414.62/cwt	329.50–424.00	2,654	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	401.04/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,695	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,621	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,704	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	374.59/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,682	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,646	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,905	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,014	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,970	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,915	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	560.40/cwt	470.00–570.00	1,872	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	536.14/cwt	515.00–538.00	2,021	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	531.47/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,046	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,102	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,109	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	454.09/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,180	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	455.47/cwt	454.00–469.00	2,218	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,883	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	397.14/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,240	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,134	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	379.05/cwt	377.00–381.00	2,191	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,136	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,305	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,380	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,418	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,396	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,674	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,636	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,871	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	584.93/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,153	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,265	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	547.84/cwt	547.50–550.00	2,301	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,374	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,211	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	485.03/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,314	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,345	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,211	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,297	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,413	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,433	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,468	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,316	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	366.50/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,419	20
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	340.55/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,568	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,548	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 May 2, 2026

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

Receipts 660Last week 682Year ago 611

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 280, Bulls 192)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	630.00	630.00
9	300–350	323	600.00	600.00
7	350–400	376	602.50	602.50
7	400–450	420	547.50–550.00	547.84
14	450–500	477	470.00–487.50	485.03
11	550–600	558	432.50	432.50
3	600–650	626	370.00	370.00
12	750–800	754	325.00–342.00	340.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	368	570.00–595.00	584.93
24	400–450	427	556.00	556.00
21	450–500	486	482.50	482.50
2	500–550	547	420.00	420.00
23	550–600	562	433.00	433.00
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
20	650–700	660	357.50–367.50	366.50
1	750–800	755	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	502.50	502.50
3	450–500	486	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	600.00	600.00
12	400–450	435	562.50	562.50
22	450–500	492	490.00–509.00	507.27
18	500–550	543	470.00–488.00	487.07
39	550–600	591	425.00–440.00	438.08
10	600–650	640	329.50–424.00	414.62
7	650–700	672	392.50–402.50	401.04
5	700–750	716	350.00–382.50	374.59
2	850–900	880	337.50	337.50
1	900–950	905	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	515.00	515.00
11	550–600	569	360.00–450.00	425.08
5	600–650	626	350.00–420.00	391.81
2	650–700	672	390.00	390.00
11	700–750	743	391.00	391.00
5	850–900	855	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	588	437.50–460.00	440.51
4	650–700	676	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	733	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	590	362.00	362.00
3	650–700	663	359.00	359.00
18	700–750	701	345.00	345.00
10	800–850	808	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	470.00–570.00	560.40
12	350–400	377	515.00–538.00	536.14
19	400–450	423	497.00	497.00
16	450–500	480	440.00–455.00	454.09
43	550–600	564	350.00–400.00	397.14
11	650–700	650	359.00	359.00
5	700–750	726	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	853	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	572	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	333	575.00	575.00
17	350–400	385	505.00–535.00	531.47
14	400–450	426	495.00	495.00
19	450–500	487	454.00–469.00	455.47
17	550–600	578	377.00–381.00	379.05
1	600–650	645	357.00	357.00
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	635	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	365.00	365.00

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.