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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 22Sep 12Sep 26 →

Receipts

508 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 355▲ 508 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 218, Bulls 116)

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 $343.77/cwt on 76 head, down $25.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −22.28 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$343.77

▼ 25.48 vs prior sale

76 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.38

vs VA average

+5.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	354.00	2,103	15thin
Medium and Large 3	522	346.00	1,806	9thin
Medium and Large 1	561	340.95	1,913	29
Medium and Large 2	572	339.78	1,945	23

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $158 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 sale76 hd

343.77

—

VA average8 barns · 454 hd

332.39

+11.38

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+5.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−22.28

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

62 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	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,563	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,089	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,909	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	403.25/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,089	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	539	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,967	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	395.79/cwt	332.50–407.00	2,236	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	391.29/cwt	385.00–396.00	2,277	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,276	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.04/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,063	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,221	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	329.26/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,199	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,249	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	299.43/cwt	275.00–307.50	2,177	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,332	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	425.42/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,557	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,662	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,740	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	347.09/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,673	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,711	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,689	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,806	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	326.99/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,717	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,971	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,913	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,968	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,103	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	325.11/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,042	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	317.01/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,111	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,041	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	745	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,993	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,275	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,312	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,452	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	451.99/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,473	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	436.16/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,688	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,840	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,684	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	397.74/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,929	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,534	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,883	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	354.41/cwt	332.00–356.00	2,034	31
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,188	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,267	2

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 Sep 12, 2026

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

Receipts 508Last week 355Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 218, Bulls 116)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	731	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
21	450–500	488	428.00	428.00
9	500–550	518	370.00–412.50	403.25
37	550–600	565	332.50–407.00	395.79
2	600–650	625	327.50–332.50	330.04
13	650–700	668	320.00–331.00	329.26
8	700–750	727	275.00–307.50	299.43
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	582	385.00–396.00	391.29
7	650–700	668	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	516	370.00	370.00
10	550–600	595	382.50	382.50
4	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	705	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	539	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	366	380.00–432.50	425.42
16	400–450	428	390.00	390.00
52	450–500	482	315.00–352.00	347.09
3	500–550	508	332.50	332.50
14	550–600	571	335.00	335.00
14	650–700	666	311.00–318.00	317.01
6	800–850	804	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	361.00	361.00
12	550–600	563	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	745	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	434	383.00	383.00
9	450–500	493	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	525	326.00–328.00	326.99
21	550–600	577	341.00	341.00
6	600–650	628	312.00–330.00	325.11
2	700–750	742	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	594	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	495.00	495.00
7	300–350	326	400.00–460.00	451.99
7	350–400	387	350.00–450.00	436.16
3	400–450	428	430.00	430.00
21	450–500	485	350.00–400.00	397.74
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
31	550–600	574	332.00–356.00	354.41
16	650–700	686	319.00	319.00
2	750–800	775	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	481	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	569	331.00	331.00
2	650–700	670	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	299.00	299.00

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.